The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company 11-K
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549
FORM 11-K
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ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
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FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006 |
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
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FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM TO |
COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 033-47073
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Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different from that of the
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The Scotts Company LLC Retirement Savings Plan
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Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of its
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The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company
(public company successor to The Scotts Company)
14111 Scottslawn Road
Marysville, Ohio 43041
REQUIRED INFORMATION
The following financial statements and supplemental schedule for The Scotts Company LLC
Retirement Savings Plan are being filed herewith:
Audited Financial Statements
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Financial Statements:
Statement of Net Assets Available for Benefits as of December 31, 2006 and 2005
Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits for the Years Ended December 31,
2006 and 2005
Notes to Financial Statements
Supplemental Schedule:
Schedule of Assets Held for Investment Purposes at End of Year
Note: Other supplemental schedules required by Section 252.103-10 of the Department
of Labors Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under ERISA have been
omitted because they are not applicable.
The following exhibit is being filed herewith:
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23.1
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Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Meaden & Moore, Ltd. |
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SIGNATURES
The Plan. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the trustees
(or other persons who administer the employee benefit plan) have duly caused this annual report to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.
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Date: June 27, 2007
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By:
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/s/ DAVID C. EVANS |
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Printed Name: David C. Evans |
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Title:
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Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer of The Scotts
Miracle-Gro Company |
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THE SCOTTS COMPANY LLC RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
INDEX TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2006 and 2005
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Financial Statements: |
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Supplemental Schedule |
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Exhibit 23.1 |
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Other supplement schedules required by Section 252.103-10 of the Department of
Labors Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure and ERISA have been omitted
because they are not applicable. |
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Participants and Administrator of
The Scotts Company LLC Retirement Savings Plan
Marysville, Ohio
We have audited the accompanying Statement of Net Assets Available for Benefits of THE SCOTTS COMPANY LLC RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN and the related Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005. These
financial statements are the responsibility of the Plans management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free
of material misstatement. The Plan is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit
procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Plans internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit includes examining, on a test
basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
During 2006, the Plan adopted FSP AAG INV-1 and SOP 94-4-1, Reporting of Fully Benefit-Responsive Investment Contracts Held by Certain Investment Companies Subject to the AICPA Investment Company Guide and Defined-Contribution Health and Welfare and Pension Plans.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of The Scotts Company LLC Retirement Savings Plan as of December 31, 2006 and 2005 and the changes in its net assets
available for benefits for the years then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Our audit was performed for the purpose of forming an opinion on the financial statements taken as a whole. The accompanying supplemental schedule of assets (held at end of year) as of December 31, 2006, is presented for the purposes of additional analysis and is
not a required part of the financial statements but is supplemental information required by the Department of Labors Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. The supplemental schedule is the
responsibility of the Plans management. The supplemental information has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in our audit of the financial statements and, in our opinion, is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the financial
statements taken as a whole.
MEADEN & MOORE, LTD.
Certified Public Accountants
June 1, 2007
Cleveland, Ohio
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STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
The Scotts Company LLC
Retirement Savings Plan
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December 31 |
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2006 |
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2005 |
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ASSETS |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
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953,912 |
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Receivables: |
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Employer contribution receivable |
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1,873 |
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305,639 |
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Employee contribution receivable |
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1,143 |
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237,689 |
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Other receivable |
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41,688 |
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127,923 |
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44,704 |
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671,251 |
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Investments, at fair value: |
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CRM Small Cap Value Fund |
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3,094,157 |
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2,309,992 |
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Dodge and Cox Stock Fund |
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15,501,108 |
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11,428,442 |
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EuroPacific Growth Fund-Class A |
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14,143,510 |
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9,270,707 |
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Fidelity Blue Chip Fund |
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21,493,816 |
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21,956,209 |
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Fidelity Contrafund |
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21,571,540 |
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19,167,892 |
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Fidelity Freedom Income Fund |
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819,344 |
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807,191 |
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Fidelity Freedom 2000 Fund |
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1,136,651 |
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1,223,988 |
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Fidelity Freedom 2010 Fund |
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4,489,628 |
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4,626,298 |
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Fidelity Freedom 2020 Fund |
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9,589,363 |
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7,965,984 |
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Fidelity Freedom 2030 Fund |
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5,735,821 |
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4,686,028 |
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Fidelity Freedom 2040 Fund |
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1,328,362 |
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709,986 |
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Fidelity Low Price Stock Fund |
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6,889,830 |
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6,191,564 |
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Fidelity Managed Income Portfolio |
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27,211,156 |
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22,850,956 |
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Fidelity Puritan Fund |
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24,388,839 |
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22,736,223 |
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Managers Special Equity Fund |
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13,559,000 |
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13,415,950 |
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PIMCO Total Return Fund |
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5,035,844 |
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5,449,207 |
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Spartan U.S. Equity Index Fund |
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20,253,923 |
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18,744,516 |
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The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company Common Shares |
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16,686,541 |
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13,850,226 |
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Participant Loans |
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5,190,321 |
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4,756,653 |
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Total Investments |
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218,118,754 |
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192,148,012 |
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Total Assets |
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218,163,458 |
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193,773,175 |
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LIABILITIES |
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Net Assets Available for Benefits at Fair Value |
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218,163,458 |
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193,773,175 |
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Adjustment from fair value to contract value for
fully benefit-responsive investment contracts |
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273,491 |
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259,419 |
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Net assets available for benefits |
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218,436,949 |
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194,032,594 |
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See accompanying notes.
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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
The Scotts Company LLC
Retirement Savings Plan
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Year Ended December 31 |
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2006 |
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2005 |
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Additions to Net Assets Attributed to: |
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Contributions: |
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Employer |
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10,258,531 |
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10,525,261 |
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Participant |
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10,752,334 |
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10,266,612 |
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Rollovers |
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1,023,783 |
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877,808 |
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22,034,648 |
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21,669,681 |
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Interest on participant loans |
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321,102 |
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231,534 |
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Interest income and dividends |
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11,897,580 |
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6,128,670 |
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Net appreciation of investments |
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10,714,247 |
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7,806,994 |
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Total Additions |
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44,967,577 |
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35,836,879 |
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Deductions from Net Assets Attributed to: |
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Benefits paid to participants |
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22,096,699 |
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33,448,728 |
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Other |
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37,498 |
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40,205 |
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Total Deductions |
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22,134,197 |
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33,488,933 |
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Net Increase before Plan Transfer |
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22,833,380 |
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2,347,946 |
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Plan Transfer |
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1,570,975 |
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3,205,516 |
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Net Assets Available for Benefits: |
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Beginning of Year |
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194,032,594 |
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188,479,132 |
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End of Year |
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218,436,949 |
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194,032,594 |
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See accompanying notes.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The Scotts Company LLC
Retirement Savings Plan
1 Description of Plan
The following description of The Scotts Company LLC Retirement Savings Plan (the Plan) provides only general information. Participants should refer to the Plan document for a complete description of the Plans provisions, such as eligibility, vesting, allocation and funding.
On March 18, 2005 (the Effective Time), The Scotts Company (Scotts) consummated the restructuring of Scotts corporate structure into a holding company structure by merging Scotts into a newly-created, wholly-owned, second-tier Ohio limited liability company subsidiary, The Scotts Company LLC (Scotts LLC), pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger,
dated as of December 13, 2004, by and among Scotts, Scotts LLC and The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (Scotts
Miracle-Gro). This merger is referred to as the Restructuring Merger.
Upon consummation of the Restructuring Merger,
each of Scotts common shares, without par value (the Scotts Common Shares), issued and outstanding immediately prior
to the Effective Time was automatically converted into one fully paid and nonassessable common share, without par value, of Scotts
Miracle-Gro (the Scotts Miracle-Gro Common Shares). Also, the entire class of Scotts Miracle-Gro Common Shares became registered under Section 12(b) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), in accordance with Rule 12g-3 under the Exchange Act. As a result of the Restructuring Merger, Scotts Miracle-Gro is the new parent holding company and the public company successor to Scotts. Scotts LLC is the successor to Scotts and is a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of Scotts Miracle-Gro.
As of the Effective Time, Scotts maintained
The Scotts Company Retirement Savings Plan (the Retirement Savings Plan). As of the Effective Time, Scotts LLC assumed
the obligations of Scotts under the Retirement Savings Plan. The Scotts Common Shares attributable to the accounts of participants
under the Retirement Savings Plan relating to common share units immediately prior to the Effective Time were, by virtue of the
Restructuring Merger, converted into the same
number of Scotts Miracle-Gro Common Shares and those Scotts Miracle-Gro Common Shares are attributable to the accounts of those
participants upon the same terms and subject to the same conditions as were in effect at the Effective Time.
All provisions of the Retirement Savings Plan remain the same following the Restructuring Merger, except that the Retirement Savings Plan has been amended to change the name of the Retirement Savings Plan from The Scotts Company Retirement Savings Plan to The Scotts Company LLC Retirement Savings Plan and to revise certain definitions and other provisions of the Retirement Savings Plan to reflect
the assumption of the Retirement Savings Plan by Scotts LLC and the
ability to invest in Scotts Miracle-Gro Common Shares instead of Scotts Common Shares under the Retirement Savings Plan. From and after the Effective Time, all amounts contributed to the Retirement Savings Plans Scotts Miracle-Gro Stock Fund will be invested in securities of Scotts Miracle-Gro.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The Scotts Company LLC
Retirement Savings Plan
1 Description of Plan, Continued
General:
The Plan is a defined contribution plan covering all eligible employees of The Scotts Company LLC (the Company) who meet the eligibility requirements. It is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA).
Eligibility:
Regular domestic employees of the Company are eligible to participate in the
Plan on the first day of the month immediately following their date of employment. Regular employees of EG Systems, Inc. doing
business as Scotts LawnService®, a subsidiary of the Company,
are eligible to receive base retirement contributions on the first day of the month after completing one year of eligibility
service and are eligible to make contributions and receive matching
contributions on the first day of the month after completing 60 days of service. Effective January 1, 2003, temporary employees are not eligible to participate in the Plan.
Employee Contributions:
The Plan provides for a participant to make pre-tax or after-tax contributions up to 75% of eligible wages, not to exceed the annual Internal Revenue Service (IRS) maximum deferral amount.
Employer Contributions:
The Plan provides a base retirement contribution for all eligible employees.
Generally, eligible employees receive an allocation equal to 2% of monthly compensation. This percentage increases to 4% when
employees year-to-date compensation exceeds 50% of the social security taxable wage base. The Company also matches
participant pre-tax contributions dollar for dollar for the first 3% of pay and matches $0.50 on the dollar for the next 2% of
participant pre-tax
contributions. Additionally, the Company remitted transitional contributions for 1998 to 2002 to certain participants who were
also participants of certain retirement plans previously sponsored by The Scotts Company or its subsidiaries.
Contributions are subject to limitations on annual additions and other limitations imposed by the Internal Revenue Code as defined in the Plan agreement.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The Scotts Company LLC
Retirement Savings Plan
1 Description of Plan, Continued
Participants Accounts:
401(k) Accounts Each participants account is credited with the participants elective contributions, employer matching contributions, earnings and losses thereon.
Rollover contributions from other Plans are also accepted, providing certain specified conditions are met.
Vesting:
All participants are immediately vested in their contributions plus actual earnings thereon. Matching and transition contributions made by the Company vest immediately. However, base contributions made by the Company vest after three years of service or immediately upon death or disability.
Forfeitures:
The nonvested portions of participant account balances are forfeitable and used to reduce employer contributions to the Plan. Plan forfeitures used totaled $411,470 and $10,717 for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
Participants Loans:
Loans are available to participants from their individual accounts subject to the terms of the Plan.
Other Plan Provisions:
Normal retirement age is 65, however, a participant may elect early retirement on or after age 55 and completing five years of vested service. The Plan also provides for in-service withdrawals for active employees under certain circumstances.
Payment of Benefits:
Participants are eligible to receive benefit payments upon termination, retirement, death or disability equal to the vested balance of the participants account as of the business day the trustee processes the distribution.
Hardship Withdrawals:
Hardship withdrawals are permitted in accordance with Internal Revenue Service guidelines.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The Scotts Company LLC
Retirement Savings Plan
1 Description of Plan, Continued
Investment Options:
Upon enrollment in the Plan, a participant may direct his or her contributions in any or all of the investment options under the Plan.
2 Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Accounting:
The financial statements of the Plan have been prepared on the accrual basis of accounting in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
Investments:
The Plans investments are stated at fair value. Quoted market prices are used to value investments. Shares of mutual funds are valued at the net asset value of shares held by the Plan at year end.
As described in Financial Accounting Standards Board Staff Position, FSP
AAG INV-1 and SOP 94-4-1, Reporting of Fully Benefit-Responsive Investment Contracts Held by Certain Investment Companies
Subject to the AICPA Investment Company Guide and Defined-Contribution Health and Welfare and Pension Plans (the FSP),
investment contracts held by a defined-contribution plan are required to be reported at fair value. However, contract value is
the relevant measurement
attribute for that portion of the net assets available for benefits of a defined-contribution plan attributable to fully
benefit-responsive investment contracts because contract value is the amount participants would receive if they were to
initiate permitted transactions under the terms of the Plan. As required by the FSP, the Statement of Net Assets Available
for Benefits presents the fair value of the investment contracts as well as the adjustment of the fully
benefit-responsive investment contracts from fair value to contract
value. The Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits is prepared on a contract value basis. The fair
value of the wrapper investment is calculated by discounting the
related cash flows based on current yields of similar instruments with comparable durations.
Participants loans are valued at their outstanding balances, which approximates fair value.
Cash equivalents include short-term investments with original term to maturity of 90 days or less. Cost approximates fair value.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The Scotts Company LLC
Retirement Savings Plan
2 Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, Continued
Investments, Continued:
The Plan presents in the statements of changes in net assets available for benefits the net appreciation (depreciation) in the fair value of its investments, which consists of the realized gains or losses and the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on those investments. Gains and losses on sales of investments are based on the average cost method.
Use of Estimates:
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles requires the Plan to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of net assets
available for benefits at the date of the financial statements, changes in net assets available for benefits during the reporting
period and, when applicable, disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements. Actual
results could
differ from those estimates.
Payments of Benefits:
Benefits are recorded when paid.
Administrative Fees:
The Company pays for all administrative fees except those that are participant specific, such as loan establishment and maintenance fees.
Risks and Uncertainties:
The Plan provides for various investment options, which are subject to
various risks, such as interest rate, market and credit risks. Due to the level of risk associated with certain investment
securities, it is at least reasonably possible that changes in the values of investment securities will occur in the near
term and that such changes could materially affect participant account balances and the amounts reported in the statement
of net assets available for benefits.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The Scotts Company LLC
Retirement Savings Plan
3 Investments
The following fair values of the investments individually represent 5% or more of net assets available for benefits as of December 31:
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2006 |
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2005 |
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Dodge and Cox Stock Fund |
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$ |
15,501,108 |
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$ |
11,428,442 |
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EuroPacific Growth Fund-Class A |
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$ |
14,143,510 |
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Fidelity Blue Chip Fund |
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$ |
21,493,816 |
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$ |
21,956,209 |
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Fidelity Contrafund |
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$ |
21,571,540 |
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$ |
19,167,892 |
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Fidelity Managed Income Portfolio |
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$ |
27,211,156 |
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$ |
22,850,956 |
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Fidelity Puritan Fund |
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$ |
24,388,839 |
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$ |
22,736,223 |
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Managers Special Equity Fund |
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$ |
13,559,000 |
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$ |
13,415,950 |
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Spartan U.S. Equity Index Fund |
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$ |
20,253,923 |
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$ |
18,744,516 |
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The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company Common Shares |
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$ |
16,686,541 |
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$ |
13,850,226 |
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* Did not meet 5% threshold for the year ended December 31, 2005
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The Scotts Company LLC
Retirement Savings Plan
4 Investment Contract with Fidelity Trust Company
The Plan holds a stable value investment contract, Fidelity Managed
Income Portfolio, (the Portfolio) with Fidelity Investments, the trustee. The Portfolio is an open-end commingled pool dedicated exclusively to the management of assets
of defined contribution plans. The Portfolio invests in underlying assets (typically fixed-income securities or bond funds and may include derivative instruments such as futures contracts and swap agreements) and enters into wrapper contracts issued by a third party. The account is
credited with earnings on the underlying investments and charged for participant withdrawals and administrative expenses. The wrap issuer agrees to pay the Portfolio an amount sufficient to cover unitholder redemptions and certain other payments (such as portfolio expenses), provided all the
terms of the wrap contract have been met. Wrappers are normally purchased from issuers rated in the top three long-term rating categories (A- or the equivalent and above).
As described in Note 2, because the stable value investment contract is fully benefit-responsive, contract value is the relevant measurement attribute for that portion of the net assets available for benefits attributable to the stable value investment contract. Contract value, as reported
by Fidelity, represents contributions made under the contract, plus earnings, less participant withdrawals and administrative expenses. Participants may ordinarily direct the withdrawal or transfer of all or a portion of their investment at contract value.
There are no reserves against contract value for credit risk of the contract issuer or otherwise. The crediting interest rate is based on a formula agreed upon with the issuer. Such interest rates are reviewed on a quarterly basis for resetting.
Certain events limit the ability of the Plan to transact at contract value with the issuer. Such events include the following: (1) amendments to the Plan documents (including complete or partial plan termination or merger with another plan), (2) changes to Plans prohibition on competing
investment options or deletion of equity wash provisions, (3) bankruptcy of the Plan sponsor or other Plan sponsor events (for example, divestitures or spin-offs of a subsidiary) that cause a significant withdrawal from the Plan, or (4) the failure of the trust to qualify for exemption from
federal income taxes or any required prohibited transaction exemption under Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. The Plan administrator does not believe that the occurrence of any such value event, which would limit the Plans ability to transact at contract value with
participants, is probable.
The guaranteed bank investment contract does not permit Fidelity to terminate the agreement prior to the scheduled maturity date.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The Scotts Company LLC
Retirement Savings Plan
4 Investment Contract with Fidelity Trust Company, Continued
The following are the average yields for the guaranteed bank investment contract for 2006 and 2005:
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2006 |
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2005 |
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Average Yields: |
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Based on actual earnings |
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3.90 |
% |
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3.72 |
% |
Based on interest rates credited to participants |
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4.27 |
% |
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3.65 |
% |
5 Tax Status
The Plan obtained a determination letter dated September 24, 2003, in which the Internal Revenue Service stated that the Plan, as amended through February 4, 2002, was in compliance with the applicable requirements of the Internal Revenue Code. The Plan administrator, the Company and the
Plans legal counsel believe that the Plan is designed and has been operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the Internal Revenue Code. On January 31, 2007, the Company applied for a new determination letter to cover all amendments to the Plan subsequent to February 4,
2002.
6 Plan Termination
Although it has not expressed any intent to do so, the Company has the right under the Plan to terminate the Plan or its contributions subject to the provisions of ERISA. In the event the Plan is terminated, participants will become fully vested in their accounts.
7 Reconciliation of Financial Statements to Form 5500
The following is a reconciliation of net assets available for benefits per the financial statements to the Form 5500:
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December 31, |
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2006 |
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Net assets available for benefits per the
financial statements |
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$ |
218,436,949 |
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Adjustment from fair value to contract value for
fully benefit-responsive investment contracts |
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(273,491 |
) |
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Rounding |
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(3 |
) |
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Net assets available for benefits per the
Form 5500 |
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$ |
218,163,455 |
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The Scotts Company LLC
Retirement Savings Plan
7 Reconciliation of Financial Statements to Form 5500, Continued
The following is a reconciliation of investment income per the financial statements to the Form 5500. Form 5500 does not report on a comparative basis, therefore, December 31, 2005 does not change.
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Year Ended December 31 |
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2006 |
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Investment income per the financial statements |
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$ |
22,932,929 |
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Adjustment from fair value to contract value for
fully benefit-responsive investment contracts |
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(273,491 |
) |
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Rounding |
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(4 |
) |
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Net investment income per the Form 5500 |
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$ |
22,659,434 |
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8 Party-in-Interest Transactions
Certain Plan investments are shares of mutual funds managed by Fidelity, the Trustee as defined by the Plan and therefore, these transactions qualify as party-in-interest. Usual and customary fees were paid by the mutual fund for the investment management services.
9 Transfers into the Plan
On June 1, 2006, the Morning Song Wild Bird Food 401(k) Savings Retirement Plan (Morning Song Plan) transferred its net assets into the Plan in the amount of $1,570,975. Prior to the merger, the Morning Song Plan covered eligible employees of Gutwein & Co., Inc. Also, the Plan was amended
so that the participants of the Morning Song Plan could immediately participant in the Plan. On December 30, 2005, the Rod McLellan Company 401(k) Plan (RMC Plan) transferred its net assets into the Plan in the amount of $3,205,516. Prior to the merger, the RMC Plan covered eligible
employees of the Rod McLellan Company. Also, the Plan was amended so that the participants of the RMC Plan could immediately participate in the Plan.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The Scotts Company LLC
Retirement Savings Plan
10 Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued SFAS 157, Fair Value Measurements. SFAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. The Plan will be required to adopt SFAS 157 no later
than January 1, 2008. The effect of this pronouncement on these financial statements has not been determined.
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SCHEDULE OF ASSETS HELD FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES AT END OF YEAR
Form 5500, Schedule H, Part IV, Line 4i
The Scotts Company LLC
Retirement Savings Plan
EIN 31-1414921
Plan Number 001
December 31, 2006
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(b) Identity of Issue, |
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(c) Description of Investment Including |
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(e) |
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Borrower, Lessor, |
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Maturity Date, Rate of Interest, |
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(d) |
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Current |
(a) |
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or Similar Party |
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Collateral, Par or Maturity Value |
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Cost |
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Value |
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CRM Small Cap Value Fund
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Registered Investment Company
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N/A
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$ |
3,094,157 |
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Dodge and Cox Stock Fund
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Registered Investment Company
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N/A
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$ |
15,501,108 |
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EuroPacific Growth Fund-Class A
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Registered Investment Company
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N/A
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$ |
14,143,510 |
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*
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Fidelity Blue Chip Fund
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Registered Investment Company
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N/A
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$ |
21,493,816 |
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*
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Fidelity Contrafund
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Registered Investment Company
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N/A
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$ |
21,571,540 |
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*
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Fidelity Freedom Income Fund
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Registered Investment Company
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N/A
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$ |
819,344 |
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*
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Fidelity Freedom 2000 Fund
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Registered Investment Company
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N/A
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$ |
1,136,651 |
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*
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Fidelity Freedom 2010 Fund
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Registered Investment Company
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N/A
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$ |
4,489,628 |
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*
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Fidelity Freedom 2020 Fund
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Registered Investment Company
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N/A
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$ |
9,589,363 |
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*
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Fidelity Freedom 2030 Fund
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Registered Investment Company
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N/A
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$ |
5,735,821 |
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*
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Fidelity Freedom 2040 Fund
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Registered Investment Company
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N/A
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$ |
1,328,362 |
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*
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Fidelity Low Price Stock Fund
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Registered Investment Company
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N/A
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$ |
6,889,830 |
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*
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Fidelity Managed Income Portfolio
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Common Collective Trust
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N/A
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$ |
27,211,156 |
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*
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Fidelity Puritan Fund
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Registered Investment Company
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N/A
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$ |
24,388,839 |
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Managers Special Equity Fund
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Registered Investment Company
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N/A
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$ |
13,559,000 |
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PIMCO Total Return Fund
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Registered Investment Company
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N/A
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$ |
5,035,844 |
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Spartan U.S. Equity Index Fund
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Registered Investment Company
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N/A
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$ |
20,253,923 |
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*
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The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company Common Shares
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Employer Securities
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N/A
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$ |
16,686,541 |
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*
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Participant Loans
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Notes receivable (interest at rates
ranging from 5.0% to
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N/A
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$ |
5,190,321 |
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10% due through June 11, 2012)
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$ |
218,118,754 |
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* |
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Party-in-interest to the Plan. |
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THE SCOTTS COMPANY LLC RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 11-K
FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
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EXHIBIT
NO. |
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DESCRIPTION |
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23.1
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Consent of Independent Registered
Public
Accounting Firm Meaden & Moore, Ltd. |
19
Exhibit 23.1
Exhibit 23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (No. 033-47073) of The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company of our
report dated June 1, 2007 relating to the financial statements and supplemental
schedule of The Scotts Company LLC Retirement Savings Plan as of and for the
years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, which appears in this Form 11-K.
\s\ Meaden & Moore, Ltd
Cleveland,
Ohio
June 25, 2007