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United States
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(AMENDMENT NO. 5)*
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(Name of Issuer)
THE SCOTTS COMPANY
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)
NOVEMBER 15, 2002
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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 that 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(b) for other
parties to whom copies are to be sent.
CUSIP No.810 186 106 SCHEDULE 13D
________________________________________________________________________________
1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
Hagedorn Partnership, L.P.
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) EIN 11-3265232
________________________________________________________________________________
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [X]
(b) [_]
________________________________________________________________________________
3 SEC USE ONLY
________________________________________________________________________________
4 SOURCE OF FUNDS*: 00
________________________________________________________________________________
5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) [_]
________________________________________________________________________________
6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION: Delaware
________________________________________________________________________________
7 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF -0-
SHARES _________________________________________________________________
8 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY 9,872,463
_________________________________________________________________
EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
-0-
PERSON _________________________________________________________________
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH
9,872,463
________________________________________________________________________________
11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
9,872,463
________________________________________________________________________________
12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
[_]
________________________________________________________________________________
13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
32.1%
________________________________________________________________________________
14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*: PN
________________________________________________________________________________
*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.
PAGE 2 OF 10
CUSIP No.810 186 106 SCHEDULE 13D
________________________________________________________________________________
1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
Katherine Hagedorn Littlefield
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
________________________________________________________________________________
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [X]
(b) [_]
________________________________________________________________________________
3 SEC USE ONLY
________________________________________________________________________________
4 SOURCE OF FUNDS*: 00
________________________________________________________________________________
5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) [_]
________________________________________________________________________________
6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION: United States of America
________________________________________________________________________________
7 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF -0-
SHARES _________________________________________________________________
8 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY 9,872,463
_________________________________________________________________
EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
186,600
PERSON _________________________________________________________________
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH
9,685,863
________________________________________________________________________________
11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
9,872,463
________________________________________________________________________________
12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
[_]
________________________________________________________________________________
13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
32.1%
________________________________________________________________________________
14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*: IN
________________________________________________________________________________
*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.
PAGE 3 OF 10
CUSIP No.810 186 106 SCHEDULE 13D
________________________________________________________________________________
1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
James Hagedorn
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
________________________________________________________________________________
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [X]
(b) [_]
________________________________________________________________________________
3 SEC USE ONLY
________________________________________________________________________________
4 SOURCE OF FUNDS*: 00
________________________________________________________________________________
5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) [_]
________________________________________________________________________________
6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION: United States of America
________________________________________________________________________________
7 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF -0-
SHARES _________________________________________________________________
8 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY 9,872,463
_________________________________________________________________
EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
226,600
PERSON _________________________________________________________________
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH
9,645,863
________________________________________________________________________________
11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
9,872,463
________________________________________________________________________________
12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
[_]
________________________________________________________________________________
13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
32.1%
________________________________________________________________________________
14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*: IN
________________________________________________________________________________
*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.
PAGE 4 OF 10
CUSIP No.810 186 106 SCHEDULE 13D
________________________________________________________________________________
1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
Paul Hagedorn
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
________________________________________________________________________________
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [X]
(b) [_]
________________________________________________________________________________
3 SEC USE ONLY
________________________________________________________________________________
4 SOURCE OF FUNDS*: 00
________________________________________________________________________________
5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) [_]
________________________________________________________________________________
6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION: United States of America
________________________________________________________________________________
7 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF -0-
SHARES _________________________________________________________________
8 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY 9,872,463
_________________________________________________________________
EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
158,620
PERSON _________________________________________________________________
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH
9,713,843
________________________________________________________________________________
11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
9,872,463
________________________________________________________________________________
12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
[_]
________________________________________________________________________________
13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
32.1%
________________________________________________________________________________
14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*: IN
________________________________________________________________________________
*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.
PAGE 5 OF 10
CUSIP No.810 186 106 SCHEDULE 13D
________________________________________________________________________________
1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
Peter Hagedorn
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
________________________________________________________________________________
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [X]
(b) [_]
________________________________________________________________________________
3 SEC USE ONLY
________________________________________________________________________________
4 SOURCE OF FUNDS*: 00
________________________________________________________________________________
5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) [_]
________________________________________________________________________________
6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION: United States of America
________________________________________________________________________________
7 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF -0-
SHARES _________________________________________________________________
8 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY 9,872,463
_________________________________________________________________
EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
45,320
PERSON _________________________________________________________________
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH
9,827,143
________________________________________________________________________________
11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
9,872,463
________________________________________________________________________________
12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
[_]
________________________________________________________________________________
13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
32.1%
________________________________________________________________________________
14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*: IN
________________________________________________________________________________
*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.
PAGE 6 OF 10
CUSIP No.810 186 106 SCHEDULE 13D
________________________________________________________________________________
1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
Robert Hagedorn
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
________________________________________________________________________________
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [X]
(b) [_]
________________________________________________________________________________
3 SEC USE ONLY
________________________________________________________________________________
4 SOURCE OF FUNDS*: 00
________________________________________________________________________________
5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) [_]
________________________________________________________________________________
6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION: United States of America
________________________________________________________________________________
7 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF -0-
SHARES _________________________________________________________________
8 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY 9,872,463
_________________________________________________________________
EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
111,600
PERSON _________________________________________________________________
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH
9,760,863
________________________________________________________________________________
11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
9,872,463
________________________________________________________________________________
12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
[_]
________________________________________________________________________________
13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
32.1%
________________________________________________________________________________
14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*: IN
________________________________________________________________________________
*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.
PAGE 7 OF 10
CUSIP No.810 186 106 SCHEDULE 13D
________________________________________________________________________________
1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
Susan Hagedorn
________________________________________________________________________________
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [X]
(b) [_]
________________________________________________________________________________
3 SEC USE ONLY
________________________________________________________________________________
4 SOURCE OF FUNDS*: 00
________________________________________________________________________________
5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) [_]
________________________________________________________________________________
6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION: United States of America
________________________________________________________________________________
7 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF -0-
SHARES _________________________________________________________________
8 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY 9,872,463
_________________________________________________________________
EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
166,600
PERSON _________________________________________________________________
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH
9,705,863
________________________________________________________________________________
11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
9,872,463
________________________________________________________________________________
12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
[_]
________________________________________________________________________________
13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
32.1%
________________________________________________________________________________
14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*: IN
________________________________________________________________________________
*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.
PAGE 8 OF 10
CUSIP No.810 186 106 SCHEDULE 13D
By this Amendment No. 5, Hagedorn Partnership. L.P. (the "Partnership")
further amends and supplements the responses to Items 1 and 4 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 1. Security and Issuer
Scotts' principal executive offices are located at 14111 Scottslawn
Road, Marysville, Ohio 43041.
Item 4. Purpose of Transaction
In accordance with the provisions of the Liquidity Plan, the
Partnership, for the accounts of Robert Hagedorn, Susan Hagedorn and Peter
Hagedorn, each General Partners of the Partnership (together, the "Selling
General Partners"), sold certain Shares on each of November 11, 12, 13, 14 and
15, 2002. The Selling General Partners sold an aggregate total of 171,650 Shares
during that time.
Page 9 of 10
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.
November 24, 2002
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
__________________________
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
--------------------------------------------
Name: Katherine Hagedorn Littlefield
Title: Attorney-in-Fact
ROBERT HAGEDORN
By: /s/ Katherine Hagedorn Littlefield
--------------------------------------------
Name: Katherine Hagedorn Littlefield
Title: Attorney-in-Fact
SUSAN HAGEDORN
By: /s/ Katherine Hagedorn Littlefield
--------------------------------------------
Name: Katherine Hagedorn Littlefield
Title: Attorney-in-Fact
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