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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 7)*
THE SCOTTS COMPANY
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(Name of Issuer)
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COMMON SHARES, WITHOUT PAR VALUE
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(Title of Class of Securities)
810 186 106
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(CUSIP Number)
ROB MCMAHON
C/O HAGEDORN PARTNERSHIP, L.P.
800 PORT WASHINGTON BLVD.
PORT WASHINGTON, NJ 08540
WITH A COPY TO:
RICHARD L. GOLDBERG
PROSKAUER ROSE LLP
1585 BROADWAY
NEW YORK, NY 10036
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(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices
and Communications)
DECEMBER 16, 2003
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(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G
to report the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D,
and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), 13d-1(f) or
13d-1(g), check the following box [ ]
NOTE: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original
and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See Rule
13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.
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SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP NO. 810 186 106
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1
NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
Hagedorn Partnership, L.P.
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY): EIN 11-3265232
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2
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [x]
(b) [ ]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS*: OO
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5
CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS
REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(D) OR 2(E) [ ]
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION: Delaware
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7 SOLE VOTING POWER
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NUMBER OF 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 10,964,605
OWNED BY -------------------------------------------------------------------
EACH
REPORTING 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON WITH
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10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
10,964,605
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED
BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
11 10,964,605
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12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW
(11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [ ]
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
34.0%
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*: PN
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
INCLUDE BOTH SIDES OF THE COVER PAGE, RESPONSES TO ITEMS 1-7
(INCLUDING EXHIBITS) OF THE SCHEDULE, AND THE SIGNATURE ATTESTATION.
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SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP NO. 810 186 106
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1
NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
Katherine Hagedorn Littlefield
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY):
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2
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [x]
(b) [ ]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS*: OO
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5
CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS
REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(D) OR 2(E) [ ]
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION: United States of America
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7 SOLE VOTING POWER
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NUMBER OF 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 10,964,605
OWNED BY -------------------------------------------------------------------
EACH
REPORTING 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON WITH
158,620
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10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
10,805,985
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED
BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
10,964,605
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12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW
(11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [ ]
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
34.0%
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*: IN
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
INCLUDE BOTH SIDES OF THE COVER PAGE, RESPONSES TO ITEMS 1-7
(INCLUDING EXHIBITS) OF THE SCHEDULE, AND THE SIGNATURE ATTESTATION.
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SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP NO. 810 186 106
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1
NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
James Hagedorn
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY):
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2
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [x]
(b) [ ]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS*: OO
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5
CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS
REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(D) OR 2(E) [ ]
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION: United States of America
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7 SOLE VOTING POWER
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NUMBER OF 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 10,964,605
OWNED BY -------------------------------------------------------------------
EACH
REPORTING 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON WITH
226,600
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10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
10,738,005
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED
BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
10,964,605
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12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW
(11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [ ]
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
34.0%
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*: IN
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
INCLUDE BOTH SIDES OF THE COVER PAGE, RESPONSES TO ITEMS 1-7
(INCLUDING EXHIBITS) OF THE SCHEDULE, AND THE SIGNATURE ATTESTATION.
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SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP NO. 810 186 106
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1
NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
Paul Hagedorn
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY):
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2
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [x]
(b) [ ]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS*: OO
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5
CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS
REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(D) OR 2(E) [ ]
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION: United States of America
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7 SOLE VOTING POWER
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NUMBER OF 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 10,964,605
OWNED BY -------------------------------------------------------------------
EACH
REPORTING 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON WITH
148,620
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10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
10,815,985
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED
BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
10,964,605
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12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW
(11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [ ]
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
34.0%
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*: IN
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
INCLUDE BOTH SIDES OF THE COVER PAGE, RESPONSES TO ITEMS 1-7
(INCLUDING EXHIBITS) OF THE SCHEDULE, AND THE SIGNATURE ATTESTATION.
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SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP NO. 810 186 106
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1
NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
Peter Hagedorn
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY):
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2
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [x]
(b) [ ]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS*: OO
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5
CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS
REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(D) OR 2(E) [ ]
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION: United States of America
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7 SOLE VOTING POWER
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NUMBER OF 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 10,964,605
OWNED BY -------------------------------------------------------------------
EACH
REPORTING 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON WITH
5,320
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10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
10,959,285
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED
BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
10,964,605
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12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW
(11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [ ]
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
34.0%
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*: IN
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
INCLUDE BOTH SIDES OF THE COVER PAGE, RESPONSES TO ITEMS 1-7
(INCLUDING EXHIBITS) OF THE SCHEDULE, AND THE SIGNATURE ATTESTATION.
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SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP NO. 810 186 106
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1
NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
Robert Hagedorn
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY):
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2
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [x]
(b) [ ]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS*: OO
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5
CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS
REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(D) OR 2(E) [ ]
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION: United States of America
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7 SOLE VOTING POWER
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NUMBER OF 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 10,964,605
OWNED BY -------------------------------------------------------------------
EACH
REPORTING 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON WITH
111,600
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10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
10,853,005
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED
BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
10,964,605
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12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW
(11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [ ]
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
34.0%
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*: IN
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
INCLUDE BOTH SIDES OF THE COVER PAGE, RESPONSES TO ITEMS 1-7
(INCLUDING EXHIBITS) OF THE SCHEDULE, AND THE SIGNATURE ATTESTATION.
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SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP NO. 810 186 106
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1
NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
Susan Hagedorn
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY):
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2
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [x]
(b) [ ]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS*: OO
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5
CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS
REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(D) OR 2(E) [ ]
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION: United States of America
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7 SOLE VOTING POWER
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NUMBER OF 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 10,964,605
OWNED BY -------------------------------------------------------------------
EACH
REPORTING 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON WITH
141,600
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10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
10,823,005
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED
BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
10,964,605
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12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW
(11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [ ]
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
34.0%
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*: IN
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
INCLUDE BOTH SIDES OF THE COVER PAGE, RESPONSES TO ITEMS 1-7
(INCLUDING EXHIBITS) OF THE SCHEDULE, AND THE SIGNATURE ATTESTATION.
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SCHEDULE 13D
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CUSIP NO. 810 186 106
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By this Amendment No. 7, Hagedorn Partnership. L.P. (the
"Partnership") further amends and supplements the responses to Items 3, 4 and 7
of its Statement on Schedule 13D, as heretofore amended (the "Schedule 13D"),
filed with respect to the common shares, without par value (the "Shares"), of
The Scotts Company, an Ohio corporation ("Scotts"). Capitalized terms not
otherwise defined have the meanings set forth in the Schedule 13D.
ITEM 3. SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS OR OTHER CONSIDERATION
The Partnership exercised Series A and Series B Warrants in a series
of cashless exercises and no cash was paid for the Shares.
On April 22, May 5, June 2 and 18, July 7, 15 and 28, August 4, 19, 26
and 27, September 2 and 3, 2003, the Partnership exercised an aggregate of
977,786 Series A Warrants, surrendering an aggregate of 378,215 Shares to
receive an aggregate of 599,571 Shares.
On March 20, 21, April 3 and 22, 2003, the Partnership exercised an
aggregate of 235,390 Series B Warrants, surrendering an aggregate of 108,417
Shares to receive an aggregate of 126,973 Shares.
ITEM 4. PURPOSE OF TRANSACTION
(a) WARRANT EXERCISES
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Pursuant to the Liquidity Plan, the Partnership completed the
exercise in full of the Warrants prior to the expiration of the Warrants on
November 19, 2003.
(b) SALES OF SHARES
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In accordance with the provisions of the Liquidity Plan, the
Partnership, for the accounts of Peter and Paul Hagedorn, each General Partners
of the Partnership, sold an aggregate total of 102,980 Shares on March 25, 26
and 27, November 5 and 20, 2003 without registration under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the "Act"), in reliance upon Rule 144 under the Act.
(c) AMENDMENT OF LIQUIDITY PLAN
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On May 9, 2003, the Partnership adopted Amendment No. 2 to the
Liquidity Plan to delete Section 2, entitled "Distributions of Scotts Common
Stock in 2002 and 2005" except for certain definitions contained therein.
ITEM 7. MATERIALS TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS
The following additional exhibits are added to the Schedule
13D:
(m) Amendment No. 2 to the Liquidity Plan.
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SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.
December 16, 2003
HAGEDORN PARTNERSHIP, L.P.
By: /S/ KATHERINE HAGEDORN LITTLEFIELD
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Name: Katherine Hagedorn Littlefield
Title: Attorney-in-Fact
KATHERINE HAGEDORN LITTLEFIELD
/S/ KATHERINE HAGEDORN LITTLEFIELD
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JAMES HAGEDORN
By: /S/ KATHERINE HAGEDORN LITTLEFIELD
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Name: Katherine Hagedorn Littlefield
Title: Attorney-in-Fact
PAUL HAGEDORN
By: /S/ KATHERINE HAGEDORN LITTLEFIELD
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Name: Katherine Hagedorn Littlefield
Title: Attorney-in-Fact
PETER HAGEDORN
By: /S/ KATHERINE HAGEDORN LITTLEFIELD
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Name: Katherine Hagedorn Littlefield
Title: Attorney-in-Fact
ROBERT HAGEDORN
By: /S/ KATHERINE HAGEDORN LITTLEFIELD
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Name: Katherine Hagedorn Littlefield
Title: Attorney-in-Fact
SUSAN HAGEDORN
By: /S/ KATHERINE HAGEDORN LITTLEFIELD
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Name: Katherine Hagedorn Littlefield
Title: Attorney-in-Fact
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EXHIBIT M
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HAGEDORN PARTNERSHIP, L.P.
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AMENDMENT NO. 2
TO
LIQUIDITY PLAN
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MAY 9, 2003
HAGEDORN PARTNERSHIP, L.P.
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AMENDMENT NO. 2
TO
LIQUIDITY PLAN
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The Liquidity Plan adopted as of July 28, 2000 as heretofore amended
(the "Plan") by the general partners of the Hagedorn Partnership, L.P., a
Delaware limited partnership, in accordance with Article V of the Amended and
Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Hagedorn Partnership, L.P., as
amended (the "Partnership Agreement"), is hereby further amended as of May 9,
2003, in accordance with Section 7 of the Plan and Article V of the Partnership
Agreement.
1. AMENDMENT
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Section 2 of the Plan ("Distributions of Scotts Common Stock in 2002
and 2005") is hereby deleted, except for the definitions contained therein and
used in the remainder of the Plan.
2. FULL FORCE AND EFFECT
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Except as expressly modified above, the Plan remains in full force and
effect in accordance with its terms.
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