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Second Supplemental Indenture

 Exhibit 4.1(c) 
 EXECUTION VERSION 
  

 
  

 
 THE SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO COMPANY,
as Issuer 
 THE GUARANTORS PARTY HERETO, as Guarantors 
 AND 
 U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, 

as Trustee 
  

 
 7.25% Senior
Notes due 2018 
  
 SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE DATED AS OF

 September 28, 2011 
 TO THE INDENTURE DATED AS OF 
 January 14, 2010 

 
  

 
  
  

 
  

 SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE 

This SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of September 28, 2011 (this “Second 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”), SMG Brands, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “New Guarantor”), 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 Guarantor 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 January 14,
2010, as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of January 14, 2010 (the “First Supplemental Indenture”), by and among the Company, the Existing Guarantees and the Trustee (as so supplemented, the
“Indenture”) relating to the Company’s 7.25% Senior Notes due 2018 (the “Securities”); 
 WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 11.01(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 Second 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 Guarantor, 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 Guarantor. The New Guarantor hereby joins in the Indenture as a
“Guarantor” thereunder. The New Guarantor hereby assumes the duties and obligations of a Guarantor under the Indenture. The New Guarantor agrees to keep and perform all of the covenants, obligations and conditions of a Guarantor under the
Indenture, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in Article Seventeen 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 Guarantor shall
execute and deliver to the Trustee a notation relating to the New Guarantor’s Guarantee, substantially in the form attached to the supplemental indenture for the applicable Debt Securities. 

3. Effect of Second Supplemental Indenture. Except as amended by this Second 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 SECOND 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 Second Supplemental Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement. This
Second 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 Second Supplemental Indenture. This Second 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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 2 

 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Second 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/ David C. Evans

	 Name:
	 	 David C. Evans

	 Title:
	 	 Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President, Strategy and Business Development

  

			
	 NEW GUARANTOR:

	
	 SMG BRANDS, INC.

		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ Aimee M. DeLuca

	 Name:
	 	 Aimee M. DeLuca

	 Title:
	 	 President and CEO

  

	
	 EXISTING GUARANTORS:

	
	 EG SYSTEMS, INC., DBA SCOTTS LAWNSERVICE

	 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.
 SCOTTS-SIERRA INVESTMENTS, INC.
 SMG GROWING MEDIA, INC.

  

			
	 By:
	 	 /s/ David C. Evans

	 Name:
	 	 David C. Evans

	 Title:
	 	 Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

  

  
 SECOND
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE SIGNATURE PAGE 
 S-1 

 
			
	 THE SCOTTS COMPANY LLC

		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ David C. Evans

	 Name:
	 	 David C. Evans

	 Title:
	 	 Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President, Strategy and Business Development

	
	 OMS INVESTMENTS, INC.

	 SWISS FARMS PRODUCTS, INC.

		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ Aimee M. DeLuca

	 Name:
	 	 Aimee M. DeLuca

	 Title:
	 	 President and CEO

	
	 TRUSTEE:

	
	 U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ Scott Miller

	 Name:
	 	 Scott Miller

	 Title:
	 	 Vice President

  
 SECOND
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE SIGNATURE PAGE 
 S-2First Supplemental Indenture

 Exhibit 4.2(b) 
 EXECUTION VERSION 
  

 
  

 
 THE SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO COMPANY,
as Issuer 
 THE GUARANTORS PARTY HERETO, as Guarantors 
 AND 
 U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, 

as Trustee 
  

 
 6.625% Senior
Notes due 2020 
 FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE DATED AS OF 

September 28, 2011 
 TO THE INDENTURE DATED AS OF 
 December 16, 2010 

 
  

 
  
  

 

 FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE 

This FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of September 28, 2011 (this “First 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”), SMG Brands, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “New Guarantor”), 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 Guarantor 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 (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 First 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 Guarantor, 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 Guarantor. The New Guarantor hereby joins in the Indenture as a
“Guarantor” thereunder. The New Guarantor hereby assumes the duties and obligations of a Guarantor under the Indenture. The New Guarantor agrees to keep and perform all of the covenants, obligations and conditions of a Guarantor 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 Guarantor shall execute and
deliver to the Trustee a notation relating to the New Guarantor’s Guarantee, substantially in the form attached as Exhibit E to the Indenture. 
 3. Effect of First Supplemental Indenture. Except as amended by this First 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 FIRST
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
First Supplemental Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement. This First 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 First Supplemental Indenture. This First 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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 2 

 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this First 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/ David C. Evans

	 Name:
	 	 David C. Evans

	 Title:
	 	 Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President, Strategy and Business
Development

  

			
	 NEW GUARANTOR:

	
	 SMG BRANDS, INC.

		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ Aimee M. DeLuca

	 Name:
	 	 Aimee M. DeLuca

	 Title:
	 	 President and CEO

 

	
	 EXISTING GUARANTORS:

	
	 EG SYSTEMS, INC., DBA SCOTTS LAWNSERVICE

	 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.

	 SCOTTS-SIERRA INVESTMENTS, INC.

	 SMG GROWING MEDIA, INC.

 

			
	 By:
	 	 /s/ David C. Evans

	 Name:
	 	 David C. Evans

	 Title:
	 	 Executive Vice President and Chief Financial

		 	 Officer

  

  
 FIRST
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE SIGNATURE PAGE 
 S-1 

 
			
	 THE SCOTTS COMPANY LLC

		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ David C. Evans

	 Name:
	 	 David C. Evans

	 Title:
	 	 Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice

		 	 President, Strategy and Business Development

	
	 OMS INVESTMENTS, INC.
 SWISS FARMS PRODUCTS, INC.

		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ Aimee M. DeLuca

	 Name:
	 	 Aimee M. DeLuca

	 Title:
	 	 President and CEO

	
	 TRUSTEE:

	
	 U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ Scott Miller

	 Name:
	 	 Scott Miller

	 Title:
	 	 Vice President

  
 FIRST
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE SIGNATURE PAGE 
 S-2

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