The Scotts Company Announces its Annual Shareholders Meeting and Webca

    Business Editors

    MARYSVILLE, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 21, 2005--The Scotts Company (NYSE:SMG), the world's largest marketer of branded consumer lawn and garden products, will hold its Annual Shareholders Meeting and webcast conference call on Thursday, January 27, 2005, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time.

    A live webcast of the call also will be available on the investor relations section of the Scotts' website at http://investor.scotts.com.

    Dedicated to a Beautiful World

    The Scotts Company is the world's largest marketer of branded consumer products for lawn and garden care, with a full range of products for professional horticulture as well. The Company owns the industry's most recognized brands. In the U.S., the Company's Scotts(R), Miracle-Gro(R) and Ortho(R) brands are market leading in their categories, as is the consumer Roundup(R) brand, which is marketed in North America and most of Europe exclusively by Scotts and owned by Monsanto. The Company also owns Smith & Hawken, a leading brand of garden-inspired products that includes pottery, watering equipment, gardening tools, outdoor furniture and live goods. In Europe, Scotts' brands include Weedol(R), Pathclear(R), Evergreen(R), Levington(R), Miracle-Gro(R), KB(R), Fertiligene(R) and Substral(R).

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CONTACT: The Scotts Company Jim King (Investor Relations), 937-578-5622 jking@scotts.com

KEYWORD: OHIO INDUSTRY KEYWORD: ENVIRONMENT CONSUMER/HOUSEHOLD RETAIL EARNINGS CONFERENCE CALLS SOURCE: The Scotts Company

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