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Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO.’s Form 8-K, filed January 24, 2024 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated October 18, 2026.
Meeting of January 22, 2024: 7 items on SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO.’s Form 8-K, filed January 24, 2024: 3 elected · 3 approved · 1 without a stated outcome.
Material dissent: a director nominee under 80% of the votes cast, say-on-pay under 70%, any other item the board put forward under 80%, or a shareholder proposal with more than 50%, on the company’s own Form 8-K tally. How this is decided
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These tallies are SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed January 24, 2024 (Item 5.07, “Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders”). They cover every share voted at the meeting, not just the funds that file Form N-PX.
| Ballot item | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Broker non-votes | Support (of votes cast) | Reported outcome | Voting standard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elect Director: Thomas N. Kelly Jr. | 43,300,810 | 1,700,973 | 260,917 | -- | 5,972,020 | 96% | Not verified | — |
| Elect Director: Brian E. Sandoval | 43,062,813 | 1,939,953 | 259,934 | -- | 5,972,020 | 96% | Elected | — |
| Elect Director: Peter E. Shumlin | 43,056,292 | 1,948,399 | 258,009 | -- | 5,972,020 | 96% | Elected | — |
| Elect Director: John R. Vines | 39,113,321 | 5,891,676 | 257,703 | -- | 5,972,020 | 87% | Elected | — |
| 2. Advisory Vote on the Compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers | 43,128,604 | 1,873,345 | 260,751 | -- | 5,972,020 | 96% | Approved | — |
| 3. Ratification of the Selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 2024 | 50,323,470 | 692,202 | 219,048 | -- | -- | 99% | Approved | — |
| 4. To Approve an Amendment and Restatement of The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company Long-Term Incentive Plan to Increase the Maximum Number of Common Shares Available for Grant Participants | 30,209,000 | 14,795,638 | 258,062 | -- | 5,972,020 | 67% | Approved | — |
Source: SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on January 24, 2024 — read the filing on EDGAR.
Each item below shows how the 445 asset managers that disclosed a SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO. vote in their SEC Form N-PX filings actually voted. Share totals are the shares those managers' funds voted, summed across every fund they report.
Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
96% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of four directors, each to serve for a term of three years to expire at the 2027 Annual Meeting of Shareholders: Brian E. Sandoval
SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Brian E. Sandoval”): 43,062,813 for, 1,939,953 against, per its Form 8-K filed January 24, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.
Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Each of Thomas N. Kelly Jr., Brian E. Sandoval, Peter E. Shumlin and John R. Vines was elected as a director of the Company to serve for a term expiring at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held in 2027.”
Support: 96% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
Fund voting reports and institutional-manager reports both cover this item. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two are shown separately below and never added together, and their sum is not shown (fund and manager reports combined may count the same shares twice).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 4,001,645 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 2,236,561 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 789,987 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Virtus | 757,887 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| HARBOR FUNDS | 627,567 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 539,026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 527,596 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WisdomTree | 324,611 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Advisers Investment Trust | 317,600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 245,922 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 136,270 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 121,704 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 63,294 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MADISON FUNDS | 61,762 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| NORTHERN LIGHTS FUND TRUST II | 56,206 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 52,521 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TOUCHSTONE FUNDS GROUP TRUST | 48,507 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 48,459 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 43,452 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TRUST FOR PROFESSIONAL MANAGERS | 40,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 32,978 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Tidal ETF Trust | 31,960 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Gabelli | 29,800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 27,919 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Pacer Funds Trust | 24,782 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Fund voting reports, all 87 managers: 11,513,531 for, 16,244 against, 9,272 abstained. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RWC Asset Management LLP | 312,869 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| King Wealth Management Group | 535 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Boltwood Capital Management | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Keel Point, LLC | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Institutional-manager reports, all 4 managers: 313,553 for.
Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
87% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of four directors, each to serve for a term of three years to expire at the 2027 Annual Meeting of Shareholders: John R. Vines
SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: John R. Vines”): 39,113,321 for, 5,891,676 against, per its Form 8-K filed January 24, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.
Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Each of Thomas N. Kelly Jr., Brian E. Sandoval, Peter E. Shumlin and John R. Vines was elected as a director of the Company to serve for a term expiring at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held in 2027.”
Support: 87% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
Fund voting reports and institutional-manager reports both cover this item. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two are shown separately below and never added together, and their sum is not shown (fund and manager reports combined may count the same shares twice).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 4,001,645 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 2,236,561 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 0 | 789,987 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Virtus | 757,887 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| HARBOR FUNDS | 627,567 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 0 | 539,026 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Fidelity | 527,596 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WisdomTree | 324,611 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Advisers Investment Trust | 317,600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 245,922 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 136,270 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 121,704 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 19,341 | 43,953 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| MADISON FUNDS | 61,762 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| NORTHERN LIGHTS FUND TRUST II | 0 | 56,206 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Northern Trust | 52,521 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TOUCHSTONE FUNDS GROUP TRUST | 48,507 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 48,459 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 0 | 43,452 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| TRUST FOR PROFESSIONAL MANAGERS | 40,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 0 | 32,978 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Tidal ETF Trust | 31,960 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Gabelli | 29,800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 27,919 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS | 0 | 26,498 | 0 | 0 | Against |
Fund voting reports, all 87 managers: 9,967,918 for, 1,575,106 against, 9,272 abstained. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RWC Asset Management LLP | 312,869 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| King Wealth Management Group | 535 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Boltwood Capital Management | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Keel Point, LLC | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Institutional-manager reports, all 4 managers: 313,553 for.
Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
96% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of four directors, each to serve for a term of three years to expire at the 2027 Annual Meeting of Shareholders: Peter E. Shumlin
SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Peter E. Shumlin”): 43,056,292 for, 1,948,399 against, per its Form 8-K filed January 24, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.
Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Each of Thomas N. Kelly Jr., Brian E. Sandoval, Peter E. Shumlin and John R. Vines was elected as a director of the Company to serve for a term expiring at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held in 2027.”
Support: 96% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
Fund voting reports and institutional-manager reports both cover this item. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two are shown separately below and never added together, and their sum is not shown (fund and manager reports combined may count the same shares twice).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 4,001,645 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 2,236,561 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 789,987 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Virtus | 757,887 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| HARBOR FUNDS | 627,567 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 539,026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 527,596 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WisdomTree | 324,611 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Advisers Investment Trust | 317,600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 245,922 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 136,270 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 121,704 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 63,294 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MADISON FUNDS | 61,762 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| NORTHERN LIGHTS FUND TRUST II | 56,206 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 52,521 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TOUCHSTONE FUNDS GROUP TRUST | 48,507 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 48,459 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 43,452 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TRUST FOR PROFESSIONAL MANAGERS | 40,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 32,978 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Tidal ETF Trust | 31,960 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Gabelli | 29,800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 27,919 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Pacer Funds Trust | 24,782 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Fund voting reports, all 87 managers: 11,514,408 for, 15,367 against, 9,272 abstained. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RWC Asset Management LLP | 312,869 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| King Wealth Management Group | 535 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Boltwood Capital Management | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Keel Point, LLC | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Institutional-manager reports, all 4 managers: 313,553 for.
Combines 6 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
96% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of four directors, each to serve for a term of three years to expire at the 2027 Annual Meeting of Shareholders: Thomas N. Kelly Jr.
SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Thomas N. Kelly Jr.”): 43,300,810 for, 1,700,973 against, per its Form 8-K filed January 24, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.
Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 96% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
Fund voting reports and institutional-manager reports both cover this item. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two are shown separately below and never added together, and their sum is not shown (fund and manager reports combined may count the same shares twice).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 4,001,645 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 2,236,561 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 789,987 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Virtus | 757,887 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| HARBOR FUNDS | 627,567 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 539,026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 527,596 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WisdomTree | 324,611 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Advisers Investment Trust | 317,600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 245,922 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 136,270 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 121,704 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 63,294 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MADISON FUNDS | 61,762 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| NORTHERN LIGHTS FUND TRUST II | 56,206 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 52,521 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TOUCHSTONE FUNDS GROUP TRUST | 48,507 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 48,459 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 43,452 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TRUST FOR PROFESSIONAL MANAGERS | 40,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 32,978 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Tidal ETF Trust | 31,960 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Gabelli | 29,800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 27,919 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Pacer Funds Trust | 24,782 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Fund voting reports, all 87 managers: 11,519,170 for, 10,605 against, 9,272 abstained. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RWC Asset Management LLP | 312,869 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| King Wealth Management Group | 535 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Boltwood Capital Management | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Keel Point, LLC | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Institutional-manager reports, all 4 managers: 313,553 for.
Combines 6 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
67% Approved · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Approval of an amendment and restatement of The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company Long-Term Incentive Plan to increase the maximum number of common shares available for grant to participants.
SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO.’s own tally for this item (“4. To Approve an Amendment and Restatement of The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company Long-Term Incentive Plan to Increase the Maximum Number of Common Shares Available for Grant Participants”): 30,209,000 for, 14,795,638 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed January 24, 2024 (Item 5.07).
Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “As discussed in Item 5.02 above, the amendment and restatement of The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company Amended and Restated Long-Term Incentive Plan to increase the maximum number of common shares available for grant to participants under the Plan was approved.”
Support: 67% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
Also reported under other wordings, matched to the same row of SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO.’s official tally and shown with their own fund figures; their managers are not in the figures or the table on this card: “AMEND OMNIBUS STOCK PLAN” (3 managers, Fund and manager reports combined; may count the same shares twice; no share total shown).
The 91 asset managers below reported 8,358,009 for, 3,174,346 against, 14,807 abstained.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 4,001,645 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 2,236,561 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 789,987 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Virtus | 0 | 757,887 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| HARBOR FUNDS | 0 | 627,567 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Charles Schwab | 539,026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 15,935 | 511,661 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| WisdomTree | 0 | 324,611 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Advisers Investment Trust | 317,600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 0 | 245,922 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| First Trust | 0 | 136,270 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| John Hancock | 0 | 121,704 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Equitable | 49,234 | 14,060 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| MADISON FUNDS | 0 | 61,762 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| NORTHERN LIGHTS FUND TRUST II | 56,206 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 52,521 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TOUCHSTONE FUNDS GROUP TRUST | 0 | 48,507 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Jackson National | 0 | 48,459 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 0 | 43,452 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| TRUST FOR PROFESSIONAL MANAGERS | 40,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 32,978 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Tidal ETF Trust | 31,587 | 373 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Gabelli | 0 | 29,800 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Principal | 0 | 27,919 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Pacer Funds Trust | 24,782 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 91 asset managers. See all 91 in the interactive database.
Combines 17 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
96% Approved · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company's named executive officers.
SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO.’s own tally for this item (“2. Advisory Vote on the Compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers”): 43,128,604 for, 1,873,345 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed January 24, 2024 (Item 5.07).
Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “The compensation of the Company's named executive officers was approved on an advisory basis.”
Support: 96% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
Fund voting reports and institutional-manager reports both cover this item. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two are shown separately below and never added together, and their sum is not shown (fund and manager reports combined may count the same shares twice).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 4,001,645 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 2,236,561 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 789,987 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Virtus | 757,887 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| HARBOR FUNDS | 627,567 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 539,026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 527,596 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WisdomTree | 324,611 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Advisers Investment Trust | 317,600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 245,922 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 136,270 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 121,704 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 63,294 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MADISON FUNDS | 0 | 61,762 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| NORTHERN LIGHTS FUND TRUST II | 56,206 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 52,521 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TOUCHSTONE FUNDS GROUP TRUST | 48,507 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 48,459 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 43,452 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TRUST FOR PROFESSIONAL MANAGERS | 40,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 32,978 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Tidal ETF Trust | 31,960 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Gabelli | 29,800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 27,919 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Pacer Funds Trust | 24,782 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Fund voting reports, all 87 managers: 11,439,206 for, 90,569 against, 9,272 abstained. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | 3,634,105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| EARNEST PARTNERS LLC | 1,614,490 | 2,449 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 1,021,885 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Empower | 932,672 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 854,965 | 48 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 808,325 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| RWC Asset Management LLP | 808,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 539,026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 517,608 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 513,785 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES | 462,351 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 426,404 | 12,330 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | 425,975 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | 0 | 392,227 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| DEPRINCE RACE & ZOLLO INC | 241,993 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| STIFEL NICOLAUS & CO INC \MO\ | 236,209 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Clearline Capital LP | 0 | 235,656 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL | 231,905 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PARAMETRIC PORTFOLIO ASSOCIATES LLC | 220,727 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Man Group plc | 0 | 196,880 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| UBS | 0 | 191,553 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Natixis | 188,194 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND | 185,368 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Citadel | 170,282 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC | 160,598 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Institutional-manager reports, all 372 managers: 17,395,830 for, 1,521,781 against, 28 withheld, 94,766 abstained, 306 not voted, 56 unknown. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.
Combines 6 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
99% Approved · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: RATIFICATION OF THE SELECTION OF DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP AS THE COMPANY'S INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2024.
SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO.’s own tally for this item (“3. Ratification of the Selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 2024”): 50,323,470 for, 692,202 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed January 24, 2024 (Item 5.07).
Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “The Audit Committee's selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm was ratified.”
Support: 99% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
Fund voting reports and institutional-manager reports both cover this item. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two are shown separately below and never added together, and their sum is not shown (fund and manager reports combined may count the same shares twice).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 4,001,645 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 2,236,561 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 789,987 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Virtus | 757,887 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| HARBOR FUNDS | 627,567 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 539,026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 527,596 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WisdomTree | 324,611 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Advisers Investment Trust | 317,600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 245,922 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 136,270 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 121,704 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 63,294 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MADISON FUNDS | 61,762 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| NORTHERN LIGHTS FUND TRUST II | 56,206 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 52,521 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TOUCHSTONE FUNDS GROUP TRUST | 48,507 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 48,459 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 43,452 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TRUST FOR PROFESSIONAL MANAGERS | 40,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 32,978 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Tidal ETF Trust | 31,960 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Gabelli | 29,800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 27,919 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Pacer Funds Trust | 24,782 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Fund voting reports, all 87 managers: 11,529,001 for, 774 against, 9,272 abstained. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RWC Asset Management LLP | 234,035 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| King Wealth Management Group | 535 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Boltwood Capital Management | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Keel Point, LLC | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Institutional-manager reports, all 4 managers: 234,719 for.
Not shown here: this season’s fund filings also report 1 item from the meeting of January 27, 2025, which belongs to the 2024-2025 season. A meeting outside this season’s July 1 to June 30 window is not counted in this page’s items or in its totals of asset managers and fund votes.
Ranked separately for each type of Form N-PX report. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two tables can list the same shares and are never added together. Each is ranked by the shares voted on the item that the most managers of that type reported, shown as a share of the 56,700,000 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanguard | 7.06% |
| 2 | BlackRock | 3.94% |
| 3 | Invesco | 1.39% |
| 4 | Virtus | 1.34% |
| 5 | HARBOR FUNDS | 1.11% |
| 6 | Charles Schwab | 0.95% |
| 7 | Fidelity | 0.93% |
| 8 | WisdomTree | 0.57% |
| 9 | Advisers Investment Trust | 0.56% |
| 10 | T. Rowe Price | 0.43% |
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | 6.41% |
| 2 | EARNEST PARTNERS LLC | 2.85% |
| 3 | T. Rowe Price | 1.80% |
| 4 | Empower | 1.64% |
| 5 | Northern Trust | 1.51% |
| 6 | Invesco | 1.43% |
| 7 | RWC Asset Management LLP | 1.43% |
| 8 | Charles Schwab | 0.95% |
| 9 | State Street | 0.91% |
| 10 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 0.91% |
As disclosed to the SEC in Form 13F (quarter-end holdings of 30 large managers), Schedules 13D and 13G (beneficial ownership above 5%) and the company’s own proxy statement (DEF 14A). Each row names its form.
| Holder | % outstanding | Disclosure |
|---|---|---|
| James Hagedorn | 24.02% | DEF14A |
| Nathan E. Baxter | 23.93% | DEF14A |
| Katherine Hagedorn Littlefield | 23.91% | DEF14A |
| Hagedorn Partnership, L.P. | 23.90% | DEF14A |
| Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC | 8.61% | DEF14A |
| Vanguard Group | 8.44% | 13F |
| BlackRock | 7.62% | 13F |
| EARNEST Partners, LLC | 5.27% | DEF14A |
| T. Rowe Price | 4.81% | 13F |
| State Street | 2.47% | 13F |
Percentages above are of 56,700,000 shares outstanding, as reported by SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO. on its Form 10-Q dated December 30, 2023 (see the filing on EDGAR). This is the count contemporaneous with the 2023-2024 meeting, not today’s. Each holding is as of its own filing, which may be dated before or after the meeting.
Every figure above is derived from filings made with the US Securities and Exchange Commission: Form N-PX, in which registered funds disclose how they voted every proxy and institutional managers disclose their votes on executive pay (say-on-pay, say-on-frequency and golden parachutes), and Form 8-K Item 5.07, in which the company reports its own meeting results. Shares outstanding are taken from SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO.’s 10-Q dated December 30, 2023. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on October 18, 2026; a live search always shows the current data.
At SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO.'s shareholder meeting held January 22, 2024, in the 2023-2024 proxy season, 445 asset managers reported how they voted on 7 ballot items in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 2,347 separate fund positions. On the most widely held item on that ballot — Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company's named executive officers. — SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO.'s filing reports the proposal as approved, with 96% support of the votes cast (FOR divided by FOR plus AGAINST, the conventional basis for proxy support; abstentions, broker non-votes and unvoted shares are excluded because none of them took a side). Source: SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO.'s Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on January 24, 2024.
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