Thursday, February 10, 2000

TRISTATE MARKET SPOTLIGHT

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Scotts Co. shares fall 4.7 percent

        Shares of the Scotts Co. fell $1.68 3/4, or 4.7 percent, to close Wednesday at $34.56 1/4.

        The suburban Columbus company said its chief financial officer has resigned, effective Friday, six months after joining the lawn-care products company.

        David Harrison had been named chief financial officer of Scotts, the world's largest supplier of consumer lawn and garden products, on Aug. 16. Company officials declined to elaborate, but analysts said they believed Mr. Harrison, a longtime General Electric Co. executive, had clashed with other Scotts executives.

       

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