EX-25.1 5 d264011dex251.htm STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 (FORM T-1) Statement of Eligibility under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (Form T-1)

Exhibit 25.1

 

 

 

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

 

¨ 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

(Issuer with respect to the Securities)

 

 

 

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)

See Table of Additional Obligors Below

 

 

6.625% Senior Notes Due 2020

(Title of the Indenture Securities)

 

 

 

TABLE OF ADDITIONAL OBLIGORS

 

Name

    State or Other
Jurisdiction of Incorporation		    I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.

EG Systems, Inc.(1)

    Indiana    35-1937875

Gutwein & Co., Inc.(1)

    Indiana    35-0864689

SMG Brands, Inc. (2)

    Delaware    20-2964892

Hyponex Corporation(1)

    Delaware    31-1254519

Miracle-Gro Lawn Products, Inc.(1)

    New York    11-3186421

OMS Investments, Inc.(3)

    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 Investments, Inc.(2)

    Delaware    51-0371209

Scotts Temecula Operations, LLC(1)

    Delaware    33-0978312

SMG Growing Media, Inc.(1)

    Ohio    20-3544126

The Scotts Company, LLC(1)

    Ohio    31-1414921

Swiss Farms Products, Inc.(2)

    Delaware    88-0407223

 

(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 1105 North Market Street Wilmington, Delaware 19899.
(3) The address, including zip code, of the principal executive offices for this additional obligor is 10250 Constellation Place, Suite 2800, Los Angeles, California 90067.
(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 obligors are 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.

 

  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, attached as Exhibit 2.

 

  3. A copy of the certificate of authority of the Trustee to exercise corporate trust powers, attached as Exhibit 3.

 

  4. A copy of the existing bylaws of the Trustee.**

 

  5. A copy of each Indenture referred to in Item 4. Not applicable.

 

  6. The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, attached as Exhibit 6.

 

  7. Report of Condition of the Trustee as of September 30, 2011 published pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining authority, attached as Exhibit 7.

 

* Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 25.1 to Amendment No. 2 to registration statement on S-4, Registration Number 333-128217 filed on November 15, 2005.
** Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 25.1 to registration statement on S-4, Registration Number 333-166527 filed on May 5, 2010.

 

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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 Columbus, State of Ohio on the 14th of December, 2011.

 

By:   /s/ Scott Miller
  Scott Miller
  Vice President

 

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Exhibit 2

LOGO

 

 

Comptroller of the Currency

Administrator of National Banks

 

 

Washington, DC 20219

CERTIFICATE OF CORPORATE EXISTENCE

I, John Walsh, Acting Comptroller of the Currency, do hereby certify that:

1. The Comptroller of the Currency, pursuant to Revised Statutes 324, et seq., as amended, 12 U.S.C. 1, et seq., as amended, has possession, custody and control of all records pertaining to the chartering, regulation and supervision of all National Banking Associations.

2. “U.S. Bank National Association,” Cincinnati, Ohio, (Charter No. 24), is a National Banking Association formed under the laws of the United States and is authorized thereunder to transact the business of banking on the date of this Certificate.

 

LOGO  

IN TESTIMONY WHERE OF, I have hereunto

subscribed my name and caused

my seal of office to be affixed to these

presents at the Treasury Department, in the

City of Washington and District of

Columbia, this September 9, 2010.

 

 

LOGO

 

 

    Acting Comptroller of the Currency

 

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Exhibit 3

LOGO

 

 

Comptroller of the Currency

Administrator of National Banks

 

 

Washington, DC 20219

CERTIFICATE OF FIDUCIARY POWERS

I, John Walsh, Acting Comptroller of the Currency, do hereby certify that:

1. The Comptroller of the Currency, pursuant to Revised Statutes 324, et seq., as amended, 12 U.S.C. 1, et seq., as amended, has possession, custody and control of all records pertaining to the chartering, regulation and supervision of all National Banking Associations.

2. “U.S. Bank National Association,” Cincinnati, Ohio, (Charter No. 24), was granted, under the hand and seal of the Comptroller, the right to act in all fiduciary capacities authorized under the provisions of the Act of Congress approved September 28, 1962, 76 Stat.668, 12 U.S.C. 92 a, and that the authority so granted remains in full force and effect on the date of this Certificate.

 

LOGO  

IN TESTIMONY WHERE OF, I have hereunto

subscribed my name and caused

my seal of office to be affixed to these

presents at the Treasury Department, in the

City of Washington and District of

Columbia, this September 9, 2010.

 

 

LOGO

 

 

    Acting Comptroller of the Currency

 

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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 14, 2011

 

By:   /s/ Scott Miller
 

Scott Miller

Vice President

 

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Exhibit 7

U.S. Bank National Association

Statement of Financial Condition

As of 9/30/2011

($000’s)

 

     9/30/2011  

Assets

   

Cash and Balances Due From Depository Institutions

    $ 13,707,494   

Securities

      66,888,393   

Federal Funds

      5,954   

Loans & Lease Financing Receivables

      197,036,739   

Fixed Assets

      5,547,055   

Intangible Assets

      12,420,133   

Other Assets

      23,843,503   
  

 

 

  

Total Assets

    $ 319,449,271   

Liabilities

   

Deposits

    $ 226,338,015   

Fed Funds

      7,802,656   

Treasury Demand Notes

      0   

Trading Liabilities

      545,669   

Other Borrowed Money

      35,170,032   

Acceptances

      0   

Subordinated Notes and Debentures

      6,179,246   

Other Liabilities

      9,493,484   
  

 

 

  

Total Liabilities

    $ 285,529,102   

Equity

   

Minority Interest in Subsidiaries

    $ 1,912,544   

Common and Preferred Stock

      18,200   

Surplus

      14,136,872   

Undivided Profits

      17,852,553   
  

 

 

  

Total Equity Capital

    $ 33,920,169   

Total Liabilities and Equity Capital

    $ 319,449,271   

 

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