Shareholder Information
World Headquarters
14111 Scottslawn Road
Marysville, Ohio 43041
(937) 644-0011
www.scotts.com
Annual Meeting
The annual meeting of shareholders will be held at The Berger Learning Center, 14111 Scottslawn Road, Marysville, Ohio 43041, on Thursday, January 26, 2006, at 10:00 a.m. (EST).
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NYSE Symbol
The common shares of The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol SMG. |
Transfer Agent and Registrar
National City Bank
Corporate Trust Operations
P.O. Box 92301
Cleveland, Ohio 44193-0900
Shareholder and Investor Relations Contacts
James D. King
Senior Director, Investor Relations and Corporate Communications
The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company
14111 Scottslawn Road
Marysville, Ohio 43041
(937) 644-0011
Dividends
On June 22, 2005, The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company announced that its Board of Directors had approved the establishment of a quarterly cash dividend. The $0.50 per share (adjusted for the 2-for-1 stock split distributed November 9, 2005) annual dividend is to be paid in quarterly increments beginning in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2005. The first and second of these quarterly dividends were paid on September 1, 2005 and December 1, 2005.
The payment of future dividends, if any, on common shares will be determined by the Board of Directors of The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company in light of conditions then existing, including the Company’s earnings, financial condition and capital requirements, restrictions in financing agreements, business conditions and other factors.
Stock Price Range*
The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company common shares have been publicly traded since January 31, 1992.
Fiscal year ended September 30, 2005 |
High |
Low |
First Quarter |
$36.83 |
$30.95 |
Secomnd Quarter |
$36.19 |
$33.29 |
Third Quarter |
$36.56 |
$33.55 |
Fourth Quarter |
$43.97 |
$36.19 |
Fiscal year ended September 30, 2004 |
High |
Low |
First Quarter |
$30.10 |
$27.63 |
Secomnd Quarter |
$31.98 |
$28.92 |
Third Quarter |
$34.28 |
$30.93 |
Fourth Quarter |
$32.10 |
$28.01 |
*Adjusted for stock split, November 9, 2005
Shareholders
As of November 17, 2005, there were approximately 42,500 shareholders, including holders of record and The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company’s estimate of beneficial holders.
Publications for Shareholders
In addition to this 2005 Annual Report, The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company informs shareholders about the Company through the Form 10-K Report, the Form 10-Q Reports, the Form 8-K Reports and the Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders and Proxy Statement.
Copies of any of these documents may be obtained without charge on our Investor Relations Web site at http://investor.scotts.com or by writing to:
The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company
Attention: Corporate Secretary
14111 Scottslawn Road
Marysville, Ohio 43041
Certifications
The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company has filed the certifications of its chief executive officer and its chief financial officer, required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as exhibits to its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2005.
On February 25, 2005, The Scotts Company, the public company predecessor to The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company, submitted to the New York Stock Exchange the annual certification of the chief executive officer of The Scotts Company required by Section 303A.12(a) of the New York Stock Exchange Listed Company Manual.
Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995:
Certain of the statements contained in this 2005 Annual Report, including, but not limited to, information regarding the future financial performance and financial condition of the Company, the plans and objectives of the Company’s management, and the Company’s assumptions regarding such performance and plans are forward- looking in nature. Actual results could differ materially from the forward-looking information in this 2005 Annual Report, due to a variety of factors. Additional detailed information concerning a number of the important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking information contained in this 2005 Annual Report is readily available in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2005, which is filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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