EX-24.1 4 l12968aexv24w1.htm EXHIBIT 24.1 Exhibit 24.1
 

EXHIBIT 24.1

POWERS OF ATTORNEY

 

 

POWER OF ATTORNEY

     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director of THE SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO COMPANY, an Ohio corporation, which is about to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a Registration Statement on Form S-8 for the registration of certain of its common shares for offering and sale pursuant to The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company Discounted Stock Purchase Plan, hereby constitutes and appoints James Hagedorn, David M. Aronowitz and Christopher L. Nagel, and each of them, as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign such Registration Statement and any and all amendments thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the New York Stock Exchange, granting unto each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and substitute or substitutes, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all things that each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or his or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 25th day of March, 2005.
         
     
  /s/ Mark R. Baker    
  Mark R. Baker   
     
 

 

 

POWER OF ATTORNEY

     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director of THE SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO COMPANY, an Ohio corporation, which is about to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a Registration Statement on Form S-8 for the registration of certain of its common shares for offering and sale pursuant to The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company Discounted Stock Purchase Plan, hereby constitutes and appoints James Hagedorn, David M. Aronowitz and Christopher L. Nagel, and each of them, as her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for her and in her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign such Registration Statement and any and all amendments thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the New York Stock Exchange, granting unto each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and substitute or substitutes, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all things that each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or his or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set her hand this 29th day of March, 2005.
         
     
  /s/ Lynn J. Beasley    
  Lynn J. Beasley   
     
 

 

 

POWER OF ATTORNEY

     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director of THE SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO COMPANY, an Ohio corporation, which is about to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a Registration Statement on Form S-8 for the registration of certain of its common shares for offering and sale pursuant to The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company Discounted Stock Purchase Plan, hereby constitutes and appoints James Hagedorn, David M. Aronowitz and Christopher L. Nagel, and each of them, as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign such Registration Statement and any and all amendments thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the New York Stock Exchange, granting unto each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and substitute or substitutes, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all things that each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or his or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 28th day of March, 2005.
         
     
  /s/ Gordon F. Brunner    
  Gordon F. Brunner   
     
 

 

 

POWER OF ATTORNEY

     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director of THE SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO COMPANY, an Ohio corporation, which is about to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a Registration Statement on Form S-8 for the registration of certain of its common shares for offering and sale pursuant to The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company Discounted Stock Purchase Plan, hereby constitutes and appoints James Hagedorn, David M. Aronowitz and Christopher L. Nagel, and each of them, as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign such Registration Statement and any and all amendments thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the New York Stock Exchange, granting unto each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and substitute or substitutes, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all things that each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or his or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 29th day of March, 2005.
         
     
  /s/ Arnold W. Donald    
  Arnold W. Donald   
     
 

 

 

POWER OF ATTORNEY

     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director of THE SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO COMPANY, an Ohio corporation, which is about to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a Registration Statement on Form S-8 for the registration of certain of its common shares for offering and sale pursuant to The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company Discounted Stock Purchase Plan, hereby constitutes and appoints James Hagedorn, David M. Aronowitz and Christopher L. Nagel, and each of them, as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign such Registration Statement and any and all amendments thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the New York Stock Exchange, granting unto each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and substitute or substitutes, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all things that each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or his or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 25th day of March, 2005.
         
     
  /s/ Joseph P. Flannery    
  Joseph P. Flannery   
     
 

 

 

POWER OF ATTORNEY

     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officer and director of THE SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO COMPANY, an Ohio corporation, which is about to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a Registration Statement on Form S-8 for the registration of certain of its common shares for offering and sale pursuant to The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company Discounted Stock Purchase Plan, hereby constitutes and appoints David M. Aronowitz and Christopher L. Nagel, and each of them, as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign such Registration Statement and any and all amendments thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the New York Stock Exchange, granting unto each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and substitute or substitutes, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all things that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or his or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 28th day of March, 2005.
         
     
  /s/ James Hagedorn    
  James Hagedorn   
     
 

 

 

POWER OF ATTORNEY

     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director of THE SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO COMPANY, an Ohio corporation, which is about to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a Registration Statement on Form S-8 for the registration of certain of its common shares for offering and sale pursuant to The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company Discounted Stock Purchase Plan, hereby constitutes and appoints James Hagedorn, David M. Aronowitz and Christopher L. Nagel, and each of them, as her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for her and in her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign such Registration Statement and any and all amendments thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the New York Stock Exchange, granting unto each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and substitute or substitutes, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all things that each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or his or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set her hand this 28th day of March, 2005.
         
     
  /s/ Katherine Hagedorn Littlefield    
  Katherine Hagedorn Littlefield   
     
 

 

 

POWER OF ATTORNEY

     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director of THE SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO COMPANY, an Ohio corporation, which is about to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a Registration Statement on Form S-8 for the registration of certain of its common shares for offering and sale pursuant to The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company Discounted Stock Purchase Plan, hereby constitutes and appoints James Hagedorn, David M. Aronowitz and Christopher L. Nagel, and each of them, as her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for her and in her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign such Registration Statement and any and all amendments thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the New York Stock Exchange, granting unto each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and substitute or substitutes, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all things that each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or his or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set her hand this 26th day of March, 2005.
         
     
  /s/ Karen G. Mills    
  Karen G. Mills   
     
 

 

 

POWER OF ATTORNEY

     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officer of THE SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO COMPANY, an Ohio corporation, which is about to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a Registration Statement on Form S-8 for the registration of certain of its common shares for offering and sale pursuant to The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company Discounted Stock Purchase Plan, hereby constitutes and appoints James Hagedorn and David M. Aronowitz, and each of them, as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign such Registration Statement and any and all amendments thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the New York Stock Exchange, granting unto each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and substitute or substitutes, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all things that each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or his or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 28th day of March, 2005.
         
     
  /s/ Christopher L. Nagel    
  Christopher L. Nagel   
     
 

 

 

POWER OF ATTORNEY

     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director of THE SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO COMPANY, an Ohio corporation, which is about to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a Registration Statement on Form S-8 for the registration of certain of its common shares for offering and sale pursuant to The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company Discounted Stock Purchase Plan, hereby constitutes and appoints James Hagedorn, David M. Aronowitz and Christopher L. Nagel, and each of them, as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign such Registration Statement and any and all amendments thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the New York Stock Exchange, granting unto each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and substitute or substitutes, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all things that each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or his or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 28th day of March, 2005.
         
     
  /s/ Patrick J. Norton    
  Patrick J. Norton   
     
 

 

 

POWER OF ATTORNEY

     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director of THE SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO COMPANY, an Ohio corporation, which is about to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a Registration Statement on Form S-8 for the registration of certain of its common shares for offering and sale pursuant to The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company Discounted Stock Purchase Plan, hereby constitutes and appoints James Hagedorn, David M. Aronowitz and Christopher L. Nagel, and each of them, as her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for her and in her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign such Registration Statement and any and all amendments thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the New York Stock Exchange, granting unto each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and substitute or substitutes, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all things that each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or his or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set her hand this 29th day of April, 2005.
         
     
  /s/ Stephanie M. Shern    
  Stephanie M. Shern   
     
 

 

 

POWER OF ATTORNEY

     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director of THE SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO COMPANY, an Ohio corporation, which is about to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a Registration Statement on Form S-8 for the registration of certain of its common shares for offering and sale pursuant to The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company Discounted Stock Purchase Plan, hereby constitutes and appoints James Hagedorn, David M. Aronowitz and Christopher L. Nagel, and each of them, as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign such Registration Statement and any and all amendments thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the New York Stock Exchange, granting unto each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and substitute or substitutes, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all things that each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or his or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 25th day of March, 2005.
         
     
  /s/ John M. Sullivan    
  John M. Sullivan   
     
 

 

 

POWER OF ATTORNEY

     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director of THE SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO COMPANY, an Ohio corporation, which is about to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a Registration Statement on Form S-8 for the registration of certain of its common shares for offering and sale pursuant to The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company Discounted Stock Purchase Plan, hereby constitutes and appoints James Hagedorn, David M. Aronowitz and Christopher L. Nagel, and each of them, as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign such Registration Statement and any and all amendments thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the New York Stock Exchange, granting unto each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and substitute or substitutes, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all things that each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or his or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 26th day of March, 2005.
         
     
  /s/ John Walker, Ph.D    
  John Walker, Ph.D.