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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001157523-16-004399
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20160202
ITEM INFORMATION:		Results of Operations and Financial Condition
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20160202
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20160202

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000887733
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	WHOLESALE-MISCELLANEOUS NONDURABLE GOODS [5190]
		IRS NUMBER:				680275553
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0926

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-33268
		FILM NUMBER:		161381257

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1340 TREAT BOULEVARD
		STREET 2:		SUITE 600
		CITY:			WALNUT CREEK
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94597
		BUSINESS PHONE:		9259484000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1340 TREAT BOULEVARD
		STREET 2:		SUITE 600
		CITY:			WALNUT CREEK
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94597

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	CENTRAL GARDEN & PET COMPANY
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19941019
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            <b>February 2, 2016</b>
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            <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt"><b>Central
            Garden &amp; Pet Company</b></font>
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            <b>68-0275553</b>
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            <b>1340 Treat Boulevard, Suite 600, Walnut Creek, California</b>
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            <b>94597</b>
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            <b>(925) 948-4000</b>
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      (Former name or former address if changed since last report)
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      <b>Item 2.02&#160;&#160;<u>Results of Operations and Financial Condition</u>.</b>
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      On February 2, 2016, Central Garden &amp; Pet Company issued a press release
      announcing its financial results for the first quarter ended December
      26, 2015.&#160;&#160;A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit&#160;99.1.
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      Exhibit 99.1&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Press release dated February 2, 2016.
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            CENTRAL GARDEN &amp; PET COMPANY
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          By:
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            /s/ David N. Chichester
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            David N. Chichester
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            Acting Chief Financial Officer
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            <i>(Principal Financial Officer)</i>
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            February 2, 2016
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      <b>Exhibit 99.1</b>
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    <p style="text-align: center">
      <font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>Central
      Garden &amp; Pet Company Announces Fiscal 2016 First Quarter Results</b></font>
    </p>
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      <i><font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>Sales
      increase 17% to $359.8 million; Company increases 2016 guidance</b></font></i>
    </p>
    <p>
      WALNUT CREEK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--February 2, 2016--Central Garden
      &amp; Pet Company (NASDAQ: CENT) (NASDAQ: CENTA), a leading innovator,
      marketer and producer of quality branded products for the lawn and
      garden and pet supplies markets, today announced financial results for
      its fiscal first quarter ended December 26, 2015.
    </p>
    <p>
      &#8220;We are right where we want to be. Our strategic initiatives are
      working,&#8221; said John Ranelli, President &amp; CEO of Central Garden &amp; Pet.
      &#8220;We are growing organically. We are starting to demonstrate the
      potential of Central&#8217;s operating leverage by increasing gross profits
      significantly more than SG&amp;A.&#8221; Ranelli continued, &#8220;We are showing our
      willingness and ability to manage and improve our portfolio, through
      organic growth, making accretive acquisitions and divesting
      non-strategic assets. While I am very pleased with the progress we are
      making, we still have a lot of work to do, particularly in our Garden
      segment.&#8221;
    </p>
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      The Company is increasing its guidance for the full year. It now expects
      adjusted earnings per fully diluted share to grow at least 35% for the
      year, to $1.00 or higher.
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      <u><b>Fiscal 2016 First Quarter Financial Highlights</b></u>
    </p>
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      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        The first quarter loss on a GAAP basis of ($0.18) included $14.3
        million of charges related to the Company&#8217;s refinancing of its fixed
        rate notes. Excluding the charges, adjusted earnings rose to $0.01
        from a loss of ($0.12) in the first quarter of 2015;
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Sales increased 17% to $359.8 million compared to $307.3 million in
        the first quarter a year ago; Approximately half of the growth was
        organic and half from acquisitions;
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      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Branded product sales increased 17% to $276.5 million compared to
        $237.0 million in the first quarter a year ago. Sales of other
        manufacturers&#8217; products increased 18% to $83.3 million from $70.3
        million in the first quarter a year ago;
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Gross profit increased 13% to $99.8 million compared to $88.0 million
        in the first quarter a year ago. Gross margin for the first quarter
        declined 90 basis points to 27.7% compared to 28.6% in the first
        quarter a year ago;
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        SG&amp;A expense increased $4.2 million for the first quarter but declined
        300 basis points as a percentage of sales to 25.3% compared to 28.3%
        in the first quarter a year ago;
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Operating income increased to $8.8 million compared to $1.1 million in
        the first quarter a year ago;
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Operating margin increased 200 basis points to 2.4% compared to 0.4%
        in the first quarter a year ago;
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Net loss on a GAAP basis increased 51% to $8.6 million. Adjusted net
        income increased to $0.3 million compared to a loss of $5.7 million in
        the first quarter a year ago;
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Loss per fully-diluted share on a GAAP basis increased to ($0.18).
        Adjusted earnings per share rose to $0.01 compared to a loss of
        ($0.12) in the first quarter a year ago.
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    <p>
      <u><b>Pet Segment Fiscal 2016 First Quarter Results</b></u>
    </p>
    <p>
      First quarter net sales for the Pet segment increased $49.4 million, or
      25 percent, from the same period a year ago to $248.7 million.
      Approximately 57% of the gain was due to acquisitions while the
      remaining 43% was organic growth. Sales increases in the dog &amp; cat and
      aquatics categories, as well as higher sales of other manufacturers&#8217;
      products, drove the increase in organic sales. The dog &amp; cat and
      aquatics categories benefitted from increased distribution while sales
      of other manufacturers&#8217; products were driven by strength in the
      e-commerce channel and increased distribution for a new third-party
      customer. The Pet segment&#8217;s branded product sales were $188.6 million in
      the first quarter of 2016 and sales of other manufacturers&#8217; products
      were $60.1 million.
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    <p>
      The Pet segment&#8217;s operating income rose 27% to $26.2 million compared to
      $20.6 million in the first quarter of 2015. Pet operating margin
      improved 20 basis points, more than offsetting a decline in the
      segment&#8217;s gross margin. The margin increase was largely due to a more
      favorable mix of sales, with a greater percentage of dog &amp; cat revenues,
      inclusive of the Company&#8217;s new acquisitions, and a reduction in the
      percentage of sales of other manufacturers&#8217; products.
    </p>
    <p>
      <u><b>Garden Segment Fiscal 2016 First Quarter Results</b></u>
    </p>
    <p>
      Net sales for the Garden segment increased 3% to $111.1 million, due
      primarily to stronger grass seed sales as well as higher sales of other
      manufacturers&#8217; products. Grass seed sales benefitted from favorable fall
      weather. The gain in sales of other manufacturers&#8217; products was due in
      part to increased distribution across multiple channels. The Garden
      segment&#8217;s branded product sales were $88.0 million in the first quarter
      of 2016 and sales of other manufacturers&#8217; products were $23.1 million.
      First quarter revenues for the Garden segment are generally the lowest
      of any quarter of the year due to the seasonality of the lawn and garden
      market.
    </p>
    <p>
      The Garden segment&#8217;s operating loss in the quarter improved $0.2 million
      to $3.3 million, compared to an operating loss of $3.5 million in the
      first quarter of 2015. Garden operating margin improved 40 basis points,
      more than offsetting a decline in the segment&#8217;s gross margin. Grass
      seed, fertilizers and other manufacturers&#8217; products were the biggest
      contributors to the first quarter operating margin increase offset
      somewhat by lower margins in wild bird feed.
    </p>
    <p>
      <u><b>Additional Information</b></u>
    </p>
    <p>
      At December 26, 2015, the Company&#8217;s cash and short-term investments
      balance was $9.0&#160;million, compared to $89.6 million a year ago. The
      primary reasons for the decrease were approximately $90 million in
      expenditures for the acquisition of three companies over the past 12
      months and a redemption of $50 million in long term fixed rate debt in
      the 2015 second quarter. Total debt at December 26, 2015 was $436.2
      million compared to $445.5 million at December 27, 2014. Net interest
      expense was $22.1 million for the period compared to $10.4 million in
      the prior-year period.
    </p>
    <p>
      The interest expense for the first quarter includes $14.3 million
      related to the refinancing of the Company&#8217;s fixed rate debt during the
      quarter. Excluding these charges, interest expense declined $2.7 million
      to $7.8 million. Depreciation and amortization expense was $9.0 million,
      compared with $8.5 million in the prior-year period. The Company&#8217;s
      effective tax benefit rate for the first quarter of 2016 was 38 percent
      on its operating loss, compared with 41 percent for the first quarter of
      2015. The income tax benefit rate decrease was primarily due to a larger
      discrete tax benefit in the prior year quarter.
    </p>
    <p>
      During the quarter, the Company did not repurchase any shares of its
      common stock. Approximately $35.0 million remains under the Board
      approved share repurchase program.
    </p>
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      </div>
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        </div>
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          <hr style="color: black; height: 1.5pt">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: right">

        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
    <p>
      <u>Conference Call</u>
    </p>
    <p>
      The Company will host a conference call today at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time
      / 1:30 p.m. Pacific Time to discuss its first quarter results. The
      conference call will be accessible via the internet through Central&#8217;s
      website, <u>http://ir.central.com</u>.
    </p>
    <p>
      Alternatively, to listen to the call by telephone, dial (201) 689-8345
      (domestic and international) using confirmation # 13627977. A replay of
      the call will be available for ten days by dialing (201) 612-7415 and
      entering confirmation #13627977.
    </p>
    <p>
      <u>About Central Garden &amp; Pet</u>
    </p>
    <p>
      Central Garden &amp; Pet Company is a leading innovator, marketer and
      producer of quality branded products for the lawn &amp; garden and pet
      supplies markets. Committed to new product innovation, our products are
      sold to specialty independent and mass retailers. Participating
      categories in Lawn &amp; Garden include: Grass seed and the brands
      PENNINGTON&#174;, and THE REBELS&#174;; wild bird feed and the brand PENNINGTON&#174;;
      weed and insect control and the brands AMDRO&#174;, SEVIN&#174;, IRONITE&#174; and
      OVER-N-OUT&#174;; and decorative outdoor patio products under the PENNINGTON
      &#174; brand. We also provide a host of other regional and
      application-specific garden brands and supplies. Participating
      categories in Pet include: Animal health and the brands ADAMS&#8482; and
      ZODIAC&#174;; aquatics and reptile and the brands AQUEON&#174;, CORALIFE&#174; and
      ZILLA&#174;; bird &amp; small animal and the brands KAYTEE&#174;, Forti-Diet&#174; and
      CRITTER TRAIL&#174;; dog &amp; cat and the brands TFH&#8482;, NYLABONE&#174;, FOUR PAWS&#174;,
      IMS&#8482;, CADET&#174;, PINNACLE&#174; and AVODERM&#174;; and equine and the brands FARNAM&#174;,
      HORSE HEALTH&#8482; and VITAFLEX&#174;. We also provide a host of other
      application-specific pet brands and supplies. Central Garden &amp; Pet
      Company is based in Walnut Creek, California, and has approximately
      3,700 employees, primarily in North America. For additional information
      on Central Garden &amp; Pet Company, including access to the Company's SEC
      filings, please visit the Company&#8217;s website at <u>www.central.com</u>.
    </p>
    <p>
      &#8220;Safe Harbor&#8221; Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform
      Act of 1995: The statements contained in this release which are not
      historical facts, including expectations for future favorable results
      and earnings guidance for 2016 are forward-looking statements that are
      subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to
      differ materially from those set forth in or implied by forward-looking
      statements. All forward-looking statements are based upon the Company&#8217;s
      current expectations and various assumptions. There are a number of
      risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ
      materially from the forward-looking statements contained in this release
      including, but not limited to, the following factors:
    </p>
    <ul>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        seasonality and fluctuations in the Company&#8217;s operating results and
        cash flow;
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        fluctuations in market prices for seeds and grains and other raw
        materials and the Company&#8217;s ability to pass through cost increases in
        a timely manner;
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        adverse weather conditions;
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        dependence on a small number of customers for a significant portion of
        our business;
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        uncertainty about new product innovations and marketing programs; and
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        competition in our industries
      </li>
    </ul>
    <p>
      These risks and others are described in the Company&#8217;s Securities and
      Exchange Commission filings. The Company undertakes no obligation to
      publicly update these forward-looking statements to reflect new
      information, subsequent events or otherwise.
    </p>
    <div style="width: 100%; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt">
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        <div style="text-align: left">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div style="page-break-after: always">
        <div style="text-align: center">

        </div>
        <div style="text-align: center">
          <hr style="color: black; height: 1.5pt">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: right">

        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
<div style="text-align:left">
    <table style="font-size: 8pt; width: 100%; margin-bottom: 10.0px; font-family: Times New Roman" cellspacing="0">
      <tr>
        <td colspan="13">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="13" valign="top">
          <b>CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="13" valign="top">
          <b>(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="13" valign="top">
          <b>(Unaudited)</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="13">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="3" valign="bottom">
          <b>December 26,</b>
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          <b>December 27,</b>
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          <b>September 26,</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          <b>ASSETS</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap" colspan="3" valign="bottom">
          <b>2015</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          <b>2014</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          <b>2015</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Current assets:
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 15.0px" valign="top">
          Cash and cash equivalents
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          9,006
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          79,588
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          47,584
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 15.0px" valign="top">
          Restricted cash
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          11,939
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          19,690
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          13,157
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 15.0px" valign="top">
          Short term investments
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          0
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          9,992
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          0
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 15.0px" valign="top">
          Accounts receivable (less allowance for doubtful accounts of
          $21,213, $24,184 and $19,296)
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          195,357
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          142,877
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          207,402
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 15.0px" valign="top">
          Inventories
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          416,458
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          399,936
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          335,946
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 15.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Prepaid expenses and other
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          59,873
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          64,280
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          49,731
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 30.0px" valign="top">
          Total current assets
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          692,633
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          716,363
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          653,820
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Land, buildings, improvements and equipment&#8212;net
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          163,948
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          163,546
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          162,809
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Goodwill
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          209,089
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          208,233
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          209,089
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Other intangible assets&#8212;net
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          74,552
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          87,061
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          75,460
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Other assets
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          70,987
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          9,104
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          30,419
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="top">
          Total
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1,211,209
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1,184,307
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1,131,597
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          <b>LIABILITIES AND EQUITY</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Current liabilities:
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 15.0px" valign="top">
          Accounts payable
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          129,091
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          128,485
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          88,889
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 15.0px" valign="top">
          Accrued expenses
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          89,047
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          93,208
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          87,724
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 15.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Current portion of long-term debt
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          292
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          50,289
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          291
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 30.0px" valign="top">
          Total current liabilities
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          218,430
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          271,982
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          176,904
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Long-term debt
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          435,893
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          395,257
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          396,691
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Other long-term obligations
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          58,005
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          42,212
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          51,622
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Equity:
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 15.0px" valign="top">
          Common stock, $.01 par value: 11,908,317, 12,220,627, and 11,908,317
          shares outstanding at December 26, 2015, December 27, 2014 and
          September 26, 2015
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          119
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          122
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          119
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 15.0px" valign="top">
          Class A common stock, $.01 par value: 36,591,487, 36,445,726 and
          36,462,299 shares outstanding at December 26, 2015, December 27,
          2014 and September 26, 2015
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          366
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          364
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          364
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 15.0px" valign="top">
          Class B stock, $.01 par value: 1,652,262 shares outstanding
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          16
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          16
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          16
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 15.0px" valign="top">
          Additional paid-in capital
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          390,583
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          393,494
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          388,636
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 15.0px" valign="top">
          Accumulated earnings
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          107,385
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          80,136
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          115,987
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 15.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (69
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          670
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          164
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 30.0px" valign="top">
          Total Central Garden &amp; Pet Company shareholders&#8217; equity
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          498,400
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          474,802
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          505,286
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 15.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Noncontrolling interest
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          481
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          54
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1,094
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 30.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Total equity
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          498,881
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          474,856
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          506,380
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="top">
          Total
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1,211,209
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1,184,307
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1,131,597
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
    </div>
    <div style="width: 100%; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt">
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: left">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div style="page-break-after: always">
        <div style="text-align: center">

        </div>
        <div style="text-align: center">
          <hr style="color: black; height: 1.5pt">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: right">

        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
<div style="text-align:left">
    <table style="font-size: 8pt; width: 100%; margin-bottom: 10.0px; font-family: Times New Roman" cellspacing="0">
      <tr>
        <td colspan="9">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="9" valign="top">
          <b>CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="9" valign="top">
          <b>(in thousands, except per share amounts)</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="9" valign="top">
          <b>(Unaudited)</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="9">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap" colspan="7" valign="bottom">
          <b>Three Months Ended</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="3" valign="bottom">
          <b>December 26,</b>
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="3" valign="bottom">
          <b>December 27</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap" colspan="3" valign="bottom">
          <b>2015</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap" colspan="3" valign="bottom">
          <b>2014</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Net sales
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          359,812
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          307,320
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Cost of goods sold and occupancy
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          260,026
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          219,339
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 15.0px" valign="top">
          Gross profit
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          99,786
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          87,981
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Selling, general and administrative expenses
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          91,013
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          86,843
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 15.0px" valign="top">
          Income from operations
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          8,773
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1,138
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Interest expense
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (22,145
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (10,503
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Interest income
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          22
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          71
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Other expense
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (473
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (368
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Loss before income taxes and noncontrolling interest
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (13,823
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (9,662
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Income tax benefit
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (5,200
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (3,969
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Loss including noncontrolling interest
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (8,623
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (5,693
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (21
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          4
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 15.0px; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="top">
          Net loss attributable to Central Garden &amp; Pet Company
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (8,602
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (5,697
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Net loss per share attributable to Central Garden &amp; Pet Company:
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 15.0px; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="top">
          Basic
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (0.18
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (0.12
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 15.0px; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="top">
          Diluted
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (0.18
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (0.12
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Weighted average shares used in the computation of net income per
          share:
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 15.0px" valign="top">
          Basic
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          48,566
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          49,379
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 15.0px" valign="top">
          Diluted
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          48,566
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          49,379
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
    </div>
    <div style="width: 100%; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt">
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: left">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div style="page-break-after: always">
        <div style="text-align: center">

        </div>
        <div style="text-align: center">
          <hr style="color: black; height: 1.5pt">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: right">

        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
    <p>
      <i>Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures &#8211;</i>
    </p>
    <p>
      We report our financial results in accordance with U.S. generally
      accepted accounting principles (GAAP). However, management believes that
      certain non-GAAP financial measures that exclude the $14.3 million
      impact of the redemption of our 2018 Notes and the issuance of our 2023
      Notes recognized during the quarter ended December 26, 2015 may be
      useful in certain instances to provide additional meaningful comparisons
      between current results and results in prior operating periods that
      should be considered when assessing our ongoing performance and
      providing consistency with our prior year disclosure. The amount is
      included in interest expense in the condensed consolidated statements of
      operations. We believe that the non-GAAP financial measures provide
      useful information to investors and other users of our financial
      statements, such as lenders. Management also uses these non-GAAP
      financial measures in making financial, operating and planning decisions
      and in evaluating our performance. While our management believes that
      non-GAAP measurements are useful supplemental information, such adjusted
      results are not intended to replace our GAAP financial results and
      should be read in conjunction with those GAAP results.
    </p>
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        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="16" valign="top">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            &#160;
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      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="16" valign="top">
          <b>GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation</b>
        </td>
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      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="16" valign="top">
          <b>(unaudited, in thousands, except per share amounts)</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt" colspan="16" valign="top">
          <b>For the Three Months Ended</b>
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      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="3" valign="bottom">
          <b>December 26,</b>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="3" valign="bottom">
          <b>Bond</b>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="3" valign="bottom">
          <b>December 26,</b>
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="3" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <b>December 27,</b>
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>2015</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="3" valign="bottom">
          <b>Redemption</b>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>2105</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <b>2014</b>
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt" colspan="3" valign="bottom">
          <b>GAAP</b>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt" valign="bottom">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt" colspan="3" valign="bottom">
          <b>(A)</b>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt" valign="top">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap" colspan="3" valign="bottom">
          <b>As Adjusted</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt" colspan="3" valign="bottom">
          <b>GAAP</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Interest expense
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (22,145
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          14,339
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            (7,806
          </p>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (10,503
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Loss before income taxes and noncontrolling interest
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (13,823
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          14,339
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          516
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (9,662
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Income tax expense (benefit)
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (5,200
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (5,394
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          194
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (3,969
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Net Income (loss)
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (8,602
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          8,945
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          343
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (5,697
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Earnings (loss) per share - Diluted
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (0.18
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          0.18
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          0.01
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (0.12
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
    </div>
    <p>
      (A) The Non-GAAP financial information excludes the impact of the
      redemption of our 2018 Notes and issuance of our 2023 Notes. As a result
      of the bond redemption, we incurred incremental expenses of $14.3
      million, comprised of a call premium payment of $8.3 million, a $2.7
      million payment of overlapping interest expense for 30 days and a $3.3
      million non-cash charge for the write off of unamortized deferred
      financing costs and discount related to the 2018 Notes. These amounts
      are included in interest expense in the condensed consolidated
      statements of operations.
    </p>
    <p>

    </p>
    <p>
      CONTACT:<br>Central Garden &amp; Pet Company<br>Steve Zenker,
      925-948-3657<br>VP of Investor Relations &amp; Communications
    </p>
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