Undertaking to Furnish Debt Instruments Agreement – The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company to SEC (2017)
Summary
The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company, through this letter to the SEC, confirms that it has no outstanding long-term debt instruments exceeding 10% of its total consolidated assets, except those already filed or referenced in its 2017 Annual Report. The company agrees to provide the SEC with copies of any other relevant long-term debt agreements upon request, as required by SEC regulations. This ensures transparency regarding the company’s debt obligations for regulatory compliance.
EX-4.3 2 exhibit43smg930201710kfy17.htm EXHIBIT 4.3 Exhibit 

Exhibit 4.3
November 28, 2017
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, 2017 |
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, 2017 (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 ###-###-####
www.scotts.com
www.scotts.com