ScottsMiracle-Gro Announces Timing of First Quarte

MARYSVILLE, Ohio, Jan. 09, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (NYSE: SMG ), the world’s largest marketer of branded consumer lawn and garden products, will release its first quarter financial results on Tuesday, January 31, 2017, prior to the opening of the U.S. financial markets. The Company will host a conference call to discuss those results at 8:30 a.m. EST.

To participate in the conference call, please call 888-668-1643 (Conference Code: 5660488).  A replay of the call can be heard by calling 888-203-1112.  The replay will be available for 30 days. 

A live webcast of the call and the press release will be available on Company’s investor relations website at http://investor.scotts.com .  An archive of the press release and any accompanying information will remain available for at least a 12-month period.

Reminder - Company to Host Analyst & Investor Day on February 21 The Company will host its annual Analyst & Investor Day on Tuesday, February 21, 2017, at the Boca Raton Marriott at Boca Center in Florida. The meeting will begin at 8:00 a.m. EST and will consist of a brief series of presentations, store walks at nearby retail locations, and a luncheon that includes a Q&A session with management. The presentations and Q&A session will be webcast live from the Company’s investor relations website at http://investor.scotts.com .

Institutional analysts and investors interested in attending the meeting should register through the Analyst & Investor Day event page also found on the Company’s investor relations website or by emailing investor@scotts.com . Deadline to RSVP is February 1.

About ScottsMiracle-Gro 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 near worldwide by Scotts and owned by Monsanto. In the U.S., we maintain a minority interest in TruGreen®, the largest residential lawn care service business, and in Bonnie Plants®, the largest marketer of edible gardening plants in retail channels.  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 .

Contact: Jim King Senior Vice President Chief Communications Officer 937-578-5622