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Exhibit

Exhibit 4.1(f)

	
	
	 

THE SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO COMPANY, as Issuer 

THE GUARANTORS PARTY HERETO, as Guarantors

AND

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,  
as Trustee

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6.625% Senior Notes due 2020

FIFTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE DATED AS OF 

October 26, 2015

TO THE INDENTURE DATED AS OF 

December 16, 2010

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FIFTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

This FIFTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of October 26, 2015 (this “Fifth Supplemental Indenture”), is by and among The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company, an Ohio corporation (such corporation and any successor, the “Company”), the existing Guarantors (as defined in the Indenture referred to herein) (the “Existing Guarantors”), HGCI, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“HGCI”), GenSource, Inc., an Ohio corporation (“GenSource,” and together with HGCI, the “New Guarantors”), and U.S. Bank National Association, a national banking association, as trustee under the Indenture referred to herein (such corporation and any successor, the “Trustee”).  The New Guarantors and the Existing Guarantors are sometimes referred to collectively herein as the “Guarantors,” or individually as a “Guarantor.”

WITNESSETH:

WHEREAS, the Company, the Existing Guarantors and the Trustee are parties to an indenture, dated as of December 16, 2010, as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture dated as of September 28, 2011, by and among the Company, the subsidiary guarantors named therein and the Trustee, as further supplemented by the Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 30, 2013, by and among the Company, the subsidiary guarantors named therein and the Trustee, as further supplemented by the Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of February 25, 2014, by and among the Company, the subsidiary guarantors named therein and the Trustee, and as further supplemented by the Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 27, 2015, by and among the Company, the subsidiary guarantors named therein and the Trustee (as so supplemented, the “Indenture”), relating to the Company’s 6.625% Senior Notes due 2020 (the “Securities”);

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 9.01(5) of the Indenture, without the consent of any Holders, the Company, when authorized by a Board Resolution, and the Trustee, at any time and from time to time, may enter into one or more supplemental indentures, in form satisfactory to the Trustee, to add any Person as a Guarantor; and

WHEREAS, all conditions precedent provided for in the Indenture relating to this Fifth Supplemental Indenture have been complied with.

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the New Guarantors, the Existing Guarantors, the Company and the Trustee mutually covenant and agree for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Securities as follows:

1.    Definitions.  Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.

2.    Joinder of New Guarantors.  The New Guarantors hereby join in the Indenture as a “Guarantor” thereunder.  The New Guarantors hereby assume the duties and obligations of Guarantors under the Indenture.  The New Guarantors agree to keep and perform all of the covenants, obligations and conditions of Guarantors under the Indenture, on the terms and subject to the 

conditions set forth in Article X of the Indenture, and to be bound by all other applicable provisions of the Indenture.  Upon request from time to time by the Trustee, the New Guarantors shall execute and deliver to the Trustee a notation relating to the New Guarantors’ Guarantee, substantially in the form attached as Exhibit E to the Indenture.

3.    Effect of Fifth Supplemental Indenture.  Except as amended by this Fifth Supplemental Indenture, the terms and provisions of the Indenture shall remain in full force and effect.

4.    Governing Law.  THE INTERNAL LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL GOVERN AND BE USED TO CONSTRUE THIS FIFTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW TO THE EXTENT THAT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION WOULD BE REQUIRED THEREBY.

5.    Counterparts.  The parties may sign any number of copies of this Fifth Supplemental Indenture.  Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement.  This Fifth Supplemental Indenture may be executed in multiple counterparts which, when taken together, shall constitute one instrument.

6.    Effect of Headings.  The section headings herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.

7.    Trustee.  Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, no duties, responsibilities or liabilities are assumed, or shall be construed to be assumed, by the Trustee by reason of this Fifth Supplemental Indenture.  This Fifth Supplemental Indenture is executed and accepted by the Trustee subject to all the terms and conditions set forth in the Indenture.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Fifth Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed and delivered all as of the day and year first above written.

	
	
	COMPANY:

THE SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO COMPANY

By:     /s/ THOMAS RANDAL COLEMAN      
Name:   Thomas Randal Coleman
Title:   Executive Vice President and Chief Financial    Officer

	 

	 

	NEW GUARANTORS: 

HGCI, INC.

By:    /s/ AIMEE M. DELUCA      
Name:   Aimee M. DeLuca
Title:   Vice President 

	 

	 

	GENSOURCE, INC.

By:    /s/ MARK J. WEAVER      
Name:   Mark J. Weaver
Title:   Treasurer

	 

	 

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	EXISTING GUARANTORS:

EG SYSTEMS, INC.
GUTWEIN & CO., INC.
HYPONEX CORPORATION
MIRACLE-GRO LAWN PRODUCTS, INC.
ROD MCLELLAN COMPANY
SANFORD SCIENTIFIC, INC.
SCOTTS TEMECULA OPERATIONS, LLC
SCOTTS MANUFACTURING COMPANY
SCOTTS PRODUCTS CO.
SCOTTS PROFESSIONAL PRODUCTS CO.
SMG GROWING MEDIA, INC.
SMGM LLC
THE SCOTTS COMPANY LLC

By:    /s/ THOMAS RANDAL COLEMAN      
Name:   Thomas Randal Coleman
Title:   Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

	 

	 

	SLS FRANCHISE SYSTEMS LLC

By:     /s/ ROBERT WALTER      
Name:   Robert Walter
Title:    Vice President and Treasurer

	 

	 

	HAWTHORNE HYDROPONICS LLC
THE HAWTHORNE GARDENING COMPANY

By:     /s/ MARK J. WEAVER      
Name:   Mark J. Weaver
Title:   Vice President and Treasurer

	 

	 

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	OMS INVESTMENTS, INC.
SWISS FARMS PRODUCTS, INC.
SCOTTS-SIERRA INVESTMENTS, LLC

By:    /s/ AIMEE M. DELUCA      
Name:   Aimee M. DeLuca
Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer

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	TRUSTEE:

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

By:    /s/ KATHERINE ESBER      
Name:   Katherine Esber
Title:   Vice President

S-4Exhibit

Exhibit 4.3

November 24, 2015 

Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C.  20549

		
	Re:
	The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company – Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2015 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company, an Ohio corporation (“Scotts Miracle-Gro”), is today filing its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2015 (the “Form 10-K”).

Neither Scotts Miracle-Gro nor any of its consolidated subsidiaries has outstanding any instrument or agreement with respect to its long-term debt, other than those filed or incorporated by reference as an exhibit to the Form 10-K, under which the total amount of long-term debt authorized exceeds ten percent (10%) of the total assets of Scotts Miracle-Gro and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis.  In accordance with the provisions of Item 601(b)(4)(iii) of SEC Regulation S-K, Scotts Miracle-Gro hereby agrees to furnish to the SEC, upon request, a copy of each such instrument or agreement defining the rights of holders of long-term debt of Scotts Miracle-Gro or the rights of holders of long-term debt of one of Scotts Miracle-Gro’s consolidated subsidiaries, in each case which is not being filed or incorporated by reference as an exhibit to the Form 10-K.

Very truly yours,

THE SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO COMPANY

/s/ THOMAS RANDAL COLEMAN

Thomas Randal Coleman
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

14111 Scottslawn Road Marysville, OH 43041 937-644-0011     
www.scotts.comExhibit

Exhibit 10.7(d)

Executive Officers of
The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company
who are parties to form of
Employee Confidentiality, Noncompetition,
Nonsolicitation Agreement for employees
participating in The Scotts Company LLC
Amended and Restated Executive Incentive Plan

	
			
	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	Date of Employee Confidentiality,

	Name and Principal Position
	 
	Noncompetition, Nonsolicitation

	with The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company
	 
	Agreement

	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	 

	Thomas Randal Coleman, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
	 
	May 15, 2006

	 
	 
	 

	Michael C. Lukemire, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
	 
	June 26, 2006

	 
	 
	 

	Ivan C. Smith, Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer
	 
	June 26, 2006

	 
	 
	 

	Denise S. Stump, Executive Vice President, Global Human Resources and Chief Ethics Officer
	 
	August 8, 2006Exhibit

Exhibit 10.11(c)

Executive Officers of
The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company
who are parties to form of
Tier 1 Participation Agreement under
The Scotts Company LLC Executive Severance Plan

	
			
	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	Effective Date of

	Name and Principal Position
	 
	Tier 1 Participation

	with The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company
	 
	Agreement

	 
	 
	 

	Denise S. Stump, Executive Vice President, Global Human Resources and Chief Ethics Officer
	 
	November 5, 2011

	 
	 
	 

	Michael C. Lukemire, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
	 
	April 26, 2012

	 
	 
	 

	Ivan C. Smith, Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer
	 
	July 10, 2013

	 
	 
	 

	Thomas Randal Coleman, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
	 
	April 15, 2014

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