On July 30, 2021, the Board of Directors of The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company, upon the recommendation of the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board, appointed Gerald Volas as a Class I member of the Board. As a Class I director, Mr. Volas will hold office for a term scheduled to expire at the 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Company. Upon the recommendation of the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board, the Board also appointed Mr. Volas to serve on the Board’s Audit Committee and Finance Committee and determined that Mr. Volas satisfies the applicable independence requirements set forth in the rules and regulations of the New York Stock Exchange and the Securities and Exchange Commission and has no material relationships with the Company or its subsidiaries other than through his service as a director of the Company.