SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO

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.