On September 27, 2023, The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company announced that Denise Stump, the Company?s former Executive Vice President, Global Human Resources and Chief Ethics Officer, would be departing the Company on October 1, 2023 (the ?Termination Date?). On November 12, 2023, in connection with Ms. Stump?s departure, The Scotts Company LLC, a subsidiary of the Company (?Scotts LLC?), entered into a Separation Agreement and Release of All Claims (the ?Separation Agreement?) with Ms. Stump. The Separation Agreement addresses the payments and benefits to which Ms. Stump is entitled in connection with her departure.