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Registration No. 333-163330
 
 
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM T-1
STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY
UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939
OF A CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE
     
þ   CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO SECTION 305(b)(2)
 
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)
31-0841368
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
     
800 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, Minnesota   55402
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)
Scott Miller
U.S. Bank National Association
10 West Broad Street
Columbus, OH 43215
(614) 849-3402

(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
 
The Scotts-Miracle Gro Company*
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
     
Ohio   31-1414921
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
     
14111 Scottslawn Road, Marysville, Ohio   43041
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)
 
Senior Debt Securities
Guarantees of Senior Debt Securities

(Title of the indenture securities)
 
*   See Table of Additional Obligors on following page
 
 

 


 

TABLE OF ADDITIONAL OBLIGORS
         
    State or Other Jurisdiction    
Exact Name of Additional Obligor as   of Incorporation or   I.R.S. Employer
Specified in its Charter(1)   Organization   Identification Number
 
       
EG Systems, Inc.(1)
  Indiana   35-1937875
 
       
Gutwein & Co., Inc.(1)
  Indiana   35-0864689
 
       
Hyponex Corporation(1)
  Delaware   31-1254519
 
       
Miracle-Gro Lawn Products, Inc.(1)
  New York   11-3186421
 
       
OMS Investments, Inc.(2)
  Delaware   51-0357374
 
       
Rod McLellan Company(1)
  California   94-1439564
 
       
Sanford Scientific, Inc.(1)
  New York   16-1279959
 
       
Scotts Manufacturing Company(1)
  Delaware   42-1508875
 
       
Scotts Products Co.(1)
  Ohio   31-1269080
 
       
Scotts Professional Products Co.(1)
  Ohio   31-1269066
 
       
Scotts-Sierra Crop Protection Company(1)
  California   77-0153275
 
       
Scotts-Sierra Horticultural Products Company(1)
  California   94-1634227
 
       
Scotts-Sierra Investments, Inc.(3)
  Delaware   51-0371209
 
       
Scotts Temecula Operations, LLC(1)
  Delaware   33-0978312
 
       
SMG Growing Media, Inc.(1)
  Ohio   20-3544126
 
       
Smith & Hawken, Ltd.(1)
  Delaware   06-1359589
 
       
Swiss Farms Products, Inc.(4)
  Delaware   88-0407223
 
       
The Scotts Company LLC(1)
  Ohio   31-1414921
 
(1)   The address, including zip code, of the principal executive offices for this additional obligor is c/o The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company, 14111 Scottslawn Road, Marysville, Ohio 43041.
 
(2)   The address, including zip code, of the principal executive offices for this additional obligor is 10250 Constellation Place, Suite 2800, Los Angeles, California 90067.
 
(3)   The address, including zip code, of the principal executive offices for this additional obligor is 1105 North Market Street Wilmington, Delaware 19899.
 
(4)   The address, including zip code, of the principal executive offices for this additional obligor is 3993 Howard Hughes Parkway, Suite 250, Las Vegas, Nevada 89169.

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FORM T-1
Item 1.   GENERAL INFORMATION. Furnish the following information as to the trustee:
  a)   Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which it is subject.
 
      Comptroller of the Currency
Washington, D.C.
 
  b)   Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.
 
      Yes
Item 2.   AFFILIATIONS WITH OBLIGOR. If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such affiliation.
 
    None
Items 3-15.   Items 3-15 are not applicable because, to the best of the trustee’s knowledge, the obligor is not in default under any indenture for which the trustee acts as trustee.
Item 16.   LIST OF EXHIBITS: List below all exhibits filed as a part of this statement of eligibility and qualification.
     
Exhibit    
Number   Description
 
   
1
  A copy of the Articles of Association of the Trustee *
 
   
2
  A copy of the certificate of authority of the Trustee to commence business *
 
   
3
  A copy of the certificate of authority of the Trustee to exercise corporate trust powers *
 
   
4
  A copy of the existing bylaws of the Trustee **
 
   
6
  The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 †
 
   
7
  Report of Condition of the Trustee as of September 30, 2009 published pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining authority †
 
  Filed herewith.
 
*   Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 25.1 to Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement on Form S-4 of Revlon Consumer Products Corporation filed on November 15, 2005 (Registration No. 333-128217).
 
**   Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 25.1 to Amendment No. 3 to the Registration Statement on Form S-4 of Magma Design Automation, Inc. filed on August 24, 2009 (Registration No. 333-159463).

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SIGNATURE
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, the Trustee, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, has duly caused this statement of eligibility and qualification to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in the City of St. Paul, State of Minnesota on the 29th day of December, 2009.
         
  U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
 
 
  By:   /s/ Scott Miller    
    Scott Miller   
    Vice President   
 
         
     
By:   /s/ Michael Dockman      
  Michael Dockman     
  Vice President     

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Exhibit 6
CONSENT
     In accordance with Section 321(b) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, the undersigned, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, hereby consents that reports of examination of the undersigned by Federal, State, Territorial or District authorities may be furnished by such authorities to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon its request therefor.
Dated: December 29, 2009
         
  U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
 
 
  By:   /s/ Scott Miller    
    Scott Miller   
    Vice President   
 
         
     
By:   /s/ Michael Dockman      
  Michael Dockman     
  Vice President     

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Exhibit 7
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
AS OF 9/30/2009
($000’s)
         
    9/30/2009  
Assets
       
Cash and Balances Due From Depository Institutions
  $ 5,280,939  
Securities
    40,563,378  
Federal Funds
    3,740,525  
Loans & Lease Financing Receivables
    179,125,128  
Fixed Assets
    4,619,442  
Intangible Assets
    12,762,329  
Other Assets
    13,851,241  
 
     
Total Assets
  $ 259,942,982  
 
       
Liabilities
       
Deposits
  $ 180,624,239  
Fed Funds
    10,951,345  
Treasury Demand Notes
    0  
Trading Liabilities
    469,006  
Other Borrowed Money
    28,305,774  
Acceptances
    0  
Subordinated Notes and Debentures
    7,779,967  
Other Liabilities
    6,311,437  
 
     
Total Liabilities
  $ 234,441,768  
 
       
Equity
       
Minority Interest in Subsidiaries
  $ 1,640,987  
Common and Preferred Stock
    18,200  
Surplus
    12,642,020  
Undivided Profits
    11,200,007  
 
     
Total Equity Capital
  $ 25,501,214  
 
       
Total Liabilities and Equity Capital
  $ 259,942,982  
To the best of the undersigned’s determination, as of the date hereof, the above financial information is true and correct.
         
U.S. Bank National Association
 
   
By:   /s/ Scott Miller      
  Vice President     
December 29, 2009

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