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EQUITY | 6 Months Ended
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EQUITY | EQUITY The following tables provide a summary of the changes in total equity, equity attributable to controlling interest, and equity attributable to noncontrolling interests for each of the periods indicated:
| Common Shares and Capital in Excess of Stated Value |  | Retained Earnings |  | Treasury Shares |  | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss |  | Total Equity - Controlling Interest |  | Noncontrolling Interest |  | Total Equity
Balance at September 30, 2021 | $ | 477.0 |  |  | $ | 1,605.1 |  |  | $ | (1,002.4) |  |  | $ | (66.4) |  |  | $ | 1,013.3 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,013.3 |
Net income (loss) | — |  |  | (50.0) |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (50.0) |  |  | — |  |  | (50.0) |
Other comprehensive income (loss) | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 5.7 |  |  | 5.7 |  |  | — |  |  | 5.7 |
Share-based compensation | 7.3 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 7.3 |  |  | — |  |  | 7.3 |
Dividends declared ($0.66 per share) | — |  |  | (37.3) |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (37.3) |  |  | — |  |  | (37.3) |
Treasury share purchases | — |  |  | — |  |  | (129.5) |  |  | — |  |  | (129.5) |  |  | — |  |  | (129.5) |
Treasury share issuances | 2.6 |  |  | — |  |  | 19.5 |  |  | — |  |  | 22.1 |  |  | — |  |  | 22.1 |
Balance at January 1, 2022 | $ | 486.9 |  |  | $ | 1,517.8 |  |  | $ | (1,112.4) |  |  | $ | (60.7) |  |  | $ | 831.6 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 831.6 |
Net income (loss) | — |  |  | 276.5 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 276.5 |  |  | — |  |  | 276.5 |
Other comprehensive income (loss) | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 12.3 |  |  | 12.3 |  |  | — |  |  | 12.3 |
Share-based compensation | 15.9 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 15.9 |  |  | — |  |  | 15.9 |
Dividends declared ($0.66 per share) | — |  |  | (35.5) |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (35.5) |  |  | — |  |  | (35.5) |
Treasury share purchases | — |  |  | — |  |  | (128.1) |  |  | — |  |  | (128.1) |  |  | — |  |  | (128.1) |
Treasury share issuances | (141.0) |  |  | — |  |  | 143.3 |  |  | — |  |  | 2.3 |  |  | — |  |  | 2.3 |
Balance at April 2, 2022 | $ | 361.8 |  |  | $ | 1,758.8 |  |  | $ | (1,097.2) |  |  | $ | (48.4) |  |  | $ | 975.0 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 975.0 |
The sum of the components may not equal due to rounding.
| Common Shares and Capital in Excess of Stated Value |  | Retained Earnings |  | Treasury Shares |  | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss |  | Total Equity - Controlling Interest |  | Noncontrolling Interest |  | Total Equity
Balance at September 30, 2020 | $ | 482.5 |  |  | $ | 1,235.6 |  |  | $ | (921.8) |  |  | $ | (99.1) |  |  | $ | 697.2 |  |  | $ | 5.7 |  |  | $ | 702.9 |
Net income (loss) | — |  |  | 24.4 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 24.4 |  |  | 0.8 |  |  | 25.2 |
Other comprehensive income (loss) | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 15.6 |  |  | 15.6 |  |  | — |  |  | 15.6 |
Share-based compensation | 8.2 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 8.2 |  |  | — |  |  | 8.2 |
Dividends declared ($0.62 per share) | — |  |  | (35.7) |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (35.7) |  |  | — |  |  | (35.7) |
Treasury share purchases | — |  |  | — |  |  | (38.4) |  |  | — |  |  | (38.4) |  |  | — |  |  | (38.4) |
Treasury share issuances | (0.1) |  |  | — |  |  | 1.3 |  |  | — |  |  | 1.2 |  |  | — |  |  | 1.2 |
Balance at January 2, 2021 | $ | 490.5 |  |  | $ | 1,224.4 |  |  | $ | (958.8) |  |  | $ | (83.5) |  |  | $ | 672.6 |  |  | $ | 6.4 |  |  | $ | 679.0 |
Net income (loss) | — |  |  | 310.0 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 310.0 |  |  | 0.2 |  |  | 310.2 |
Other comprehensive income (loss) | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 5.5 |  |  | 5.5 |  |  | — |  |  | 5.5 |
Share-based compensation | 17.7 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 17.7 |  |  | — |  |  | 17.7 |
Dividends declared ($0.62 per share) | — |  |  | (34.2) |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (34.2) |  |  | — |  |  | (34.2) |
Treasury share purchases | — |  |  | — |  |  | (23.8) |  |  | — |  |  | (23.8) |  |  | — |  |  | (23.8) |
Treasury share issuances | (21.7) |  |  | — |  |  | 28.3 |  |  | — |  |  | 6.6 |  |  | — |  |  | 6.6 |
Acquisition of noncontrolling interests | (13.4) |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (13.4) |  |  | (6.7) |  |  | (20.1) |
Balance at April 3, 2021 | $ | 473.0 |  |  | $ | 1,500.2 |  |  | $ | (954.3) |  |  | $ | (78.0) |  |  | $ | 940.9 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 940.9 |
The sum of the components may not equal due to rounding. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss Changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss (“AOCL”) by component were as follows for each of the periods indicated:
|  | Three Months Ended
|  | Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments |  | Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) On Derivative Instruments |  | Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) On Securities |  | Pension and Other Post-Retirement Benefit Adjustments |  | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Balance at January 1, 2022 |  | $ | (6.0) |  |  | $ | 19.5 |  |  | $ | (2.2) |  |  | $ | (72.1) |  |  | $ | (60.7) |
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications |  | (1.3) |  |  | 21.9 |  |  | 0.1 |  |  | — |  |  | 20.7 |
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive net income (loss) |  | — |  |  | (5.8) |  |  | — |  |  | 2.2 |  |  | (3.6) |
Income tax benefit (expense) |  | — |  |  | (4.2) |  |  | — |  |  | (0.6) |  |  | (4.8) |
Net current period other comprehensive income (loss) |  | (1.3) |  |  | 11.9 |  |  | 0.1 |  |  | 1.6 |  |  | 12.3 |
Balance at April 2, 2022 |  | $ | (7.3) |  |  | $ | 31.5 |  |  | $ | (2.1) |  |  | $ | (70.5) |  |  | $ | (48.4) |
Balance at January 2, 2021 |  | $ | 6.2 |  |  | $ | (10.7) |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (79.0) |  |  | $ | (83.5) |
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications |  | (4.3) |  |  | 10.0 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 5.7 |
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive net income (loss) |  | — |  |  | 2.7 |  |  | — |  |  | 0.5 |  |  | 3.2 |
Income tax benefit (expense) |  | — |  |  | (3.3) |  |  | — |  |  | (0.1) |  |  | (3.4) |
Net current period other comprehensive income (loss) |  | (4.3) |  |  | 9.4 |  |  | — |  |  | 0.4 |  |  | 5.5 |
Balance at April 3, 2021 |  | $ | 1.9 |  |  | $ | (1.3) |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (78.6) |  |  | $ | (78.0) |
The sum of the components may not equal due to rounding.
|  | Six Months Ended
|  | Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments |  | Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) On Derivative Instruments |  | Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) On Securities |  | Pension and Other Post-Retirement Benefit Adjustments |  | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Balance at September 30, 2021 |  | $ | (1.7) |  |  | $ | 10.2 |  |  | $ | (2.3) |  |  | $ | (72.5) |  |  | $ | (66.4) |
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications |  | (5.6) |  |  | 34.9 |  |  | 0.4 |  |  | — |  |  | 29.7 |
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive net income (loss) |  | — |  |  | (6.1) |  |  | — |  |  | 2.8 |  |  | (3.3) |
Income tax benefit (expense) |  | — |  |  | (7.5) |  |  | (0.1) |  |  | (0.7) |  |  | (8.2) |
Net current period other comprehensive income (loss) |  | (5.6) |  |  | 21.3 |  |  | 0.3 |  |  | 2.1 |  |  | 18.1 |
Balance at April 2, 2022 |  | $ | (7.3) |  |  | $ | 31.5 |  |  | $ | (2.1) |  |  | $ | (70.5) |  |  | $ | (48.4) |
Balance at September 30, 2020 |  | $ | (6.2) |  |  | $ | (15.1) |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (77.8) |  |  | $ | (99.1) |
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications |  | 8.1 |  |  | 13.4 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 21.5 |
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive net income (loss) |  | — |  |  | 5.3 |  |  | — |  |  | (1.1) |  |  | 4.2 |
Income tax benefit (expense) |  | — |  |  | (4.9) |  |  | — |  |  | 0.3 |  |  | (4.6) |
Net current period other comprehensive income (loss) |  | 8.1 |  |  | 13.8 |  |  | — |  |  | (0.8) |  |  | 21.1 |
Balance at April 3, 2021 |  | $ | 1.9 |  |  | $ | (1.3) |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (78.6) |  |  | $ | (78.0) |
The sum of the components may not equal due to rounding. Dividends On July 27, 2020, the Scotts Miracle-Gro Board of Directors approved an increase in the Company’s quarterly cash dividend from $0.58 to $0.62 per Common Share, which was first paid in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2020. On July 30, 2021, the Scotts Miracle-Gro Board of Directors approved an increase in the Company’s quarterly cash dividend from $0.62 to $0.66 per Common Share, which was first paid in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2021. Share Repurchases On February 6, 2020, Scotts Miracle-Gro announced that its Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $750.0 of Common Shares from April 30, 2020 through March 25, 2023. The authorization provides the Company with flexibility to purchase Common Shares from time to time in open market purchases or through privately negotiated transactions. All or part of the repurchases may be made under Rule 10b5-1 plans, which the Company may enter into from time to time and which enable the repurchases to occur on a more regular basis, or pursuant to accelerated share repurchases. The share repurchase authorization may be suspended or discontinued by the Board of Directors at any time, and there can be no guarantee as to the timin g or amount of any repurchases. During the three and six months ended April 2, 2022, Scotts Miracle-Gro repurchased approximately 0.4 million and 1.1 million Common Shares under this share repurchase authorization for $50.0 and $175.0, respectively. During the three and six months ended April 3, 2021, Scotts Miracle-Gro repurchased approximately 0.1 million and 0.3 million Common Shares under this share repurchase authorization for $12.5 and $50.5, respectively. Treasury share purchases also include cash paid to tax authorities to satisfy statutory income tax withholding obligations related to share-based compensation of $78.1 and $82.6 for the three and six months ended April 2, 2022, respectively, and $11.3 and $11.7 for the three and six months ended April 3, 2021, respectively. Share-Based Awards The following is a summary of the share-based awards granted during each of the periods indicated:
| Six Months Ended
| April 2, 2022 |  | April 3, 2021
Employees |  |  |
Options | — |  |  | 183,553 |
Restricted stock units | 135,892 |  |  | 61,749 |
Performance units | 105,275 |  |  | 1,903 |
Non-Employee Directors |  |  |
Restricted and deferred stock units | 16,942 |  |  | 8,187 |
Total share-based awards | 258,109 |  |  | 255,392 |
Aggregate fair value at grant dates | $ | 34.5 |  |  | $ | 27.9 |
Total share-based compensation was as follows for each of the periods indicated:
| Three Months Ended |  | Six Months Ended
| April 2, 2022 |  | April 3, 2021 |  | April 2, 2022 |  | April 3, 2021
Share-based compensation | $ | 15.9 |  |  | $ | 17.7 |  |  | $ | 23.2 |  |  | $ | 25.8 |
Related tax benefit recognized | 1.7 |  |  | 1.9 |  |  | 3.5 |  |  | 3.9 |
Restricted share-based awards Restricted share-based award activity (including restricted stock units and deferred stock units) during the six months ended April 2, 2022 was as follows:
| No. of Units |  | Wtd. Avg. Grant Date Fair Value per Unit
Awards outstanding at September 30, 2021 | 375,825 |  |  | $ | 124.50 |
Granted | 152,834 |  |  | 134.00 |
Vested | (180,710) |  |  | 80.29 |
Forfeited | (14,717) |  |  | 166.87 |
Awards outstanding at April 2, 2022 | 333,232 |  |  | 150.96 |
At April 2, 2022, the total pre-tax compensation cost, net of estimated forfeitures, related to nonvested restricted stock units not yet recognized was $16.6, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.1 years. The total fair value of restricted stock units and deferred stock units vested was $24.9 for the six months ended April 2, 2022. Performance-based awards Performance-based award activity during the six months ended April 2, 2022 was as follows (based on target award amounts):
| No. of Units |  | Wtd. Avg. Grant Date Fair Value per Unit
Awards outstanding at September 30, 2021 | 572,557 |  |  | $ | 95.09 |
Granted | 105,275 |  |  | 132.87 |
Vested (1) | (533,441) |  |  | 93.22 |
Forfeited | (9,484) |  |  | 110.50 |
Awards outstanding at April 2, 2022 | 134,907 |  |  | 130.88 |
(1) Vested at an average of 228 percent of the target performance share units granted. At April 2, 2022, the total pre-tax compensation cost, net of estimated forfeitures, related to nonvested performance-based units not yet recognized was $6.8, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.3 years. The total fair value of performance-based units vested was $182.5 for the six months ended April 2, 2022. On January 30, 2017, the Company issued 0.5 million upfront performance-based award units, covering a five-year performance period, with an estimated fair value of $43.3 on the date of grant to certain senior executives as part of its Project Focus initiative. These awards provided for a five-year vesting period based on achievement of specific performance goals aligned with the strategic objectives of the Company’s Project Focus initiatives. Based on the extent to which the targets were achieved, vested shares may range from 50 to 250 percent of the target award amount. The Company’s actual performance far exceeded the pre-defined performance goals of this award. As a result, the participants earned the maximum payout equal to 250% of the target shares granted (for a total payout of 1.1 million shares). As of December 1, 2021, the award payout was both fully earned and fully vested and the vested shares were delivered to the recipients on January 30, 2022. Dividend equivalents equal to the cash dividends earned on share-based award units during the vesting period of $19.3 and $20.1 were also paid out during the three and six months ended April 2, 2022

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