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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001157523-16-005472
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20160504
ITEM INFORMATION:		Results of Operations and Financial Condition
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20160504
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20160504

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:		161619840

	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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            <font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>Central
            Garden &amp; Pet Company</b></font>
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            <b>001-33268</b>
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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 May 4, 2016, Central Garden &amp; Pet Company issued a press release
      announcing its financial results for the second quarter ended March 26,
      2016.&#160;&#160;A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit&#160;99.1.
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      <b>Item 9.01&#160;&#160;<u>Financial Statements and Exhibits</u>.</b>
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      Exhibit 99.1&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Press release dated May 4, 2016.
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            CENTRAL GARDEN &amp; PET COMPANY
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            /s/ Howard Machek
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            Howard Machek
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            Senior Vice President, Finance &amp; Corporate Controller
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            Dated:
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            May 4, 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 Highest Quarterly Revenues in Its History</b></font>
    </p>
    <p style="text-align: center">
      <i><font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>Fiscal
      2Q 2016 sales increase 8.8% to $541.2 million;</b></font></i>
    </p>
    <p style="text-align: center">
      <i><font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>Fiscal
      2Q 2016 Diluted EPS increases 38.3% to $0.65 from $0.47;</b></font></i>
    </p>
    <p style="text-align: center">
      <i><font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>Raises
      Adjusted EPS guidance to $1.10 or higher for FY 2016</b></font></i>
    </p>
    <p>
      WALNUT CREEK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 4, 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
      second quarter ended March&#160;26, 2016.
    </p>
    <p>
      &quot;We are very pleased to have&#160;achieved the highest quarterly revenues in
      the Company's history and its highest quarterly earnings per share in
      ten years,&quot; said John Ranelli, President &amp; CEO of Central Garden &amp; Pet.
      &#8220;These results reflect our success in increasing revenues, reducing
      costs, and positioning our portfolio of businesses for success. These
      efforts are on-going, and the Company remains committed to growing in
      the years ahead by continuing to execute on the strategy and plan we
      have been following over the course of the last few years.&quot; Ranelli
      continued, &quot;With our leverage ratio down to 3.1x at the end of the
      quarter vs. 4.5x a year ago, Central is well-positioned to utilize its
      strong cash flow and balance sheet to fund future growth both
      organically and through acquisitions.&quot;
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    <p>
      Ranelli concluded, &quot;Central's excellent results reflect the dedication
      and leadership of our management and the significant commitment to
      excellence of all our employees, ensuring our customers and consumers
      are receiving the very best in products and services.&quot;
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    <p>
      The company currently expects adjusted earnings per fully-diluted share
      of $1.10 or higher for fiscal 2016, an increase of at least 49% from the
      prior year.
    </p>
    <p>
      <u><b>Fiscal 2016 Second Quarter Financial Highlights</b></u>
    </p>
    <ul>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Sales increased 8.8% to $541.2 million compared to $497.6 million in
        the second quarter a year ago;
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Branded product sales increased 6.8% to $432.7 million compared to
        $405.1 million in the second quarter a year ago. Sales of other
        manufacturers&#8217; products increased 17.3% to $108.5 million from $92.5
        million in the second quarter a year ago;
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Gross profit increased 12.8% to $169.3 million compared to $150.1
        million in the second quarter a year ago. Gross margin for the second
        quarter increased 110 basis points to 31.3% compared to 30.2% in the
        second quarter a year ago;
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      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        SG&amp;A expense increased $9.8 million for the second quarter and rose as
        a percentage of sales to 20.3% compared to 20.1% in the second quarter
        a year ago;
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      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Operating income increased to $59.4 million compared to $50.0 million
        in the second quarter a year ago;
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      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Operating margin increased 100 basis points to 11.0% compared to 10.0%
        in the second quarter a year ago;
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      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Net income increased 40.7% to $32.7 million compared to $23.2 million
        in the second quarter a year ago; and
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      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Earnings per fully-diluted share increased 38.3% to $0.65 compared to
        $0.47 in the second quarter a year ago.
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    <p>
      <u><b>Pet Segment Fiscal 2016 Second Quarter Results</b></u>
    </p>
    <p>
      Second quarter net sales for the Pet segment increased 24.3% to $275.3
      million, an increase of $53.8 million from the same period a year ago.
      Acquisitions accounted for approximately two-thirds of the increase with
      the remaining one-third from organic growth. Organic sales were driven
      by stronger dog &amp; cat and professional revenues as well as higher sales
      of other manufacturers' products. The Pet segment&#8217;s branded product
      sales were $216.9 million, and sales of other manufacturers&#8217; products
      were $58.4 million.
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    <p>
      The Pet segment&#8217;s operating income rose 19.8% to $32.4 million compared
      to $27.1 million in the second quarter of 2015. Pet operating margin
      decreased 40 basis points, due to the impact of two recently acquired
      businesses.
    </p>
    <p>
      <u><b>Garden Segment Fiscal 2016 Second Quarter Results</b></u>
    </p>
    <p>
      Net sales for the Garden segment decreased 3.7% to $265.9 million, a
      decline of $10.2 million compared to a year ago, due in part to exiting
      a marginally-profitable private label fertilizer customer relationship
      and the Company's exit from the seasonal decor business. Grass seed
      sales during the period were up significantly, as were sales of other
      manufacturers' products, while wild bird feed was down due to
      unfavorable weather. The Garden segment&#8217;s branded product sales were
      $215.8 million in the second quarter of 2016 and sales of other
      manufacturers&#8217; products were $50.1 million.
    </p>
    <p>
      The Garden segment&#8217;s operating income in the quarter improved $5.1
      million to $44.4 million, a gain of 12.9% compared to operating income
      of $39.3 million in the second quarter of 2015. Garden operating margin
      improved 250 basis points to 16.7 percent. The increase in operating
      margin was driven mainly by higher grass seed profits.
    </p>
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        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
    <p>
      <u><b>Year-to-Date Results</b></u>
    </p>
    <p>
      For the six months ending March&#160;26, 2016, the Company reported net sales
      of $901.1 million, an increase of $96.2 million, or 11.9 percent, from
      the prior year period. Branded product sales were $709.3 million, a 10.5
      percent increase from the comparable 2015 period, and sales of other
      manufacturers&#8217; products were $191.8 million, a 17.8 percent increase.
      Operating income for the period was $68.2 million compared to $51.1
      million in the prior year period, and operating margin increased 130
      basis points to 7.6%. Net income on a GAAP basis for the period was
      $24.1 million, a $6.6 million increase compared to the prior year period
      and earnings per share increased to $0.48 per fully diluted share from
      $0.35 per fully diluted share. Excluding $14.3 million of charges in the
      first quarter related to the Company's refinancing of its fixed rate
      notes, adjusted net income rose $33.4 million and adjusted earnings per
      fully diluted share increased 89 percent to $0.66 from $0.35 in the six
      month period a year ago.
    </p>
    <p>
      <u><b>Additional Information</b></u>
    </p>
    <p>
      At March&#160;26, 2016, the Company&#8217;s cash and short-term investments balance
      was $9.8 million, compared to $11.9 million a year ago. Cash used in
      operations for the second quarter of 2016 was $50.4 million, compared to
      $114.4 million in the second quarter of 2015. Total debt at March&#160;26,
      2016 was $497.0 million compared to $511.4 million at March&#160;28, 2015.
      Net interest expense was $7.1 million for the second quarter compared to
      $11.9 million in the prior-year period due to the Company's debt
      refinancing in its first quarter and lower overall debt levels.
    </p>
    <p>
      Depreciation and amortization expense was $9.2 million, compared with
      $8.4 million in the prior-year period. The Company&#8217;s effective tax rate
      for the second quarter of 2016 was 36.0 percent, compared with 36.9
      percent for the second quarter of 2015.
    </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>
      </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 second 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 # 13635291. A replay of
      the call will be available for ten days by dialing (201) 612-7415 and
      entering confirmation # 13635291.
    </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>
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      </div>
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        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
    <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">
        the impending retirement of our CEO, the transition to his successor,
        our dependence upon our key executives and the ability to execute on
        our succession plan;
      </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>
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          <hr style="color: black; height: 1.5pt">

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

        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
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    <table cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 8pt; width: 100%; font-family: Times New Roman; margin-bottom: 10.0px">
      <tr>
        <td colspan="12">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="12">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <b>CENTRAL GARDEN &amp; PET COMPANY</b>
          </p>
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <b>CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS</b>
          </p>
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <b>(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)</b>
          </p>
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <b>Unaudited</b>
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

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

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid" colspan="3">
          <b>March 26, 2016</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid" colspan="3">
          <b>March 28, 2015</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid" colspan="2">
          <b>September 26, 2015</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Current assets:
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Cash and cash equivalents
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          9,826
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          11,943
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          11,946
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          12,583
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          13,157
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Accounts receivable (less allowance for doubtful accounts of
          $23,759, $20,813 and $19,296)
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          340,526
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          321,765
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          207,402
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Inventories
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          390,754
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          382,328
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          335,946
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Prepaid expenses and other
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          50,758
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          58,251
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          49,731
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Total current assets
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          803,810
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          786,870
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          653,820
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          164,794
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          163,207
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          162,809
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Goodwill
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          213,753
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          209,089
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          209,089
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Other intangible assets&#8212;net
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          82,989
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          85,185
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          75,460
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Other assets
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          57,753
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          24,846
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          30,419
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Total
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap">
          1,323,099
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap">
          1,269,197
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          133,211
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          139,821
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          97,682
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          83,442
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          87,724
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Current portion of long-term debt
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          594
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          289
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          291
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Total current liabilities
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          231,487
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          223,552
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          176,904
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          496,396
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          511,113
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          396,691
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Other long-term obligations
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          62,274
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          44,549
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          51,622
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Common stock, $0.01 par value: 11,908,317, 11,919,749, and
          11,908,317 shares outstanding at March 26, 2016, March 28, 2015 and
          September 26, 2015
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          119
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          119
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          119
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Class A common stock, $0.01 par value: 36,794,100, 35,765,091 and
          36,462,299 shares outstanding at March 26, 2016, March 28, 2015 and
          September 26, 2015
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          368
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          357
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          364
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Class B stock, $0.01 par value: 1,652,262 shares outstanding
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          16
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          16
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          16
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Additional paid-in capital
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          391,665
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          387,074
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          388,636
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Accumulated earnings
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          140,082
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          101,556
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          115,987
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          (528
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          64
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          164
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Total Central Garden &amp; Pet Company shareholders&#8217; equity
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          531,722
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          489,186
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          505,286
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Noncontrolling interest
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          1,220
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          797
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          1,094
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Total equity
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          532,942
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          489,983
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          506,380
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Total
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap">
          1,323,099
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap">
          1,269,197
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
    </div>
    <div style="margin-right: 0pt; width: 100%; margin-bottom: 10pt; 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 cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 8pt; width: 100%; font-family: Times New Roman; margin-bottom: 10.0px">
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="17">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <b>CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS</b>
          </p>
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <b>(in thousands, except per share amounts)</b>
          </p>
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <b>(unaudited)</b>
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="7">

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="7">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap" colspan="3">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <b>March 26,</b><br><b>2016</b>
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap" colspan="3">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <b>March 28,</b><br><b>2015</b>
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap" colspan="3">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <b>March 26,</b><br><b>2016</b>
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap" colspan="3">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <b>March 28,</b><br><b>2015</b>
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Net sales
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          541,249
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          497,602
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          901,061
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          804,922
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          371,910
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap">
          347,540
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap">
          631,936
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap">
          566,879
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Gross profit
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          169,339
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          150,062
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          269,125
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          238,043
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          109,936
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap">
          100,091
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap">
          200,949
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap">
          186,934
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Income from operations
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          59,403
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          49,971
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          68,176
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          51,109
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          (7,096
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          (11,876
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          (29,241
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          (22,379
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Interest income
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          9
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          18
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          31
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          (88
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap">
          (121
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap">
          (561
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap">
          (489
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Income before income taxes and noncontrolling interest
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          52,228
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          37,992
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          38,405
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          28,330
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          18,793
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap">
          14,012
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap">
          13,593
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap">
          10,043
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Income including noncontrolling interest
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          33,435
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          23,980
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          24,812
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          18,287
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          738
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap">
          743
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap">
          717
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap">
          747
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Net income attributable to Central Garden &amp; Pet Company
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap">
          32,697
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap">
          23,237
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap">
          24,095
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap">
          17,540
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Basic
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            $
          </p>
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap">
          0.67
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            $
          </p>
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            0.48
          </p>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            $
          </p>
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            0.50
          </p>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            $
          </p>
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            0.36
          </p>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Diluted
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap">
          0.65
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            $
          </p>
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            0.47
          </p>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            $
          </p>
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            0.48
          </p>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            $
          </p>
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            0.35
          </p>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          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>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          48,717
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          48,384
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          48,641
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          48,882
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          50,445
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          49,439
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          50,558
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          49,689
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
    </div>
    <div style="margin-right: 0pt; width: 100%; margin-bottom: 10pt; 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&#160;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 and we believe these measures
      similarly may be useful to investors in evaluating our financial and
      operating performance and the trends in our business from management's
      point of view. 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>
<div style="text-align:left">
    <table cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 8pt; width: 100%; font-family: Times New Roman; margin-bottom: 10.0px">
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid" colspan="15">
          <b>GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation</b><br><b>(unaudited, in
          thousands, except per share amounts) </b><br><b>For the Six Months
          Ended</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="3">
          <b>March 26, 2016</b>
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="3">
          <b>2018 Notes</b>
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="3">
          <b>March 26, 2016</b>
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="3">
          <b>March 28, 2015</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid" colspan="3">
          <b>Redemption (A)</b>
        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          (29,241
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          (14,902
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          (22,379
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Income before income taxes and noncontrolling interest
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          38,405
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          14,339
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          52,744
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          28,330
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          13,593
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          5,075
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          18,668
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2">
          10,043
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          24,095
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          9,264
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          33,359
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          17,540
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Earnings per share - Diluted
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          0.48
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          0.66
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          0.35
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
    </div>
<div style="text-align:left">
    <table cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 8pt; width: 100%; font-family: Times New Roman; margin-bottom: 10.0px">
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          (A)
        </td>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          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.
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
    </div>
    <p>
      <u>Adjusted earnings per-fully diluted share</u>
    </p>
    <p>
      The company currently expects adjusted earnings per fully-diluted share
      (a non-GAAP measure) of $1.10 or higher for fiscal 2016. A
      reconciliation to expected earnings per fully-diluted share (a GAAP
      measure) has not been provided as the adjusted earnings per share
      guidance excludes the impact of any non-operational charges or
      impairments that may occur, and are not known or contemplated at this
      time, as well as the impact of the redemption of our 2018 Notes and
      issuance of our 2023 Notes.
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    <p>
      CONTACT:<br>Central Garden &amp; Pet Company<br>Steve Zenker,
      925-948-3657<br>VP of Investor Relations &amp; Communications
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