Document:

EX-4(A)

 

Exhibit 4(a)

Execution copy

JOINDER AGREEMENT

     JOINDER AGREEMENT, dated as of February 23, 2006, made by each of the corporations that are
signatories hereto (the “Subsidiary Borrowers”), in favor of JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as
administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”) for the several banks
and other financial institutions (the “Lenders”) from time to time parties to the Revolving
Credit Agreement, dated as of July 21, 2005, by and among The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company,
an Ohio corporation (the “Borrower” or “Scotts”), certain subsidiaries of the
Borrower from time to time parties thereto (the “Subsidiary Borrowers”), the several banks
and other financial institutions from time to time parties thereto (the “Lenders”), Bank of
America, N.A. and Citicorp North America, Inc., as Syndication Agents, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi
Trust Company, BNP Paribas, CoBank, ACB, Harris, N.A., Rabobank International, and Suntrust Bank,
as Documentation Agents (as amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time,
the “Credit Agreement”), together with any agreement extending the maturity of, or
restructuring, refunding, refinancing or increasing, all or any portion of the Indebtedness under
such agreement or any successor agreements (as so assumed, amended, supplemented, waived or
modified).

W I T N E S S E T H:

     WHEREAS, the parties to this Joinder Agreement wish to add a Subsidiary Borrower to the
Credit Agreement in the manner hereinafter set forth; and

     WHEREAS, this Joinder Agreement is entered into pursuant to subsection 10.1(b)(i) of the
Credit Agreement;

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

     1. The undersigned Subsidiary of Scotts, hereby acknowledges that it has received and
reviewed a copy of the Credit Agreement, and acknowledges and agrees
to: join the Credit Agreement as a Subsidiary Borrower, as indicated with its signature below; be bound
by all covenants, agreements and acknowledgments attributable to a Subsidiary Borrower in the
Credit Agreement; and perform all obligations and duties required of it by the Credit Agreement.

     2. The undersigned Subsidiary of Scotts hereby represents and warrants that the
representations and warranties with respect to it contained in Section 4 of the Credit Agreement
and each of the other Loan Documents to which such Subsidiary of Scotts is a party or which are
contained in any certificate furnished by or on behalf of such Subsidiary of Scotts are true and
correct on the date hereof.

 

 

     3. The address and jurisdiction of incorporation of the undersigned Subsidiary of Scotts is
set forth in Annex I to this Joinder Agreement.

     4. THIS JOINDER AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE
WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO THE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAWS
THEREOF.

 

 

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has caused this Joinder Agreement to be duly
executed and delivered in New York, New York by its proper and duly authorized officer as of the
date set forth below.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	SMG GROWING MEDIA, INC.,

as a Subsidiary Borrower

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Christopher L. Nagel
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Christopher L. Nagel 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Executive Vice President and CFO 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	THE SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO COMPANY

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Christopher L. Nagel
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Christopher L. Nagel 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Executive Vice President and CFO 	 
	 

ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED TO:

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,

as Administrative Agent

	 	 	 	 	 
	By:

	 	/s/ Randolph Cates
	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name: Randolph Cates	 	 
	 

	 	Title: Vice President	 	 

 

 

ANNEX I

14111 Scottslawn Road

Marysville, Ohio 43041

Organized in the State of Ohio

05/05/2006 — Columbus — 9893003EX-4(B)

 

Exhibit 4(b)

Execution copy

JOINDER AGREEMENT

     JOINDER AGREEMENT, dated as of February 23, 2006, made by each of the corporations that are
signatories hereto (the “Subsidiary Borrowers”), in favor of JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as
administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”) for the several banks
and other financial institutions (the “Lenders”) from time to time parties to the Revolving
Credit Agreement, dated as of July 21, 2005, by and among The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company,
an Ohio corporation (the “Borrower” or “Scotts”), certain subsidiaries of the
Borrower from time to time parties thereto (the “Subsidiary Borrowers”), the several banks
and other financial institutions from time to time parties thereto (the “Lenders”), Bank of
America, N.A. and Citicorp North America, Inc., as Syndication Agents, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi
Trust Company, BNP Paribas, CoBank, ACB, Harris, N.A., Rabobank International, and Suntrust Bank,
as Documentation Agents (as amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time,
the “Credit Agreement”), together with any agreement extending the maturity of, or
restructuring, refunding, refinancing or increasing, all or any portion of the Indebtedness under
such agreement or any successor agreements (as so assumed, amended, supplemented, waived or
modified).

W I T N E S S E T H:

     WHEREAS, the parties to this Joinder Agreement wish to add a Subsidiary Borrower to the
Credit Agreement in the manner hereinafter set forth; and

     WHEREAS, this Joinder Agreement is entered into pursuant to subsection 10.1(b)(i) of the
Credit Agreement;

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

     1. The undersigned Subsidiary of Scotts, hereby acknowledges that it has received and
reviewed a copy of the Credit Agreement, and acknowledges and agrees to: join the Credit
Agreement as a Subsidiary Borrower, as indicated with its signature below; be bound by all
covenants, agreements and acknowledgments attributable to a Subsidiary Borrower in the Credit
Agreement; and perform all obligations and duties required of it by the Credit Agreement.

     2. The undersigned Subsidiary of Scotts hereby represents and warrants that the
representations and warranties with respect to it contained in Section 4 of the Credit Agreement
and each of the other Loan Documents to which such Subsidiary of Scotts is a party or which are
contained in any certificate furnished by or on behalf of such Subsidiary of Scotts are true and
correct on the date hereof.

     3. The address and jurisdiction of incorporation of the undersigned Subsidiary of Scotts is
set forth in Annex I to this Joinder Agreement.

 

 

     4. THIS JOINDER AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE
WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO THE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAWS
THEREOF.

 

 

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has caused this Joinder Agreement to be duly
executed and delivered in New York, New York by its proper and duly authorized officer as of the
date set forth below.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	GUTWEIN & CO., INC.,

as a Subsidiary Borrower

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Christopher L. Nagel
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Christopher L. Nagel 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Executive Vice President and CFO 	 
	 
	 	THE SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO COMPANY

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Christopher L. Nagel
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Christopher L. Nagel 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Executive Vice President and CFO 	 
	 

ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED TO:

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,

as Administrative Agent

	 	 	 	 	 
	By:

	 	/s/ Randolph Cates
	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name: Randolph Cates	 	 
	 

	 	Title: Vice President	 	 

 

 

ANNEX I

14111 Scottslawn Road

Marysville, Ohio 43041

Organized in the State of Indiana

05/05/2006 — Columbus — 9893001EX-4(C)

 

Exhibit 4(c)

Execution copy

ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT

     This ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT, dated as of February 23, 2006, made by SMG Growing Media, Inc., an
Ohio corporation (“SMGGM”) and Rod McLellan Company, a California corporation
(“McLellan”, and together with SMGGM, collectively the “Additional Grantors”), in
favor of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the
“Administrative Agent”) for the banks and other financial institutions (the
“Lenders”) parties to the Credit Agreement referred to below. All capitalized terms not
defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in such Credit Agreement.

W I T N E S S E T H :

     WHEREAS, The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company, an Ohio corporation (the “Borrower”), the
Subsidiary Borrowers, the Lenders, the Administrative Agent, the Documentation Agent and the
Syndication Agent have entered into a Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of July 21, 2005 (as
amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”);

     WHEREAS, in connection with the Credit Agreement, the Borrower and certain of its Affiliates
(other than the Additional Grantors) have entered into the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement,
dated as of July 21, 2005 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the
“Guarantee and Collateral Agreement”) in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit
of the Lenders;

     WHEREAS, the Credit Agreement requires the Additional Grantors to become a party to the
Guarantee and Collateral Agreement; and

     WHEREAS, the Additional Grantors have agreed to execute and deliver this Assumption Agreement
in order that each become a party to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement;

     NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS AGREED:

     1. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement. By executing and delivering this Assumption
Agreement, the Additional Grantors, as provided in Section 9.14 of the Guarantee and Collateral
Agreement, hereby become parties to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement each as a Grantor
thereunder with the same force and effect as if each was originally named therein as a Grantor and,
without limiting the generality of the foregoing, hereby expressly assumes all obligations and
liabilities of a Grantor thereunder. The information set forth in Annex 1-A hereto is hereby added
to the information set forth in the Schedules to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement. The
Additional Grantors hereby represent and warrant that each of the representations and warranties
contained in Section 5 of the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement is true and correct on and as the
date hereof (after giving effect to this Assumption Agreement) as if made on and as of such date.

     2. Governing Law. THIS ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND
INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Assumption Agreement to be duly executed
and delivered as of the date first above written.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	SMG GROWING MEDIA, INC.

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Christopher L. Nagel
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Christopher L. Nagel 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Executive Vice President and CFO 	 
	 
	 	ROD MCLELLAN COMPANY

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Christopher L. Nagel
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Christopher L. Nagel 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Executive Vice President and CFO 	 

 

 

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Annex 1-A to

Assumption Agreement

Supplement to Schedule 1

Supplement to Schedule 2

Supplement to Schedule 3

Supplement to Schedule 4

05/05/2006 — Columbus — 9893774

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