ScottsMiracle-Gro to Hold a Virtual Annual Meeting of Shareholders on January 29

MARYSVILLE, Ohio, Jan. 5, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company SMG, the world's largest marketer of branded consumer lawn and garden products, will hold its Annual Meeting of Shareholders at 9:00 a.m. ET on Thursday, January 29, 2015. This year's annual meeting will be a virtual meeting and shareholders will be able to participate, vote and submit questions during the virtual meeting.

A live audio webcast of the meeting will be available on the Investor Relations section of the Company's corporate website at http://investor.scotts.com. An archive of the webcast will be available on the website for at least 12 months.

About ScottsMiracle-Gro

With more than $2.8 billion in worldwide sales, The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company is the world's largest marketer of branded consumer products for lawn and garden care. The Company's brands are the most recognized in the industry. In the U.S., the Company's Scotts®, Miracle-Gro® and Ortho® brands are market-leading in their categories, as is the consumer Roundup® brand, which is marketed in North America and most of Europe exclusively by Scotts and owned by Monsanto. In the U.S., we operate Scotts LawnService®, the second largest residential lawn care service business. In Europe, the Company's brands include Weedol®, Pathclear®, Evergreen®, Levington®, Miracle-Gro®, KB®, Fertiligène® and Substral®. For additional information, visit us at www.scotts.com.