SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO (SMG) Business

ITEM 1.    BUSINESS

Company Description and Development of the Business

The discussion below describes the business conducted by The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company, an Ohio corporation (“Scotts Miracle-Gro” and, together with its subsidiaries, the “Company,” “we,” “our” or “us”), including general developments in our business during fiscal 2025. Each reference in this Annual Report on Form 10-K (“Form 10-K”) to a “fiscal” year is to our fiscal year ended or ending, as applicable, on September 30 of the referenced year. For additional information on recent business developments, see “ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS” of this Form 10-K.

Through our U.S. Consumer and Other segments, we are the leading marketer of branded consumer lawn and garden products in North America. Our products are marketed under some of the most recognized brand names in the consumer lawn and garden industry. Our key consumer lawn and garden brands include Scotts® Turf Builder® lawn fertilizer and Scotts® grass seed products; Miracle-Gro® soil, plant food and gardening products; Ortho® herbicide and pesticide products; and Tomcat® rodent control and animal repellent products. We are the exclusive agent of Monsanto Company, a subsidiary of Bayer AG (“Monsanto”), for the marketing and distribution of certain of Monsanto’s consumer Roundup®1 branded products within the United States (“U.S.”) and certain other specified countries. In addition, we have an equity interest in Bonnie Plants, LLC, a joint venture with Alabama Farmers Cooperative, Inc. (“AFC”), focused on planting, growing, developing, distributing, marketing and selling live plants.

Through our Hawthorne segment, we are a leading provider of nutrients, lighting and other materials used for indoor and hydroponic gardening in North America. Our signature brands include General Hydroponics®, Gavita®, Botanicare®, Gro Pro®, Mother Earth®, Grower’s Edge®, HydroLogic Purification System® and CYCO®.

Scotts Miracle-Gro traces its heritage to a company founded by O.M. Scott in Marysville, Ohio in 1868. In the mid-1900s, we became widely known for the development of quality lawn fertilizers and grass seeds that led to the creation of a new industry – consumer lawn care. In the 1990s, we significantly expanded our product offering with three leading brands in the U.S. home lawn and garden industry. In fiscal 1995, through a merger with Stern’s Miracle-Gro Products, Inc., which was founded by Horace Hagedorn and Otto Stern in Long Island, New York in 1951, we acquired the Miracle-Gro® brand, the industry leader in water-soluble garden plant foods. In fiscal 1999, we acquired the Ortho® brand in the U.S. and obtained exclusive rights to market Monsanto’s consumer Roundup® brand within the U.S. and other contractually specified countries, thereby adding industry-leading weed, pest and disease control products to our portfolio. Today, the Scotts®, Miracle-Gro®, Ortho® and Roundup® brands make us the most widely recognized company in the consumer lawn and garden industry in the U.S.

Business Segments

We divide our business into the following segments:

•U.S. Consumer

•Hawthorne

•Other

U.S. Consumer consists of our consumer lawn and garden business in the United States. Hawthorne consists of our indoor and hydroponic gardening business. Other primarily consists of our consumer lawn and garden business in Canada. Corporate consists of general and administrative expenses and certain other income and expense items not allocated to the reportable business segments. Financial information about our segments for each of the three fiscal years ended September 30, 2025, 2024 and 2023 is presented in “NOTE 19. SEGMENT INFORMATION” of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Form 10-K.

1 Roundup® is a registered trademark of Monsanto Technology LLC, a company affiliated with Monsanto Company.

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Principal Products and Services

In our segments, we manufacture, market and sell lawn and garden products in the following categories:

Lawn Care: The lawn care category is designed to help users grow and enjoy the lawn they want. Products within this category include lawn fertilizer products under the Scotts®, O.M. SCOTT & SonsTM and Turf Builder® brand and sub-brand names; clover and grass seed products under the O.M. SCOTT & SonsTM, Scotts®, EZ Seed®, PatchMaster® and Thick’R LawnTM brand and sub-brand names; and lawn-related weed, pest and disease control products primarily under the Scotts® brand name, including sub-brands such as GrubEx®. The lawn care category also includes spreaders and other durables under the Scotts® brand name, including Turf Builder® EdgeGuard® spreaders and WhirlTM and Wizz® handheld spreaders.

Gardening and Landscape: The gardening and landscape category is designed to help consumers grow and enjoy flower and vegetable gardens and beautify landscaped areas. Products within this category include a complete line of water-soluble plant foods under the Miracle-Gro® brand and sub-brands such as LiquaFeed®; continuous-release plant foods under the Miracle-Gro® brand and sub-brands such as Shake ‘N Feed®; potting mixes, garden soils, ground cover and mulches under the Miracle-Gro®, Scotts®, Hyponex® and Earthgro® brand names; and organic garden products under the Miracle-Gro® Organic, Miracle-Gro® Organic ChoiceTM, Scotts® and Whitney Farms® brand names. Hydroponic and indoor gardening focused growing media and nutrients products are marketed under the Mother Earth®, Botanicare®, General Hydroponics® and CYCO® brand names.

Hydroponic hardware and growing environments: This category is designed to provide durable goods to grow plants, flowers and vegetables using little or no soil. Products within this category include trays, fans, filters, humidifiers, dehumidifiers, water pumps and irrigation supplies. These products are marketed under the Botanicare®, CAN-FANTM, CAN-FILTERS®, EcoPlus®, Gro Pro®, Grower’s Edge® and Hydro-Logic Purification System® brand names.

Lighting: The lighting category is designed to provide growers a complete selection of lighting systems and components for use in hydroponic and indoor gardening applications. Products in this category include lighting controls, fixtures, cords and hangars, and are marketed under the Gavita® brand name.

Controls: The controls category is designed to help consumers protect their homes from pests and maintain external home areas. Insect control products are marketed under the Ortho® brand name, including Ortho Max®, Home Defense® and Bug B Gon® sub-brands; rodent control products are marketed under the Tomcat® and Ortho® brands; selective weed control products are marketed under the Ortho Weed B GonTM sub-brand; and non-selective weed killer products are marketed under the Groundclear® brand name. Hydroponic gardening focused controls products are marketed under the Alchemist®, Grower’s Edge® and General Hydroponics® brand names.

Marketing Agreement: We are Monsanto’s exclusive agent for the marketing and distribution of certain of Monsanto’s consumer Roundup® branded products in the United States and certain other specified countries.

We are party to the Third Amended and Restated Exclusive Agency and Marketing Agreement (the “Third Restated Agreement”) pursuant to which we provide certain consumer and trade marketing program services, sales, merchandising, warehousing and other selling and marketing support for certain of Monsanto’s consumer Roundup® branded products. The Company also performs other services on behalf of Monsanto, including manufacturing conversion services, pursuant to ancillary agreements. For additional details regarding the Third Restated Agreement, see “ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS — Risks Related to Our Business — In the event the Third Restated Agreement for Monsanto’s consumer Roundup® products terminates or Monsanto’s consumer Roundup® business materially declines, we would lose a substantial source of future earnings and overhead expense absorption” in this Form 10-K and “NOTE 6. MARKETING AGREEMENT” of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Form 10-K.

Acquisitions and Divestitures

There were no material acquisitions or divestitures during fiscal 2025 or fiscal 2024.

Principal Markets and Methods of Distribution

We sell our products through our direct sales force, e-commerce website and network of brokers and distributors primarily to home centers, mass merchandisers, warehouse clubs, large hardware chains, independent hardware stores, nurseries, garden centers, e-commerce platforms, food and drug stores, indoor gardening and hydroponic product distributors, retailers and growers.

The majority of our shipments to customers are made via common carriers or through distributors in the U.S. We primarily utilize third parties to manage the key distribution centers for our consumer lawn and garden business, which are strategically located across the U.S. and Canada. Growing media products are generally shipped direct-to-store without passing through a distribution center.

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Raw Materials

We purchase raw materials for our products from various sources. We are subject to market risk as a result of the fluctuating prices of raw materials, including urea and other fertilizer inputs, resins, diesel, gasoline, natural gas, sphagnum peat, bark and grass seed. Our objectives surrounding the procurement of these materials are to ensure continuous supply, minimize costs and improve supply and pricing predictability. We seek to achieve these objectives through negotiation of contracts with favorable terms directly with vendors. When appropriate, we commit to purchase a certain percentage of our needs in advance of the lawn and garden season to secure pre-determined prices. We also hedge certain commodities, particularly diesel and urea, to improve cost predictability and control. Sufficient raw materials were available during fiscal 2025.

Trademarks, Patents, Trade Secrets and Licenses

We believe that our trademarks, patents, trade secrets and licenses provide us with significant competitive advantages. We pursue a vigorous trademark protection strategy consisting of registration, renewal and maintenance of key trademarks and proactive monitoring and enforcement activities to protect against infringement. The Scotts®, Miracle-Gro®, Ortho®, Tomcat®, Hyponex®, Earthgro®, General Hydroponics®, Gavita®, Botanicare® and Mother Earth® brand names and logos, as well as a number of product trademarks, including Turf Builder®, EZ Seed®, Organic ChoiceTM, Home Defense Max®, Nature Scapes® and Weed B Gon Max® are registered in the United States and/or internationally and are considered material to our business.

In addition, we actively develop and maintain an extensive portfolio of utility and design patents covering a variety of subject matters and technologies relevant to the business such as fertilizer, weed killer, chemical and growing media compositions and processes; grass seed varieties; mechanical dispensing devices such as applicators, spreaders and sprayers; lighting applications; and hydroponic growing systems. Our utility patents provide protection generally extending to 20 years from the date of filing, and some of our patents will continue well into the next decade. We also hold exclusive and non-exclusive patent licenses and supply arrangements permitting the use and sale of additional patented fertilizers, pesticides, electrical and mechanical devices. Although our portfolio of trade secrets, patents and patent licenses is important to our success, no single trade secret, patent or group of related patents, alone, is considered critical to the operation of any of our business segments or the business as a whole.

Seasonality and Backlog

Our North America consumer lawn and garden business is highly seasonal, with more than 75% of our annual net sales occurring in our second and third fiscal quarters combined. Our annual net sales for this business are further concentrated in our second and third fiscal quarters by retailers who rely on our ability to deliver products closer to when consumers buy our products. We anticipate significant orders for our North America consumer lawn and garden business for the upcoming spring season will start to be received late in the winter and continue through the spring season. Historically, substantially all orders have been received and shipped within the same fiscal year with minimal carryover of open orders at the end of the fiscal year.

Significant Customers

The Home Depot and Lowe’s are our two largest customers and are the only customers that individually represent more than 10% of reported consolidated net sales during any of the three most recent fiscal years. For additional details regarding significant customers, see “ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS — Risks Related to Our Business — Because of the concentration of our sales to a small number of retail customers, the loss of one or more of, or a significant reduction in orders from, any of our top customers, or a material reduction in the inventory of our products that they carry, could adversely affect our financial results” of this Form 10-K and “NOTE 19.  SEGMENT INFORMATION” of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Form 10-K.

Competitive Marketplace

The markets in which we sell our products are highly competitive. We compete primarily on the basis of brand strength, product innovation, product quality, product performance, advertising, value, supply chain competency, field sales support, in-store sales support and the strength of our relationships with major retailers and distributors.

In the lawn and garden, pest control and indoor gardening and hydroponic markets, our products compete against branded products as well as private label products. Primary competitors include Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc., Central Garden & Pet Company, Kellogg Garden Products, Oldcastle Retail, Inc., Lebanon Seaboard Corporation, Reckitt Benckiser Group plc, FoxFarm Soil & Fertilizer Company, Nanolux Technology, Inc., Sun Gro Horticulture, Inc., The Procter & Gamble Company, Advanced Nutrients, Ltd., Jonathan Green, Inc., SBM Life Science Corp., Woodstream Corporation, This Land, Inc. dba Sunday Lawn Care and Hydrofarm Holdings Group, Inc. In addition, we face competition from smaller regional competitors that operate in many of the areas where we compete.

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In Canada, we face competition in the lawn and garden market from Premier Tech Ltd. and a variety of local companies including private label brands.

Research and Development

We continually invest in research and development to design new or improve existing product formulae and packaging, as well as to streamline our manufacturing processes. Spending on research and development was $34.8 million, $34.6 million and $35.7 million in fiscal 2025, fiscal 2024 and fiscal 2023, respectively, including product registration costs of $8.9 million, $9.0 million and $12.4 million, respectively. In addition to our own research and development activities, we actively seek ways to leverage the research and development activities of our suppliers and other business partners.

Regulatory Considerations

Laws and regulations in the United States and other countries affect the manufacture, sale, distribution, use and/or application of our products in several ways. For example, in the United States, all pesticide products must comply with the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (“FIFRA”), and most pesticide products require registration with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (the “U.S. EPA”) and similar state agencies before they can be sold or distributed. The use of certain pesticide products is also regulated by the U.S. EPA in addition to various local, state and federal environmental and/or public health agencies. These regulations may restrict or ban the use of certain ingredients or categories of products altogether. Analogous regulatory regimes apply to pesticides that we sell or distribute in other countries.

Fertilizer and growing media products are also subject to various laws and regulations, some of which require registration, mandate labeling requirements and/or govern the sale and distribution of the products. Our grass seed products are regulated in the U.S. by the Federal Seed Act and state regulations. In addition, governmental agencies regulate the disposal, transport, handling and storage of waste, the remediation of contaminated sites, air and water discharges from our facilities and workplace health and safety. Similar to pesticides, analogous international regulations apply to fertilizers, growing media and seeds that we sell or distribute outside of the United States.

Governmental authorities generally require operating facilities to obtain permits (sometimes on an annual basis) relating to site-specific conditions and/or activities. For example, permits must be obtained to harvest peat and to discharge storm water run-off or water pumped from peat deposits. In some locations, these facilities have been required to create water retention ponds to control the sediment content of discharged water. The permits typically specify the condition in which the property must be left after the peat is fully harvested, with the residual use typically being natural wetland habitats combined with open water areas.

Regulatory agencies around the world have been establishing programs and restrictions relating to preventing the release of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) into the air, drinking water systems and food supply and to expand cleanup efforts to remediate the impacts of PFAS pollution. In 2021, the federal government announced a multi-agency plan to address PFAS contamination nationwide. Further, in April 2024, the U.S. EPA designated two PFAS chemicals – perfluorooctanoic acid (“PFOA”) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (“PFOS”), including their salts and structural isomers – as hazardous substances under section 102(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (“CERCLA”), which could have wide-ranging impact on companies across industries. Further, many states have taken independent action to address PFAS ranging from appropriation bills for funding research to complete bans on any PFAS-containing products. Complicating this patchwork of state regulation is that various jurisdictions define PFAS differently with some definitions being comparatively broad. It is possible, therefore, that some of these actions will have an impact – direct or indirect – on our business.

Packaging has also become subject to increased governmental scrutiny. Several states in the U.S. have enacted legislation to reduce single use plastics and establish extended producer responsibility programs, which are designed to bolster the recycling industry by transferring the cost of packaging disposal to the manufacturers. Extended producer responsibility programs typically include targets and reporting responsibilities for, among other things, post-consumer recycling usage, compostable packaging, material reduction and refill strategies. Similar extended producer responsibility programs are active in several Canadian provinces.

The expansion of our business may expand the regulatory oversight to which we are subject. If we enter new product categories and/or new jurisdictions, we may become subject to additional applicable legal and regulatory requirements.

For more information regarding how compliance with local, state, federal and foreign laws and regulations may affect us, see “ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS — Risks Related to Regulation of Our Company — Compliance with environmental and other public health regulations or changes in such regulations or regulatory enforcement priorities could increase our costs of doing business or limit our ability to market certain products” of this Form 10-K.

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Regulatory Matters

We are subject to various regulatory proceedings, none of which are expected to be material to our business. At September 30, 2025, $3.1 million was accrued for environmental matters. During fiscal 2025, fiscal 2024 and fiscal 2023, we expensed $0.5 million, $0.1 million and $0.4 million, respectively, for such environmental matters. We had no material capital expenditures during the last three fiscal years related to environmental or regulatory matters.

Human Capital

We believe our culture and commitment to our associates provides unique value to us and our shareholders. Every associate, and every job, is important to our success and helping us achieve our purpose. We seek to create an environment that values the health, safety and wellness of our teams, and we work to equip them with the knowledge and skills to serve our business and develop in their careers.

This discussion includes information regarding human capital matters that we believe may be of interest to shareholders generally. We recognize that certain other stakeholders (such as customers, associates and non-governmental organizations) may be interested in more detailed information on these topics. We encourage you to review the “Supporting Our People” section of our 2025 Corporate Responsibility Report, located on our website at https://scottsmiraclegro.com/responsibility/environmental-social-and-governance, for more detailed information regarding our human capital programs and initiatives. The contents of our corporate website are not incorporated by reference in this Form 10-K or in any other report or document we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).

Associates

As of September 30, 2025, we employed approximately 5,200 associates. During peak sales and production periods in fiscal 2025, our workforce totaled approximately 6,900, comprised of approximately 5,900 associates including seasonal associates and approximately 1,000 in temporary labor. Included within these numbers, during fiscal 2025, we employed a total of approximately 2,100 full-time and seasonal in-store associates within the United States to help our retail partners merchandise our products in their lawn and garden departments directly to consumers.

Engagement

Our success depends on the engagement of our associates. To drive engagement, we take a purposeful approach focused on enhancing the associate experience centering on creating a positive workplace and fostering trust in leadership.

We recognize that two-way communication between our associates and our leadership team builds trust and improves collaboration and overall engagement. We gather formal and informal associate feedback through pulse surveys, leadership meetings and roundtable discussions. In fiscal 2024, we conducted a global associate engagement survey focused on employee experience that provided us with insight into both areas of strength and opportunities for improvement. We used the results from this survey to develop action plans to drive improvement. Another source of associate sentiment comes from exit interviews, when we ask for ratings, rankings and feedback from all salaried associates who voluntarily leave our organization. These inputs are shared with senior leadership and integrated into practice as human capital initiatives are deployed.

We believe that an informed workforce contributes to an engaged workforce. As such, we ensure that our associates have access to the information that we believe they need to understand business decisions, the reasons behind them and how they may be impacted. Recognizing there is value in hearing directly from our leadership team, we host Town Hall meetings each quarter to disseminate enterprise-wide information and enable direct communication between our leadership team and our associates.

Diversity

We value our associates’ diversity and encourage them to leverage their varied life experiences at our Company. This includes diversity in terms of gender, sexuality, race, thoughts, interests, languages, beliefs and more.

Our employee resource groups (“ERGs”) are voluntary, associate-led groups typically formed by people with a common affinity such as gender, race, national origin, sexual orientation, military status or other attributes. Each ERG establishes a mission to cultivate relationships through networking and develop talent through experiences, programs and mentoring. Our ERGs consist of Scotts Associate Board, Scotts Associates For A Greener Earth, Scotts Black Employees Network, Scotts Christian Fellowship, Scotts Gro-Masters, Scotts GroPride, Scotts Veterans Network, Scotts Women’s Network and Scotts Young Professionals.

Growth and Development

We create authentic learning opportunities for our associates to develop throughout their careers through our blended development model which consists of experiential learning, exposure and formal education. By embedding learning in day-to-day work, we encourage associates to embrace a growth mindset to promote personal and professional growth.

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We support associate development through cross-functional team assignments, expanded roles and rotational opportunities. Our ongoing development efforts expand knowledge, improve skills and capabilities and achieve competence in specific behaviors to meet performance expectations and prepare for future roles.

Our leadership team establishes enterprise goals, and each associate is asked to identify individual goals and align them to enterprise goals. This goal-setting exercise ensures all associates are aligned with Company objectives and establishes a foundation for individual growth and development.

Compensation and Benefits

We are committed to compensating our associates fairly and competitively based on their roles. Each year, we conduct an analysis of our compensation amounts and practices from external market and internal consistency perspectives to ensure our compensation decisions are fair and competitive, and we make adjustments to those amounts and practices as we deem appropriate.

We believe our associates should share our financial success. We accomplish this through our incentive plans and our profit-sharing program. These compensation programs enable us to reward associates, from frontline hourly associates to our leadership team, for their contributions when the Company achieves its operational or financial objectives.

Our benefit plans are designed to support total well-being, with healthcare coverage, wellness resources and supportive family leave and financial benefits. Of special note are our retirement benefits, with a 7.5 percent match on 401(k) contributions, and our discounted stock purchase plan that makes ownership of common shares of Scotts Miracle-Gro (“Common Shares”) more accessible by allowing associates to buy Common Shares at a 15 percent discount. We also support our associates family planning goals through fertility benefits, expert-led family planning resources and up to $30,000 in lifetime benefits for adoption or surrogacy expenses. Our family leave benefits include eight weeks of fully paid maternal leave and up to 10 weeks of bonding leave for all new parents.

Health and Safety

The health and safety of our associates is a key priority of our leadership team. We address associate health and safety through our Environmental Health and Safety (“EHS”) system which incorporates developed industry guidelines. Our “Plan-Do-Check-Act” strategy allows us to identify and address health and safety priorities. Our safety program encourages and enables associates to submit concerns and share feedback when they encounter behaviors and conditions that they perceive to be unsafe. Our EHS system also investigates and responds to associate concerns and incidents and mitigates risks to maintain and promote a safer workplace.

During new hire orientation, associates receive customized health and safety training based on job type and level. Our EHS training of supervisors focuses on knowledge of applicable regulations and necessary systems and leadership training elements so that each shift has a well-informed and capable safety leader. Our site leaders work to increase health and safety awareness through pre-shift meetings, tools and standards. These meetings provide an opportunity to voice and take ownership over health and safety concerns, encouraging each other to uphold a safe working environment.

To further mitigate risks and align all team members to our EHS system, we use compliance calendars that highlight important dates for EHS inspections and deadlines to meet voluntary and regulatory requirements. We assess our health and safety performance using an EHS scorecard composed of leading and lagging indicators. Our evaluation includes progress measurements for safety training, behavioral-based safety observations, near-miss reporting, total recordable incident rate and lost time accident rate.

Environmental, Social and Governance

Our Board of Directors has ultimate oversight for sustainability matters while the Nominating and Governance Committee receives quarterly environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) briefings. At the management level, our ESG Steering Committee is responsible for setting and driving progress toward our sustainability goals. This committee meets quarterly to review progress, set new program goals, benchmark peers and review third-party ESG assessments. The ESG Steering Committee contains two specialized subcommittees: the Climate Subcommittee and the Customer Sustainability Subcommittee. The Climate Subcommittee supports the ESG Steering Committee in managing our climate change-related impacts. The Customer Sustainability Subcommittee aligns customer sustainability-related requests or initiatives with our ESG program goals and disclosures to assist our retail partners with their own sustainability goals and prepare for future reporting.

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Our stakeholders, including shareholders, customers, suppliers, associates, communities as well as the environment and society, are essential to our business. We endeavor to make our workforce more inclusive, our business more sustainable and our communities more engaged by maintaining strong ESG practices. In fiscal 2025, we published our annual Corporate Responsibility Report, prepared in reference to the Global Reporting Initiative Standards (2021) and with consideration for the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board’s Chemicals industry standard, the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures and the California statutory greenhouse gas emission reporting requirements. The report maps our sustainability efforts to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and provides detailed information regarding our ESG strategy, focus areas and governance structure. Our ESG focus areas are Product Stewardship and Safety, Operations and Supply Chain, Associate Engagement and Wellness, Community Engagement and Governance and Transparency. We continue to benchmark, set and make progress towards goals and seek continuous improvement around these focus areas.

We publish our Corporate Responsibility Report and several ESG-related policies and statements on the ESG section of our corporate website, which is located at https://scottsmiraclegro.com/responsibility/environmental-social-and-governance. These policies and statements address environmental, health and safety and human rights concerns. We maintain a Supplier Code of Conduct that establishes the minimum standards that suppliers must satisfy to sell goods to or do business with us. Further ESG initiatives in fiscal 2025 included responding to the Carbon Disclosure Project’s climate change and water questionnaires. The contents of our corporate website are not incorporated by reference in this Form 10-K or in any other report or document we file with the SEC.

Website and General Information

We maintain a website at http://investor.scotts.com. Information on our websites will not be deemed incorporated by reference into, and do not form any part of, this Form 10-K or any other report or document that we file with or furnish to the SEC. We file reports with the SEC and make available, free of charge, on or through our website, our Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), as well as our proxy and information statements, as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file such material with, or furnish it to, the SEC.