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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001157523-16-006380
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20160802
ITEM INFORMATION:		Results of Operations and Financial Condition
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20160802
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20160802

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:		161800649

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

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

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	CENTRAL GARDEN & PET COMPANY
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19941019
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            <b>August 2, 2016</b>
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            <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt"><b>Central
            Garden &amp; Pet Company</b></font>
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            <b>Delaware</b>
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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 August 2, 2016, Central Garden &amp; Pet Company issued a press release
      announcing its financial results for the third quarter ended June 25,
      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;Press release dated August 2, 2016.
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            CENTRAL GARDEN &amp; PET COMPANY
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          By:
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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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            August 2, 2016
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      <b>Exhibit 99.1</b>
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    <p style="text-align: center">
      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt"><b>Central
      Garden &amp; Pet Company Announces Fiscal Third Quarter Results</b></font>
    </p>
    <p style="text-align: center">
      <i><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt"><b>Fiscal
      3Q 2016 sales increased 12.0% to $514.5 million;</b></font></i>
    </p>
    <p style="text-align: center">
      <i><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt"><b>Fiscal
      3Q 2016 Diluted EPS increased 34.2% to $0.51 from $0.38;</b></font></i>
    </p>
    <p style="text-align: center">
      <i><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt"><b>Adjusted
      Fiscal 3Q 2016 Diluted EPS increased 26.3% to $0.48;</b></font></i>
    </p>
    <p style="text-align: center">
      <i><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt"><b>Raised
      Adjusted EPS guidance to $1.18 or higher for FY 2016</b></font></i>
    </p>
    <p>
      WALNUT CREEK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--August 2, 2016--Central Garden &amp;
      Pet Company (NASDAQ: CENT) (NASDAQ: CENTA), a leading innovator,
      marketer and producer of quality branded products for the lawn and
      garden and pet supplies markets, today announced financial results for
      its fiscal third quarter ended June&#160;25, 2016.
    </p>
    <p>
      <u><b>Fiscal 2016 Third Quarter Financial Results</b></u>
    </p>
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      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Sales increased 12.0% to $514.5 million compared to $459.4 million in
        the third quarter a year ago. Organic sales growth, excluding three
        businesses acquired in the prior 12 months and one business exited
        earlier in the year, rose 5.0%. The Pet and Garden segments both
        experienced organic growth;
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      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Gross margin improved 90 basis points compared to the third quarter a
        year ago to 31.8%, driven by a favorable mix of product sales, reduced
        raw material input costs and manufacturing efficiency improvements;
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Operating income of $48.2 million increased 23.6% compared to the
        third quarter a year ago. Operating income included a $2.4 million
        gain on the sale of a manufacturing plant. Operating margin of 9.4%
        increased 90 basis points compared to the third quarter a year ago;
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Net income on a GAAP basis of $26.0 million increased 38.5% compared
        to the third quarter a year ago, and earnings per diluted share
        increased 34.2% to $0.51. On an adjusted basis, excluding the plant
        sale, net income was $24.5 million, and earnings per diluted share was
        $0.48.
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      &quot;Central's strong showing this quarter continues its trend of revenue
      and profit growth,&quot; said George Roeth, President &amp; CEO of Central Garden
      &amp; Pet. &quot;The areas where we have been focused are the main drivers of our
      success. Organic sales growth was driven by our customer first
      orientation, our gross margin expansion was enabled by executing on key
      cost savings initiatives, and our bottom line was enhanced by the
      effective on-going integration of our recent acquisitions and exiting an
      unprofitable business.&quot;
    </p>
    <p>
      <u><b>Pet Segment Fiscal 2016 Third Quarter Results</b></u>
    </p>
    <p>
      Third quarter net sales for the Pet segment increased 20.6% to $287.2
      million, from the same period a year ago. Pet organic sales grew 4.3%,
      driven by higher sales of other manufacturers' products as well as
      strength in the professional and wild bird feed categories. The Pet
      segment&#8217;s branded product sales were $227.8 million, up 24.3% compared
      to the third quarter a year ago and sales of other manufacturers&#8217;
      products were $59.4 million, an increase of 8.4%.
    </p>
    <p>
      The Pet segment&#8217;s operating income rose 17.7% compared to the third
      quarter a year ago to $38.7 million and included a gain of $2.4 million
      from the sale of a manufacturing plant during the quarter. Pet operating
      margin decreased slightly to 13.5%, a decline of 30 basis points
      compared to the third quarter a year ago.
    </p>
    <p>
      <u><b>Garden Segment Fiscal 2016 Third Quarter Results</b></u>
    </p>
    <p>
      Net sales for the Garden segment rose 2.7% compared to the third quarter
      a year ago to $227.3 million, despite a decrease of $7.7 million from
      the seasonal decor business that the Company exited earlier in the year.
      Higher sales of other manufacturers' products, as well as gains in wild
      bird feed and controls revenues, drove the sales increase. The Garden
      segment&#8217;s branded product sales were $175.9 million in the quarter, down
      2.5% compared to the third quarter a year ago, reflecting the exit from
      the seasonal decor business. Sales of other manufacturers&#8217; products were
      up 25.7% to $51.4 million.
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      The Garden segment&#8217;s operating income in the quarter rose 12.8% compared
      to the third quarter a year ago to $26.5 million. Garden operating
      margin improved 100 basis points to 11.6%. The increase in operating
      margin was driven by the absence of the seasonal decor business, which
      the Company exited earlier in the year, as well as a favorable mix of
      product sales, lower raw material costs, and manufacturing efficiency
      improvements, somewhat offset by increased marketing expenditures.
    </p>
    <p>
      <u><b>Year-to-Date Results &amp; Fiscal Year Guidance</b></u>
    </p>
    <ul>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Net sales increased 12.0% to $1.42 billion from the prior year period;
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Branded product sales of $1.11 billion increased 10.7% and sales of
        other manufacturers&#8217; products of $302.7 million rose 17.0%;
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Operating income of $116.4 million was up 29.1% over the prior year
        period and included $2.4 million of gains from a manufacturing plant
        sale. Operating margin increased 110 basis points to 8.2%;
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Net income on a GAAP basis was $50.1 million, a 37.9% increase
        compared to the prior year period;
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Earnings per share increased 35.6% to $0.99 per fully diluted share;
        and
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Adjusted net income, excluding $14.3 million of charges in the first
        quarter related to the Company's refinancing of its fixed rate note
        and $2.4 million of income related to the sale of a manufacturing
        plant in the third quarter, was $57.8 million, a 59.1% gain compared
        to the nine-month period a year ago. Adjusted earnings per fully
        diluted share increased 56.2% to $1.14.
      </li>
    </ul>
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    </div>
    <p>
      Roeth said, &quot;Going forward, we will be even more aggressive in executing
      on the initiatives we believe are important to the Company's long-term
      success. These include continuing to focus on our customers' needs,
      increasing our innovation output and success rate, and lowering our
      costs to invest in growth. While there is a near-term cost to some of
      these actions, we believe we will have the financial flexibility to fund
      incremental investment while continuing to drive meaningful sales and
      profit growth.&quot; Roeth concluded, &quot;We will have more to say on our
      longer-term strategy and goals later this calendar year. In the
      meantime, we will stay focused on executing on our current plan.&quot;
    </p>
    <p>
      The Company currently expects adjusted earnings per fully-diluted share
      of $1.18 or higher for fiscal 2016, an increase of over 59% from the
      prior year.
    </p>
    <p>
      <u><b>Additional Information</b></u>
    </p>
    <p>
      Total debt at June&#160;25, 2016 was $395.1 million compared to $396.7
      million at June&#160;27, 2015. Net interest expense was $6.9 million for the
      third quarter compared to $9.0 million in the prior-year period. The
      decline in interest expense was due to the Company's debt refinancing in
      its fiscal first quarter.
    </p>
    <p>
      The Company&#8217;s effective tax rate for the third quarter of 2016 was
      35.9%, compared with 37.5% for the third quarter of 2015. The decline in
      the tax rate was due primarily to projected additional tax credits in
      the current year quarter. During the quarter, the Company did not
      repurchase any shares of its common stock. Approximately $35.0 million
      remains available under the Board approved share repurchase program.
    </p>
    <p>
      <u><b>Conference Call</b></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 third 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 #13639789. A replay of
      the call will be available for ten days by dialing (201) 612-7415 and
      entering confirmation #13639789.
    </p>
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    </div>
    <p>
      <u><b>About Central Garden &amp; Pet</b></u>
    </p>
    <p>
      Central Garden &amp; Pet Company is a leading innovator, marketer and
      producer of quality branded products for the lawn &amp; garden and pet
      supplies markets. Committed to new product innovation, our products are
      sold to specialty independent and mass retailers. Participating
      categories in Lawn &amp; Garden include: Grass seed and the brands
      PENNINGTON&#174;, and THE REBELS&#174;; wild bird feed and the brand PENNINGTON&#174;;
      weed and insect control and the brands AMDRO&#174;, SEVIN&#174;, IRONITE&#174; and
      OVER-N-OUT&#174;; and decorative outdoor patio products under the PENNINGTON
      &#174; brand. We also provide a host of other regional and
      application-specific garden brands and supplies. Participating
      categories in Pet include: Animal health and the brands ADAMS&#8482; and
      ZODIAC&#174;; aquatics and reptile and the brands AQUEON&#174;, CORALIFE&#174; and
      ZILLA&#174;; bird &amp; small animal and the brands KAYTEE&#174;, Forti-Diet&#174; and
      CRITTER TRAIL&#174;; dog &amp; cat and the brands TFH&#8482;, NYLABONE&#174;, FOUR PAWS&#174;,
      IMS&#8482;, CADET&#174;, PINNACLE&#174; and AVODERM&#174;; and equine and the brands FARNAM&#174;,
      HORSE HEALTH&#8482; and VITAFLEX&#174;. We also provide a host of other
      application-specific pet brands and supplies. Central Garden &amp; Pet
      Company is based in Walnut Creek, California, and has approximately
      3,700 employees, primarily in North America. For additional information
      on Central Garden &amp; Pet Company, including access to the Company's SEC
      filings, please visit the Company&#8217;s website at <u>www.central.com</u>.
    </p>
    <p>
      &#8220;Safe Harbor&#8221; Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform
      Act of 1995: The statements contained in this release which are not
      historical facts, including expectations for future favorable results
      and cost reductions and earnings guidance for fiscal 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 recent transition to a new CEO and our dependence upon our key
        executives;
      </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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        <td colspan="21" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="top">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <b>CENTRAL GARDEN &amp; PET COMPANY</b><br><b>CONDENSED
            CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS</b><br><b>(in thousands, except share
            and per share amounts)</b><br><b>Unaudited</b>
          </p>
        </td>
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      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
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        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
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        </td>
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        </td>
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        </td>
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        </td>
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        </td>
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        </td>
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        </td>
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        </td>
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        </td>
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          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" valign="bottom">
          <b>ASSETS</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <b>June 25, 2016</b>
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <b>June 27, 2015</b>
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <b>September 26, 2015</b>
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Current assets:
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          40,000
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          43,841
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          12,029
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          12,590
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          13,157
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Accounts receivable (less allowance for doubtful accounts of
          $25,429, $18,573 and $19,296)
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          241,954
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          223,149
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          361,813
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          340,233
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          45,075
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          54,558
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          700,871
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          674,371
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          159,430
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          162,969
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          233,011
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          95,070
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          83,841
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          28,525
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          25,467
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,216,907
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,155,737
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          96,906
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          90,423
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          102,953
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          110,070
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          530
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          290
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          200,389
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          200,783
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          394,603
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          396,395
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          63,975
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          47,147
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Common stock, $0.01 par value: 11,998,472, 11,908,317, and
          11,908,317 shares outstanding at June 25, 2016, June 27, 2015 and
          September 26, 2015
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          120
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          119
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Class A common stock, $0.01 par value: 37,197,569, 35,970,174 and
          36,462,299 shares outstanding at June 25, 2016, June 27, 2015 and
          September 26, 2015
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          371
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          360
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          390,270
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          388,762
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          166,112
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          120,356
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (805
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        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          679
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          556,084
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          510,292
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,856
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,120
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          557,940
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          511,412
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
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        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,216,907
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,155,737
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,131,597
        </td>
      </tr>
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        </div>
        <div style="text-align: center">
          <hr style="height: 1.5pt; color: black">

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

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          &#160;
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        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
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      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
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          &#160;
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          &#160;
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          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
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        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <b>June 25, 2016</b>
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="3" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <b>June 27, 2015</b>
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Net sales
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          514,544
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          459,446
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,415,605
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,264,368
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          350,799
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          317,409
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          982,735
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          884,288
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Gross profit
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          163,745
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          142,037
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          432,870
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          380,080
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          115,560
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          103,044
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          316,509
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          289,978
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Income from operations
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          48,185
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          38,993
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          116,361
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          90,102
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (6,964
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (8,978
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (36,205
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (31,357
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Interest income
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          43
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          74
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          96
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          318
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          585
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (243
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          96
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Income before income taxes and noncontrolling interest
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          41,582
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          30,607
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          79,987
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          58,937
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          14,916
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          11,484
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          28,509
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          21,527
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Income including noncontrolling interest
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          26,666
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          19,123
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          51,478
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          37,410
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          636
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          323
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,353
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,070
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Net income attributable to Central Garden &amp; Pet Company
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          26,030
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          18,800
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          50,125
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          36,340
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          0.53
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          0.39
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1.03
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          0.75
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Diluted
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          0.51
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
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        <td style="border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black">
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        <td>

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          $
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          0.99
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
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        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          0.73
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
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      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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        <td>

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        <td>

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        <td>

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        <td>

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        <td colspan="3">

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        <td>

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        <td>

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        <td>

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        <td>

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        <td>

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        <td colspan="3">

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        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          49,120
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          48,167
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          48,801
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          48,642
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          51,063
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          49,290
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          50,743
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          49,496
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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        <td>

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        <td>

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        <td>

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        <td colspan="2">

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        <td colspan="2">

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        <td>

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        <td>

        </td>
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        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
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        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
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        <div style="text-align: left">

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

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

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

        </div>
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    <p>
      <i>Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures</i>
    </p>
    <p>
      We report our financial results in accordance with U.S. generally
      accepted accounting principles (GAAP). However, management believes that
      certain non-GAAP financial measures that exclude the $14.3 million
      impact of the redemption of our 2018 Notes and the issuance of our 2023
      Notes recognized during the quarter ended December 26, 2015 and the $2.4
      million gain from the sale of a manufacturing plant during the quarter
      ended June 25, 2016 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 $14.3 million impact of the redemption of our 2018 Notes
      and issuance of our 2023 Notes is included in interest expense in the
      condensed consolidated statements of operations. The $2.4 million gain
      from the sale of a manufacturing plant is included in selling, general
      and administrative expenses in the condensed consolidated statements of
      operations. We believe that the non-GAAP financial measures provide
      useful information to investors and other users of our financial
      statements, such as lenders. Management also uses these non-GAAP
      financial measures in making financial, operating and planning decisions
      and in evaluating our performance. While our management believes that
      non-GAAP measurements are useful supplemental information, such adjusted
      results are not intended to replace our GAAP financial results and
      should be read in conjunction with those GAAP results.
    </p>
<div style="text-align:left">
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        <td colspan="27" style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: center" valign="bottom">
          <b>GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation</b><br><b>(unaudited, in
          thousands, except per share amounts) </b><br><b>For the Three months
          ended June 25, 2016</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>
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        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>
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        </td>
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        </td>
        <td colspan="3" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" valign="bottom">
          <b>June 25, 2016</b>
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" valign="bottom">
          <b>June 27, 2015</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: center" valign="bottom">
          <b>GAAP</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Gross profit
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          163,745
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          &#8212;
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        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          163,745
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          142,037
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Selling, general and administrative expenses
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          115,560
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          2,363
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          117,923
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          103,044
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Income from operations
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          48,185
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (2,363
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          45,822
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          38,993
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Income tax expense
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          14,916
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (848
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          14,068
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          11,484
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Net income
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          26,030
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (1,515
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          24,515
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
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        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
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        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          18,800
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      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Earnings per share &#8211; diluted
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          0.51
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          0.38
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Weighted shares outstanding
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          51,063
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          51,063
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          49,290
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        <td>

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          &#160;
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          <b>GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation</b><br><b>(unaudited, in
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          ended June 25, 2016</b>
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        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
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        </td>
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        </td>
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        </td>
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        </td>
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          &#160;
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          &#160;
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        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" valign="bottom">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" valign="top">
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          &#160;
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          <b>June 25, 2016</b>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" valign="bottom">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" valign="top">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" valign="top">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
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      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

        </td>
        <td colspan="3" style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: center" valign="bottom">
          <b>GAAP</b>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" valign="top">

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

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

        </td>
        <td colspan="3" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
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        </td>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" valign="bottom">

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

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

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

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

        </td>
        <td colspan="3" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>As Adjusted</b>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" valign="bottom">

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

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

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: center" valign="bottom">
          <b>GAAP</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Gross profit
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          432,870
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
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          &#8212;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          432,870
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          380,080
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Selling, general and administrative expenses
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          316,509
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          2,363
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          318,872
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          289,978
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Income from operations
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          116,361
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (2,363
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          113,998
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          90,102
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Interest expense
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          36,205
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          14,339
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          21,866
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          31,357
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Income tax expense
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          28,509
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          4,268
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          32,777
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          21,527
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Net income
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          50,125
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          7,708
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          57,833
        </td>
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          36,340
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          0.99
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          1.14
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          0.73
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        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Weighted shares outstanding
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          50,743
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          50,743
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          49,496
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    <p>
      (A) During the third quarter of fiscal 2016, we recorded a $2.4 million
      gain in our Pet Segment from the sale of a manufacturing plant resulting
      from rationalizing our facilities to reduce excess capacity.
    </p>
    <p>
      (B) The Non-GAAP financial information excludes the impact of the
      redemption of our 2018 Notes and issuance of our 2023 Notes. As a result
      of the bond redemption, we incurred incremental expenses of $14.3
      million, comprised of a call premium payment of $8.3 million, a $2.7
      million payment of overlapping interest expense for 30 days and a $3.3
      million non-cash charge for the write off of unamortized deferred
      financing costs and discount related to the 2018 Notes. These amounts
      are included in interest expense in the condensed consolidated
      statements of operations.
    </p>
    <p>
      Organic net sales is a non-GAAP measure that excludes the impact of
      acquisitions and dispositions in the comparable periods. We have
      provided this measure because we believe it permits investors to better
      understand the performance of our historical business without the
      impacts from acquisitions and dispositions. The following tables provide
      a reconciliation for our reported net sales under GAAP to our organic
      net sales for our consolidated operations and Pet segment.
    </p>
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          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
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        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          <b>Consolidated</b>
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        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Reported Net Sales - GAAP
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        <td>

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        <td>

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          $
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        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          514.5
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          $
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        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          459.4
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          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            12.0%
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            &#160;
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        </td>
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      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Effect of acquisitions
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        <td>

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          Effect of divestitures
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          Organic net sales
        </td>
        <td>

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          474.1
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          $
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          451.4
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            5.0%
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          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
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          <b>GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation</b><br><b>(unaudited, in
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        </td>
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        <td>

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          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <b>Percentage</b><br><b>change</b>
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          <b>Pet Segment</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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        <td colspan="2">

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

        </td>
        <td>

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        <td>

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        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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          $
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        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          287.2
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          $
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        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          238.1
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        <td>

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        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            20.6%
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        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right" valign="bottom">
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      </tr>
      <tr>
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          Effect of acquisitions
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
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    <p>
      <u><b>Adjusted earnings per-fully diluted share</b></u>
    </p>
    <p>
      The company currently expects adjusted earnings per fully-diluted share
      (a non-GAAP measure) of $1.18 or higher for fiscal 2016. We have not
      provided GAAP estimates of expected earnings per fully diluted share or
      a reconciliation to expected adjusted earnings per fully-diluted share
      as the adjusted earnings per share guidance excludes the impact of any
      potential acquisitions, non-operational charges or impairments that may
      occur prior to fiscal year end, and are not known or contemplated at
      this time. Any such adjustments could have a significant impact on our
      fiscal 2016 GAAP results.
    </p>
    <p>

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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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