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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001157523-17-003150
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20171128
ITEM INFORMATION:		Results of Operations and Financial Condition
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20171128
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20171128

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:		171225634

	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>November 28, 2017</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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      Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
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      Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth
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      (&#167;240.12b-2 of this chapter).<br>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Emerging growth company&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="font-family: Arial Unicode MS; font-size: 12pt">&#8414;</font>
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      If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant
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      <b>Item 2.02&#160;&#160;<u>Results of Operations and Financial Condition</u>.</b>
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      On November 28, 2017, Central Garden &amp; Pet Company issued a press
      release announcing its financial results for the fourth quarter ended
      September 30, 2017.&#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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      <a href="a51721917ex99_1.htm">Exhibit 99.1</a>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<a href="a51721917ex99_1.htm">Press
      release dated November 28, 2017.</a>
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      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt"><b>SIGNATURES</b></font>
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      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt">Pursuant to
      the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant
      has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
      undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</font>
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            CENTRAL GARDEN &amp; PET COMPANY
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          By:
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            /s/ Nicholas Lahanas
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            Nicholas Lahanas
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            Chief Financial Officer
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            <i>(Principal Financial Officer)</i>
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            Dated:
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            November 28, 2017
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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 2017 &amp; Fourth Quarter Results</b></font>
    </p>
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    <p style="text-align: center">
      <i><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt"><b>Fiscal
      2017 diluted EPS of $1.52 vs. diluted EPS of $0.87 for fiscal 2016</b></font></i>
    </p>
    <p style="text-align: center">
      <i><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt"><b>Fiscal
      2017 non-GAAP diluted EPS of $1.50 vs. non-GAAP diluted EPS of $1.26 for
      fiscal 2016</b></font></i>
    </p>
    <p>
      WALNUT CREEK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--November 28, 2017--Central Garden
      &amp; Pet Company (NASDAQ: CENT) (NASDAQ: CENTA), a leading innovator,
      producer and distributor of branded and private label products for the
      lawn &amp; garden and pet supplies markets, today announced financial
      results for its fiscal year and fourth quarter ended September&#160;30, 2017.
    </p>
    <p>
      <u><b>Fiscal 2017 Summary</b></u>
    </p>
    <p>
      Net sales of $2.05 billion increased 12.3% compared to $1.83 billion a
      year ago. Branded product sales of $1.65 billion increased 14.1% and
      sales of other manufacturers&#8217; products increased 5.7% to $408.9 million.
      Fiscal 2017 contained an additional week compared to fiscal 2016.
      Organic sales growth, adjusting for businesses purchased or exited that
      impacted the year and excluding the extra week, rose 4.8%. The Pet and
      Garden segments both experienced meaningful organic growth. Gross margin
      improved 60 basis points to 30.8% compared to 30.2% in the prior year,
      with both the Garden and Pet segments contributing to the increase. The
      Company's gross margin benefited from higher sales volumes and cost
      savings, including manufacturing efficiencies and more favorable input
      costs.
    </p>
    <p>
      <u>Fiscal 2017 GAAP Operating Income, Net Earnings and EPS</u>
    </p>
    <ul>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Operating income of $156.1 million increased 20.7% from $129.4 million
        in fiscal 2016;
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Operating margin of 7.6% increased 50 basis points compared to fiscal
        2016;
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Net income of $78.8 million, increased 77.1% compared to $44.5 million
        in fiscal 2016; and
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      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Earnings per share increased 74.7% to $1.52 per fully diluted share.
      </li>
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    <p>
      <u>Fiscal 2017 Non-GAAP Operating Income, Net Earnings and EPS</u>
    </p>
    <ul>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Non-GAAP results for fiscal 2017 exclude $2.0 million from the sale of
        a Garden distribution facility in the first quarter;
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Non-GAAP results for fiscal 2016 exclude $14.3 million of charges in
        the first quarter related to the Company's refinancing of its fixed
        rate notes, $2.4 million of income related to the sale of a
        manufacturing plant in the third quarter, and non-cash impairment
        charges of $18.4 million in the fourth quarter primarily related to
        the Company's investment in an anti-microbial technology venture. Only
        $1.8 million of the fourth quarter impairment charge impacted
        operating income;
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Non-GAAP operating income for fiscal 2017 was $154.1 million and an
        operating margin of 7.5% compared to $128.8 million and 7.0% in the
        prior year;
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Non-GAAP net income for fiscal 2017 was $77.5 million, a 20.4% gain
        compared to $64.4 million in the period a year ago;
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Non-GAAP earnings per fully diluted share increased 19.0% to $1.50.
      </li>
    </ul>
    <p>
      <u><b>Fiscal 2017 Fourth Quarter Financial Results</b></u>
    </p>
    <p>
      Net sales increased 18.6% to $490.5 million compared to $413.4 million
      in the fourth quarter a year ago, benefiting from acquisitions, an extra
      week compared to the prior year period, and strength in the Company's
      dog &amp; cat and controls &amp; fertilizer categories. Branded product sales of
      $393.5 million increased 19.4% and sales of other manufacturers&#8217;
      products of $97.0 million increased 15.9%. Organic sales growth
      excluding the extra week increased 3.6%. The Pet and Garden segments
      both experienced organic growth; gross margin improved 50 basis points
      compared to the fourth quarter a year ago to 29.6%, on increased volume
      and greater efficiencies.
    </p>
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    </div>
    <p>
      <u>Fourth Quarter GAAP Operating Income, Net Earnings and EPS</u>
    </p>
    <ul>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Operating income of $14.4 million was up $1.4 million or 10.6%
        compared to $13.0 million in the fourth quarter a year ago. Operating
        margin of 2.9% decreased 20 basis points compared to the fourth
        quarter a year ago, due to higher SG&amp;A expenses, including increased
        demand creation spending and an additional $2.3 million expense
        related to a contingent earn out for a fiscal 2017 Pet segment
        acquisition;
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Net income increased to $4.3 million from a loss of $5.6 million in
        the fourth quarter a year ago;
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Earnings per fully-diluted share increased to $0.08 from a loss of
        $0.11 in the fourth quarter a year ago.
      </li>
    </ul>
    <p>
      <u>Fourth Quarter Non-GAAP Operating Income, Net Earnings and EPS</u>
    </p>
    <ul>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Non-GAAP results for the fourth quarter of 2016 exclude non-cash
        impairment charges of $18.4 million including $1.8 million that
        impacted operating income;
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Non-GAAP operating income was $14.4 million and non-GAAP operating
        margin was 2.9%; compared to $14.8 million and 3.6% in the fourth
        quarter of fiscal 2016. The decline was due in large part to the
        higher SG&amp;A spending to drive future demand and a $2.3 million charge
        related to a contingent earn-out for a fiscal 2017 Pet segment
        acquisition;
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Non-GAAP net income of $4.3 million decreased $2.3 million compared to
        the fourth quarter a year ago; and
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Non-GAAP earnings per diluted share of $0.08 decreased from $0.13 in
        the fourth quarter a year ago.
      </li>
    </ul>
    <p>
      &quot;We are very pleased with the record revenue and earnings that Central
      realized in 2017,&quot; said George Roeth, President &amp; CEO of Central Garden
      &amp; Pet. &quot;Even more gratifying is the success we achieved in significantly
      advancing our strategy to support long-term sustainable growth in the
      future.&quot; Roeth continued, &quot;The market share gains and innovation that we
      rolled out during the year were key drivers of our success. We executed
      well in both of our segments and partnered closely with our customers to
      help bring superior value to consumers.&quot;
    </p>
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        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
    <p>
      <u><b>Pet Segment Fiscal 2017 Fourth Quarter Results</b></u>
    </p>
    <p>
      Fourth quarter net sales for the Pet segment increased 22.1% to $330.5
      million, from the same period a year ago, with acquisitions and an extra
      week significant factors. The Pet segment&#8217;s branded product sales were
      $267.4 million, up 24.7% compared to the fourth quarter a year ago, and
      sales of other manufacturers&#8217; products were $63.1 million, an increase
      of 12.3%. Pet organic sales, excluding the extra week grew 3.4%, on
      strength in the dog &amp; cat businesses.
    </p>
    <p>
      The Pet segment&#8217;s operating income rose 21.8% to $27.5 million compared
      to the fourth quarter a year ago, which included a $1.8 million non-cash
      intangible impairment. Pet operating margin was flat at 8.3%, aided by
      the absence of the impairment charge taken in the prior year but
      negatively impacted by a $2.3 million contingent earn-out charge in the
      current year related to a recent acquisition. Another factor affecting
      margins was increased facilities and warehouse costs related to a
      successful new pet distribution business model initiative.
    </p>
    <p>
      <u><b>Garden Segment Fiscal 2017 Fourth Quarter Results</b></u>
    </p>
    <p>
      Net sales for the Garden segment, all organic, increased 12.0% compared
      to the fourth quarter a year ago to $160.0 million. The Garden segment&#8217;s
      branded product sales were $126.1 million in the quarter, up 9.4%
      compared to the fourth quarter a year ago. Sales of other manufacturers&#8217;
      products gained 23.3% to $33.9 million. Organic sales, excluding the
      extra week, were up 4.1% on strength in the segment's controls &amp;
      fertilizer category and an increase in sales of other manufacturers'
      products.
    </p>
    <p>
      The Garden segment&#8217;s operating income in the quarter decreased to $0.2
      million compared to $2.7 million in the fourth quarter a year ago.
      Garden operating margin declined 170 basis points to 0.2%. Increased
      demand creation spending, to fuel growth in the future, as well as costs
      related to the reset of product in the Company's decor business, drove
      the decline.
    </p>
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      </div>
    </div>
    <p>
      <u><b>2018 Guidance</b></u>
    </p>
    <p>
      The Company currently expects earnings per fully-diluted share of $1.62
      or higher for fiscal 2018, an increase of 6.6% or more from the prior
      year on a GAAP basis despite fiscal 2018 having one less week than
      fiscal 2017. On a non-GAAP basis, excluding the Garden facility sale
      from the first quarter of 2017, the expected earnings increase is 8.0%
      or higher. While the Company expects the strong execution of its
      strategies to continue its momentum into 2018 and beyond, it does expect
      some quarterly bumpiness, due to such factors as investment timing, how
      the quarterly calendar falls versus the prior year, and the impact of a
      highly seasonal JV in which it invested in fiscal 2017.
    </p>
    <p>
      In addition, the guidance excludes any impact from new M&amp;A activities
      and any potential change to the Company's tax rate. A recent accounting
      standard changes the GAAP requirements for the way companies are
      required to account for some of the impacts related to non-cash equity
      compensation expense and is expected to impact the Company in 2018 and
      in future years. The Company believes the change will result in a lower
      tax rate in 2018, although the impact could vary depending on a number
      of factors, including the price of the Company's stock. The Company
      plans to provide an estimate as it gains more clarity on the impact as
      it moves through the fiscal year. Capital expenditures are expected to
      be approximately $40 million in the fiscal 2018.
    </p>
    <p>
      Mr. Roeth said, &quot;As we look ahead to 2018, we continue to be committed
      to our strategy, which is working. We have a long runway of
      opportunities and continue to stay focused on growing revenues
      organically by reinvesting cost savings in sustainable, profitable
      organic growth and using our cash flow and debt capacity to add
      additional growth through disciplined acquisitions. All-in-all, we
      continue to be very optimistic about the future.&quot;
    </p>
    <p>
      <u><b>Additional Information</b></u>
    </p>
    <p>
      At September&#160;30, 2017, the Company&#8217;s cash and short-term investment
      balance was $32.4 million, compared to $93.0 million a year ago. Cash
      flow from operations for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2017 was $71.7
      million, compared to $61.8 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2016.
    </p>
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    </div>
    <p>
      Total debt at September&#160;30, 2017 was $395.7 million compared to $395.3
      million at September&#160;24, 2016. Net interest expense was $7.2 million for
      the fourth quarter compared to $6.6 million in the prior-year period.
      The increase in interest expense was due primarily to the extra week in
      the fourth quarter of fiscal 2017. During the quarter, the Company did
      not repurchase any shares of its common stock. Approximately $35 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 fourth quarter and fiscal 2017
      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 #13673101. A replay of
      the call will be available for ten days by dialing (201) 612-7415 and
      entering confirmation #13673101.
    </p>
    <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<sup>&#8482;</sup>
      and ZODIAC<sup>&#174;</sup>; aquatics and reptile and the brands AQUEON<sup>&#174;</sup>,
      CORALIFE<sup>&#174;</sup>, SEGREST<sup>&#8482;</sup> and ZILLA<sup>&#174;</sup>;
      bird &amp; small animal and the brands KAYTEE<sup>&#174;</sup>,
      Forti-Diet<sup>&#174;</sup> and CRITTER TRAIL<sup>&#174;</sup>; dog &amp;
      cat and the brands TFH<sup>&#8482;</sup>, NYLABONE<sup>&#174;</sup>,
      FOUR PAWS<sup>&#174;</sup>, IMS<sup>&#8482;</sup>, CADET<sup>&#174;</sup>,
      DMC&#8482;, K&amp;H Pet Products<sup>&#174;</sup>, PINNACLE<sup>&#174;</sup>
      and AVODERM<sup>&#174;</sup>; and equine and the brands FARNAM<sup>&#174;</sup>,
      HORSE HEALTH<sup>&#8482;</sup> and VITAFLEX<sup>&#174;</sup>. 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 4,100 employees, primarily in North America. For
      additional information on Central Garden &amp; Pet Company, including access
      to the Company's SEC filings, please visit the Company&#8217;s website at <u>www.central.com</u>.
    </p>
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    </div>
    <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, operating margin expansion, and earnings guidance
      for fiscal 2018 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">
        our dependence upon our key executives;
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        the impact of new accounting regulations and potential federal tax
        reform on the Company's tax rate;
      </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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        <div style="text-align: right">

        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
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    <table cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Times New Roman; margin-bottom: 10.0px; width: 100%">
      <tr>
        <td colspan="9">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="9">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <b>CENTRAL GARDEN &amp; PET COMPANY</b>
          </p>
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <b>CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS</b>
          </p>
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <b>(in thousands)</b>
          </p>
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <b>Unaudited</b>
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

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

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

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black" colspan="3">
          <b>September 30, 2017</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black" colspan="3">
          <b>September 24, 2016</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Current assets:
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          32,397
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          92,982
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          12,645
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          10,910
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          237,868
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          201,151
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          382,101
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          362,004
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          Prepaid expenses, deferred income taxes and other
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black" colspan="2">
          18,045
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black" colspan="2">
          16,249
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Total current assets
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          683,056
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          683,296
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          180,913
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          158,224
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          256,275
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          231,385
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Other intangible assets, net
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          116,067
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          95,865
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          Deferred income taxes and other assets
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black" colspan="2">
          70,595
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black" colspan="2">
          11,913
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 4.0px">
          Total
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black">
          1,306,906
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black">
          1,180,683
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <b>LIABILITIES AND EQUITY</b>
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          103,283
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          102,413
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          116,549
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          99,343
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          Current portion of long-term debt
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black" colspan="2">
          375
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black" colspan="2">
          463
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Total current liabilities
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          220,207
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          202,219
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          395,278
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          394,806
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Deferred income taxes and other long-term obligations
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          54,279
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          29,071
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          122
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Class A common stock
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          374
        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Additional paid-in capital
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          396,790
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          393,297
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          239,329
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          160,501
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black" colspan="2">
          (951
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black" colspan="2">
          (1,294
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Total Central Garden &amp; Pet shareholders&#8217; equity
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          635,686
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          553,014
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black" colspan="2">
          1,456
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black" colspan="2">
          1,573
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          Total equity
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black" colspan="2">
          637,142
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black" colspan="2">
          554,587
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 4.0px">
          Total
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black">
          1,306,906
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black">
          1,180,683
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
    </div>
    <div style="text-indent: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; width: 100%">
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: left">

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black" colspan="7">
          <b>Fiscal Year Ended</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black" colspan="3">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <b>September 30,</b><br><b>2017</b>
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black" colspan="3">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <b>September 24,</b><br><b>2016</b>
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black" colspan="3">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <b>September 30,</b><br><b>2017</b>
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black" colspan="3">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <b>September 24,</b><br><b>2016</b>
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Net sales
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          490,464
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          413,412
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          2,054,478
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          1,829,017
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black" colspan="2">
          345,136
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black" colspan="2">
          293,232
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black" colspan="2">
          1,421,670
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black" colspan="2">
          1,275,967
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Gross profit
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          145,328
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          120,180
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          632,808
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          553,050
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          130,947
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          105,355
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          476,696
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          421,864
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black" colspan="2">
          &#8212;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black" colspan="2">
          1,828
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black" colspan="2">
          &#8212;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black" colspan="2">
          1,828
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Operating income
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          14,381
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          12,997
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          156,112
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          129,358
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          (7,233
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          (6,642
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          (28,209
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          (42,847
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Interest income
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          66
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black" colspan="2">
          (1,315
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black" colspan="2">
          (16,770
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black" colspan="2">
          (1,621
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black" colspan="2">
          (17,013
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Income before income taxes and noncontrolling interest
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          5,881
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          (10,349
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          126,429
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          69,638
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black" colspan="2">
          2,078
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black" colspan="2">
          (4,456
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black" colspan="2">
          46,699
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black" colspan="2">
          24,053
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Net income including noncontrolling interest
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          3,803
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          (5,893
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          79,730
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          45,585
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black" colspan="2">
          (456
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black" colspan="2">
          (282
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black" colspan="2">
          902
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black" colspan="2">
          1,071
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 4.0px">
          Net income attributable to Central Garden &amp; Pet Company
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black">
          4,259
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black">
          (5,611
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black">
          78,828
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black">
          44,514
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black">
          0.08
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black">
          (0.11
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black">
          1.57
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black">
          0.91
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 4.0px">
          Diluted
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black">
          0.08
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black">
          (0.11
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black">
          1.52
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black">
          0.87
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          50,654
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          49,453
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          50,230
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          48,964
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          51,935
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          49,453
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          51,820
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          51,075
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
    </div>
    <div style="text-indent: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; width: 100%">
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: left">

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

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

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

        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
    <p>
      <i>Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures</i>
    </p>
    <p>
      We report our financial results in accordance with U.S. generally
      accepted accounting principles (GAAP). However, to supplement the
      financial results prepared in accordance with GAAP, we use non-GAAP
      financial measures including non-GAAP net sales on a consolidated and
      segment basis, non-GAAP selling, general and administrative (SG&amp;A)
      expense, non-GAAP operating income on a consolidated and segment basis,
      non-GAAP interest expense, non-GAAP other income (expense) and non-GAAP
      net income and diluted net income per share. Management believes these
      non-GAAP financial measures that exclude the impact of specific items
      (described below) may be useful to investors in their assessment of our
      ongoing operating performance and provide additional meaningful
      comparisons between current results and results in prior operating
      periods.
    </p>
    <p>
      The reconciliations of these non-GAAP measures to the most directly
      comparable financial measures calculated and presented in accordance
      with GAAP are shown in the tables below. We believe that the non-GAAP
      financial measures provide useful information to investors and other
      users of our financial statements, by allowing for greater transparency
      in the review of our financial and operating performance. Management
      also uses these non-GAAP financial measures in making financial,
      operating and planning decisions and in evaluating our performance, and
      we believe these measures similarly may be useful to investors in
      evaluating our financial and operating performance and the trends in our
      business from management's point of view. While our management believes
      that non-GAAP measurements are useful supplemental information, such
      adjusted results are not intended to replace our GAAP financial results
      and should be read in conjunction with those GAAP results.
    </p>
    <p>
      Non-GAAP financial measures reflect adjustments based on the following
      items:
    </p>
    <ul>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Asset impairment charges: we have excluded the impact of asset
        impairments on intangible assets and equity method investments as such
        non-cash amounts are inconsistent in amount and frequency. We believe
        that the adjustment of these charges supplements the GAAP information
        with a measure that can be used to assess the sustainability of our
        operating performance.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Gains on disposals of significant plant assets: we have excluded the
        impact of gains on the disposal of significant plant assets as these
        represent infrequent transactions that impact the comparability
        between operating periods. We believe the adjustment of these gains
        supplements the GAAP information with a measure that may be used to
        assess the sustainability of our operating performance.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Loss on early extinguishment of debt: we have excluded the charges
        associated with the refinancing of our 2018 Notes as the amount and
        frequency of such charges is not consistent and is significantly
        impacted by the timing and size of debt financing transactions.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Tax impact: adjustment represents the impact of the tax effect of the
        pre-tax non-GAAP adjustments excluded from non-GAAP net income. The
        tax impact of the non-GAAP adjustments is calculated based on the
        consolidated effective tax rate on a GAAP basis, applied to the
        non-GAAP adjustments, unless the underlying item has a materially
        different tax treatment.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        We have also provided organic net sales, a non-GAAP measure that
        excludes the impact of businesses purchased or exited in the prior 12
        months, because we believe it permits investors to better understand
        the performance of our historical business without the impact of
        recent acquisitions or dispositions. For fiscal 2017, we have also
        adjusted our organic net sales for our estimate of the impact of the
        extra week on our 2017 fiscal year net sales.
      </li>
    </ul>
    <p>
      From time to time in the future, there may be other items that we may
      exclude if we believe that doing so is consistent with the goal of
      providing useful information to investors and management.
    </p>
    <div style="text-indent: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; width: 100%">
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: left">

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

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

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

        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
    <p>
      The non-GAAP adjustments made reflect the following:
    </p>
<div style="text-align:left">
    <table cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Times New Roman; margin-bottom: 10.0px; width: 100%">
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          (1)
        </td>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2016 and fiscal 2015, we
          recognized non-cash impairment charges in our Pet segment of $1.8
          million and $7.3 million, respectively, related to the impairment of
          intangible assets caused by increased competition and declining
          volume of sales. These impairments are included within intangible
          asset impairment.
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          (2)
        </td>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">

        </td>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          During fiscal 2017, we recognized a $2.0 million gain in our Garden
          segment from the sale of a distribution facility. During 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. These adjustments were
          recorded as part of selling, general and administrative costs.
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          (3)
        </td>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">

        </td>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          During the first quarter of fiscal 2016, we redeemed our 2018 Notes
          and issued senior notes due November 2023. 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 consolidated
          statements of operations.
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          (4)
        </td>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">

        </td>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2016, we recognized a non-cash
          impairment charge of $16.6 million related to our investment in two
          joint ventures as a result of changes in marketplace conditions,
          which impacted the expected cash flows and recoverability of the
          investment. The impairment is included within other income (expense).
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black" colspan="7">
          <b>GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation</b><br><b>(in thousands) </b><br><b>For
          the Fiscal Year Ended September</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          <b>Non-GAAP Adjustments</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black" colspan="3">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <b>2017</b>
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black" colspan="3">
          <b>2016</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Impairments of intangible assets
        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          1,828
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          (Gain)/loss on disposal of plant assets
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          (2,050
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          (2,363
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Incremental expenses from note redemption and issuance
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          <sup>(3)</sup>
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          <sup>(4)</sup>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black" colspan="2">
          &#8212;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black" colspan="2">
          16,572
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Total non-GAAP adjustments
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          (2,050
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          30,376
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          Tax effects of non-GAAP adjustments
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black" colspan="2">
          (757
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black" colspan="2">
          (10,492
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 4.0px">
          Total net income impact from non-GAAP adjustments
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black">
          (1,293
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black">
          19,884
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
    </div>
    <div style="text-indent: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; width: 100%">
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: left">

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

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

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

        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
<div style="text-align:left">
    <table cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Times New Roman; margin-bottom: 10.0px; width: 100%">
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black" colspan="7">
          <b>GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation</b><br><b>(in thousands) </b><br><b>For
          the Fiscal Year Ended September</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          <b>SG&amp;A Expense Reconciliation</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black" colspan="3">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <b>2017</b>
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black" colspan="3">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <b>2016</b>
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          GAAP SG&amp;A expense
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          476,696
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          421,864
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          SG&amp;A expense impact from non-GAAP adjustments
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <sup>(1)(2)</sup>
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black" colspan="2">
          2,050
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black" colspan="2">
          2,363
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 4.0px">
          Non-GAAP SG&amp;A expense
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black">
          478,746
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black">
          424,227
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          GAAP SG&amp;A expense as a percentage of net sales
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          23.2
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          23.1
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Non-GAAP SG&amp;A expense as a percentage of net sales
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          23.3
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          23.2
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="7">

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          156,112
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          129,358
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          Total operating income impact from non-GAAP adjustments
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <sup>(1)(2)</sup>
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black" colspan="2">
          (2,050
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black" colspan="2">
          (535
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 4.0px">
          Non-GAAP operating income
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black">
          154,062
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black">
          128,823
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          GAAP operating margin
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          7.6
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          7.1
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Non-GAAP operating margin
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          7.5
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          7.0
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="7">

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          $131,622
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          119,930
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          Total operating income impact from non-GAAP adjustments
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <sup>(1)(2)</sup>
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black" colspan="2">
          (535
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 4.0px">
          Non-GAAP Pet segment operating income
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black" colspan="2">
          N/A
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black">
          119,395
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          GAAP Pet segment operating margin
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          11.1
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Non-GAAP Pet operating margin
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          11.0
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          87,298
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          70,317
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          Total operating income impact from non-GAAP adjustments
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <sup>(2)</sup>
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black" colspan="2">
          (2,050
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black" colspan="2">
          N/A
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 4.0px">
          Non-GAAP Garden segment operating income
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black">
          85,248
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black" colspan="2">
          N/A
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          GAAP Garden segment operating margin
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          10.8
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Non-GAAP Garden segment operating margin
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          10.5
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="7">

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          $(28,209
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          (42,847
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          Impact from non-GAAP adjustment
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <sup>(3)</sup>
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black" colspan="2">
          14,339
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 4.0px">
          Non-GAAP interest expense
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black" colspan="2">
          N/A
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black">
          (28,508
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
    </div>
<div style="text-align:left">
    <table cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Times New Roman; margin-bottom: 10.0px; width: 100%">
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black" colspan="6">
          <b>GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation</b><br><b>(in thousands, except
          per share amounts) </b><br><b>For the Fiscal Year Ended September</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          <b>Other Income (Expense) Reconciliation</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black">
          <b>2017</b>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black" colspan="2">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <b>2016</b>
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          GAAP other income (expense)
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          (1,621
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          (17,013
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            )
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          Impact from non-GAAP adjustment
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <sup>(4)</sup>
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black">
          16,572
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            &#160;
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 4.0px">
          Non-GAAP other income (expense)
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black">
          (441
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            )
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
    </div>
    <div style="text-indent: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; width: 100%">
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: left">

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

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

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

        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
<div style="text-align:left">
    <table cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Times New Roman; margin-bottom: 10.0px; width: 100%">
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black" colspan="7">
          <b>GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation</b><br><b>(in thousands) </b><br><b>For
          the Fiscal Year Ended September</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          <b>Net Income and Diluted Net Income Per Share Reconciliation</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black" colspan="3">
          <b>2017</b>
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black" colspan="3">
          <b>2016</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          GAAP net income attributable to Central Garden &amp; Pet
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          78,828
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          44,514
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Total non-GAAP adjustments
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          <sup>(1)(2) (3)(4)</sup>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          (2,050
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          30,376
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          Tax effects of non-GAAP adjustments
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black" colspan="2">
          757
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black" colspan="2">
          (10,492
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Total net income impact from non-GAAP adjustments
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          (1,293
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          19,884
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 4.0px">
          Non-GAAP net income attributable to Central Garden &amp; Pet
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black">
          77,535
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black">
          64,398
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          GAAP diluted net income per share
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          1.52
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          0.87
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Non-GAAP diluted net income per share
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          1.50
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          1.26
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Shares used in GAAP and non-GAAP diluted net earnings per share
          calculation
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          51,820
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          51,075
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black" colspan="7">
          <b>GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation</b><br><b>(in thousands) </b><br><b>For
          the Quarter Ended September 30, 2017</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          <b>Net income and diluted net income per share</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black" colspan="3">
          <b>September 30, 2017</b>
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black" colspan="3">
          <b>September 24, 2016</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          GAAP net income (loss)
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          4,259
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          (5,611
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Total non-GAAP Adjustments
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          <sup>(1)(2) (3)(4)</sup>
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          18,400
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black" colspan="2">
          &#8212;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black" colspan="2">
          (6,224
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Net income impact
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          12,176
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          4,259
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          6,565
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          GAAP diluted income (loss) per share
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          0.08
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          (0.11
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Non-GAAP diluted income per share
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          0.08
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          0.13
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          50,654
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          49,453
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          51,935
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          51,645
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black" colspan="7">
          <b>GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation</b><br><b>(in thousands) </b><br><b>For
          the Quarter Ended September 30, 2017</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          <b>Operating income reconciliation</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black" colspan="3">
          <b>September 30, 2017</b>
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black" colspan="3">
          <b>September 24, 2016</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          GAAP operating income
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          14,381
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          12,997
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          Total operating income impact from non-GAAP
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <sup>(1)</sup>
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black" colspan="2">
          &#8212;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black" colspan="2">
          1,828
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Non-GAAP operating income
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          14,381
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          14,825
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          2.9
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          3.1
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Non-GAAP operating margin
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          2.9
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          3.6
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Net sales
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          490,464
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          413,412
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
    </div>
    <p>
      <b>Organic Net Sales Reconciliation</b>
    </p>
    <p>
      We have provided organic net sales, a non-GAAP measure that excludes the
      impact of acquisitions and dispositions, because we believe it permits
      investors to better understand the performance of our historical
      business. We define organic net sales as net sales from our historical
      business derived by excluding the net sales from businesses acquired or
      exited in the preceding 12 months. After an acquired business has been
      part of our consolidated results for 12 months, the change in net sales
      thereafter is considered part of the increase or decrease in organic net
      sales.
    </p>
    <div style="text-indent: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; width: 100%">
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: left">

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

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

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

        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
<div style="text-align:left">
    <table cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Times New Roman; margin-bottom: 10.0px; width: 100%">
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black" colspan="20">
          <b>GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation</b><br><b>For the Fiscal Year
          Ended September 30, 2017</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black" colspan="6">
          <b>Consolidated</b>
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black" colspan="6">
          <b>Pet Segment</b>
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black" colspan="6">
          <b>Garden Segment</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black" colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black" colspan="2">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <b>Percent</b><br><b>Change</b>
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black" colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black" colspan="2">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <b>Percent</b><br><b>Change</b>
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        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black" colspan="3">
          &#160;
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        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
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        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black" colspan="2">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <b>Percent</b><br><b>Change</b>
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Reported net sales FY 2017 (GAAP)
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
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        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          2,054.5
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        <td>
          &#160;
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        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
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        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          1,246.4
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        <td>
          &#160;
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        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          808.1
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        <td>

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

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          Reported net sales FY 2016 (GAAP)
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black" colspan="2">
          1,829.0
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black" colspan="2">
          1,081.8
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        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black" colspan="2">
          747.2
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        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Increase in net sales
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          225.5
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          12.3
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          164.6
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          15.2
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          60.9
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          8.2
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          Effect of acquisitions and dispositions on increase in net sales
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black" colspan="2">
          104.7
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black" colspan="2">
          110.3
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black" colspan="2">
          (5.6
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        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Increase in organic net sales
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          120.8
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          6.6
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          54.3
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          5.0
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="2">
          66.5
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        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          8.9
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          Estimated impact of extra week in fiscal 2017 on organic sales
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black" colspan="2">
          32.8
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        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black" colspan="2">
          21.4
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black" colspan="2">
          11.4
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 4.0px">
          Organic net sales adjusted for extra week
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black">
          88.0
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 4.0px">
          4.8
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 4.0px">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black">
          32.9
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 4.0px">
          3.0
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 4.0px">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black">
          55.1
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        <td style="border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 4.0px">
          7.4
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 4.0px">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
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        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black" colspan="20">
          <b>GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation</b><br><b>For the Quarter Ended
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      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black" colspan="6">
          <b>Consolidated</b>
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        <td>
          &#160;
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          <b>Pet Segment</b>
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
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        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black" colspan="6">
          <b>Garden Segment</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black" colspan="3">
          &#160;
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        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
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        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black" colspan="2">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <b>Percent</b><br><b>Change</b>
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black" colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black" colspan="2">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <b>Percent</b><br><b>Change</b>
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black" colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black" colspan="2">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <b>Percent</b><br><b>Change</b>
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Reported net sales Q4 FY17 (GAAP)
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          490.5
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        <td>
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        <td>
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        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          330.5
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          160.0
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          Reported net sales Q4 FY16 (GAAP)
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black">
          413.4
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black">
          270.6
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black">
          142.8
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Increase in net sales
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          77.1
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          18.6
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          59.9
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          22.1
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          17.2
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          12.0
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px">
          Effect of acquisition and divestitures on increase in net sales
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black">
          29.3
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black">
          29.3
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#8212;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Increase in organic net sales
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          47.8
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          11.6
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          30.6
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          11.3
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          17.2
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          12.0
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Impact estimate of extra week in Q4 FY17
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          32.8
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          21.4
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          11.4
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Adjusted organic net sales
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          15.0
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          3.6
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          9.2
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          3.4
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          5.8
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          4.1
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
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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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