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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001157523-18-001014
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20180507
ITEM INFORMATION:		Results of Operations and Financial Condition
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20180507
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20180507

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:		18811390

	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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          Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
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            <b>May 7, 2018</b>
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            <font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>Central
            Garden &amp; Pet Company</b></font>
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            <b>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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      (&#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-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial Unicode MS">&#8414;</font>
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      <b>Item 2.02&#160;&#160;<u>Results of Operations and Financial Condition</u>.</b>
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      On May 7, 2018, Central Garden &amp; Pet Company issued a press release
      announcing its financial results for the second fiscal quarter ended
      March 31, 2018.&#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="a51802061ex99_1.htm">Exhibit 99.1</a>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<a href="a51802061ex99_1.htm">Press
      release dated May 7, 2018.</a>
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      <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">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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            /s/ Nicholas Lahanas
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            Nicholas Lahanas
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            Dated:
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            May 7, 2018
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      <b>Exhibit 99.1</b>
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    <p style="text-align: center">
      <font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>Central
      Garden &amp; Pet Company Announces Record Fiscal Second Quarter Revenues and
      Profits</b></font>
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    <p style="text-align: center">
      <i><font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>Fiscal
      2Q 2018 sales increased 7.6% to $613.1 million; Organic sales up 6.1%</b></font></i>
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    <p style="text-align: center">
      <i><font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>Fiscal
      2Q 2018 diluted EPS increased to $0.86 vs. $0.67 in Fiscal 2Q 2017</b></font></i>
    </p>
    <p>
      WALNUT CREEK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 7, 2018--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 2018 second quarter ended March&#160;31, 2018.
    </p>
    <p>
      <u><b>Fiscal 2018 Second Quarter Financial Results</b></u>
    </p>
    <p>
      Total net sales increased 7.6% to $613.1 million compared to $569.9
      million in the second quarter a year ago driven by solid organic growth
      in both the Garden and Pet segments. Organic sales increased 6.1%,
      benefiting from new product introductions, shelf space gains, and
      expanded distribution of both branded and private label products.
      Branded product sales of $497.6 million increased 8.8%, and sales of
      other manufacturers&#8217; products of $115.5 million rose 2.5%. Gross margin
      of 31.7% declined 50 basis points compared to the second quarter a year
      ago, due in part to a shift in the mix of sales in the Pet segment, and
      an increase in certain raw materials and freight costs across the
      Company.
    </p>
    <p>
      Second quarter operating income increased to $65.8 million from $63.9
      million in the second quarter a year ago and operating margin decreased
      50 basis points to 10.7%. Operating margin was negatively impacted by
      the decrease in gross margin, while SG&amp;A as a percentage of sales
      remained flat at 21.0%.
    </p>
    <p>
      Net income of $45.2 million increased 30.4% compared to $34.7 million in
      the second quarter a year ago, due to the revenue increase, a reduction
      in Federal tax rates, recent changes in accounting standards around
      non-cash equity compensation expense, and an increase in other income
      from the Company's joint venture investments. The impact of these
      changes more than offset an increase in interest expense of $3.7
      million. Earnings per diluted share increased 28.4% to $0.86 from $0.67
      in the second quarter a year ago.
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      &quot;Central reported another quarter of solid results, and we are very
      pleased with the organic growth that we are driving,&quot; said George Roeth,
      President &amp; CEO of Central Garden &amp; Pet. &quot;We are executing well in
      bringing new products to market and expanding distribution of existing
      products in channels where we are under-represented, all while providing
      significant value to both our customers and consumers.&quot; Roeth continued,
      &quot;We experienced strong sell-in for the garden season this quarter. How
      consumer takeaway plays out in our third fiscal quarter will largely
      determine how much of this quarter's gain we retain.&quot;
    </p>
    <p>
      <u><b>Pet Segment Fiscal 2018 Second Quarter Results</b></u>
    </p>
    <p>
      Second quarter net sales for the Pet segment increased 7.8% to $321.7
      million, from the same period a year ago, driven primarily by higher
      organic Pet sales, which increased 6.3%. Continued strength in the
      e-commerce and mass channels were primary drivers of the increase. The
      Pet segment&#8217;s second quarter branded product sales were $257.4 million,
      up 7.0% compared to a year ago, and sales of other manufacturers&#8217;
      products were $64.3 million, an increase of 11.1%, driven primarily by
      growth at one large grocery customer where the Company is in the process
      of rolling out its new store-within-a-store operating concept.
    </p>
    <p>
      The Pet segment&#8217;s operating income declined 5.4% compared to the second
      quarter a year ago to $32.8 million. Pet operating margin decreased to
      10.2%, a decline of 140 basis points compared to the second quarter a
      year ago. A lower gross margin, impacted by an unfavorable sales mix,
      due in part to unfavorable weather for the animal health business, was a
      factor in the decline, as were higher logistics expenses in the
      Company's Pet distribution business related to the ramp up for expected
      volume gains.
    </p>
    <p>
      <u><b>Garden Segment Fiscal 2018 Second Quarter Results</b></u>
    </p>
    <p>
      Net sales for the Garden segment rose 7.3% to $291.4 million, including
      revenue from the Company's acquisition of Bell Nursery that closed in
      mid-March. Organic growth increased 5.8%. A strong load-in for the
      season, as well as favorable timing of orders vs. the prior year, drove
      the organic sales growth. Most major Garden business categories
      experienced increases, continuing to benefit from new products and
      expanded distribution of both branded and private label products. The
      Garden segment&#8217;s branded product sales were $240.2 million in the
      quarter, up 10.8% compared to the second quarter a year ago. Sales of
      other manufacturers&#8217; products were down 6.6% to $51.2 million.
    </p>
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        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
    <p>
      The Garden segment&#8217;s operating income in the quarter increased 10.3% to
      $50.7 million. Operating margin increased 50 basis points to 17.4% due
      to cost savings and production efficiencies. Both income and margin
      benefited in particular from stronger results in the grass seed business.
    </p>
    <p>
      <u><b>Year-to-date 2018 Operating Income, Net Earnings and EPS</b></u>
    </p>
    <p>
      For the six months ended March&#160;31, 2018, the Company reported:
    </p>
    <ul>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Year-to-date sales of $1,055.1 million increased 6.6% compared with
        $989.4 million a year ago. Organic sales increased 4.0%.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Gross margin increased 20 basis points to 30.9% compared to 30.7% in
        the first six months of fiscal 2017.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Operating income of $88.3 million increased 5.4% or $4.5 million from
        $83.8 million in the first six months of 2017; non-GAAP operating
        income, excluding the sale of a distribution facility in the prior
        year, increased 8.0% to $88.3 million from $81.7 million.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Operating margin of 8.4% decreased 10 basis points from 8.5% in the
        first six months of fiscal 2017. Non-GAAP operating margin of 8.4%
        increased 10 basis points from 8.3%.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Net income rose 68.9% to $71.5 million from $42.3 million a year ago.
        Non-GAAP net income, which excludes the impact of the revaluation of
        the deferred tax amounts in fiscal 2018 and the gain from the sale of
        a distribution facility in 2017, was $55.1 million or an increase of
        34.4% compared to $41.0 million in the first six months of 2017; and
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Diluted earnings per share of $1.36 rose 65.9% from $0.82 per share a
        year ago. Non-GAAP earnings per diluted share increased 32.9% to $1.05
        from $0.79 in the first six months of 2017.
      </li>
    </ul>
    <p>
      <u><b>Additional Information</b></u>
    </p>
    <p>
      Other income in the second quarter of 2018 increased to $1.5 million of
      income from an expense of $1.0 million in the second quarter of 2017,
      due primarily to one joint venture which is seasonal in nature and was
      not in the second quarter results of the prior year.
    </p>
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        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
    <p>
      The Company's cash balance at the end of the quarter increased to $132.3
      million compared to $6.2 million in the second quarter a year ago. Total
      debt at March&#160;31, 2018 was $691.1 million compared to $496.2 million at
      March&#160;25, 2017. Net interest expense was $9.9 million for the second
      quarter compared to $6.8 million in the prior-year period. The increases
      are primarily due to the Company's issuance of $300 million of fixed
      income securities in December 2017. The Company's leverage ratio at the
      end of the second quarter, as defined in the Company's credit agreement,
      was 3.2x compared to 2.5x at the end of the prior year quarter.
    </p>
    <p>
      The Company&#8217;s effective tax rate for the second quarter of 2018 was
      20.3%, compared with 37.1% for the second quarter of 2017. The decrease
      reflects the reduction in the Federal tax rate and the impact from the
      changes in recent accounting standards around non-cash equity
      compensation expense.
    </p>
    <p>
      <u><b>2018 Guidance</b></u>
    </p>
    <p>
      The Company is raising its annual guidance and now expects non-GAAP
      earnings per fully-diluted share of $1.90 or higher for fiscal 2018,
      with the increase predominately due to the inclusion of the Bell Nursery
      acquisition, though there does remain uncertainty as to how the garden
      season will play out through the remainder of the fiscal year.
    </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 second quarter results. The
      conference call will be accessible via the internet through Central&#8217;s
      website, <u>http://ir.central.com</u>.
    </p>
    <p>
      Alternatively, to listen to the call by telephone, dial (201) 689-8345
      (domestic and international) using confirmation #13678235. A replay of
      the call will be available for three days by dialing (201)&#160;612-7415 and
      entering confirmation #13678235.
    </p>
    <p>
      <u><b>About Central Garden &amp; Pet</b></u>
    </p>
    <p>
      Central Garden &amp; Pet Company is a leading innovator, producer and
      distributor of branded and private label 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<sup>&#174;</sup>, and THE REBELS<sup>&#174;</sup>;
      wild bird feed and the brand PENNINGTON<sup>&#174;</sup>; weed and
      insect control and the brands AMDRO<sup>&#174;</sup>, SEVIN&#174;, and
      OVER-N-OUT<sup>&#174;</sup>; fertilizer and the brands PENNINGTON<sup>&#174;</sup>
      and IRONITE<sup>&#174;</sup>; live plants from BELL NURSERY; and
      decorative outdoor patio products under the PENNINGTON<sup>&#174;</sup>
      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>, COMFORT ZONE<sup>&#174;</sup>,
      FARNAM<sup>&#174;</sup>, HORSE HEALTH<sup>&#8482;</sup> and VITAFLEX<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>; and dog &amp; cat and the brands TFH<sup>&#8482;</sup>,
      NYLABONE<sup>&#174;</sup>, FOUR PAWS<sup>&#174;</sup>, IMS<sup>&#174;</sup>,
      CADET<sup>&#174;</sup>, DMC&#8482;, K&amp;H Pet Products<sup>&#8482;</sup>,
      PINNACLE<sup>&#174;</sup> and AVODERM<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
      almost 5,000 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>
      </div>
    </div>
    <p>
      &#8220;Safe Harbor&#8221; Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform
      Act of 1995: The statements contained in this release which are not
      historical facts, expectations for future financial results 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 inability 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 the U.S. Tax Cuts and
        Jobs Act 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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          <hr style="color: black; height: 1.5pt">

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

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

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

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

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

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="13" valign="top">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <b>CENTRAL GARDEN&#160;&amp; PET COMPANY</b>
          </p>
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <b>CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS</b>
          </p>
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <b>(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)</b>
          </p>
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <b>(Unaudited)</b>
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>ASSETS</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="3" valign="bottom">
          <b>March 31, 2018</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="3" valign="bottom">
          <b>March 25, 2017</b>
        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          132,265
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          6,169
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          13,948
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          10,988
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Accounts receivable (less allowance for doubtful accounts of
          $20,976, $20,227 and $21,436)
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          395,151
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          343,202
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          465,522
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          426,385
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          26,677
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          23,610
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          1,033,563
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          810,354
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Land, buildings, improvements and equipment&#8212;net
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          210,563
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          175,940
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          268,243
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          230,385
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Other intangible assets&#8212;net
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          141,530
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          91,424
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          50,064
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          60,361
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          70,595
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Total
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1,703,963
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1,368,464
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          150,975
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          141,791
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          116,414
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          101,421
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          20
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          374
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          267,409
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          243,586
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          691,084
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          495,870
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          40,368
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          34,517
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Common stock, $0.01 par value: 12,145,135, 12,176,787, and
          12,160,023 shares outstanding at March 31, 2018, March 25, 2017 and
          September 30, 2017
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          121
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Class A common stock, $0.01 par value: 38,171,595, 37,731,149 and
          38,019,736 shares outstanding at March 31, 2018, March 25, 2017 and
          September 30, 2017
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          377
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          393,852
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          391,541
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          310,810
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          202,822
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          (673
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          (1,658
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          (951
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Total Central Garden &amp; Pet Company shareholders&#8217; equity
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          704,508
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          593,220
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

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

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          1,271
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          1,456
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Total equity
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          705,102
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          594,491
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          637,142
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Total
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1,703,963
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1,368,464
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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<div style="text-align:left">
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      <tr>
        <td>

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        <td>
          &#160;
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          &#160;
        </td>
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          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <b>CENTRAL GARDEN&#160;&amp; PET COMPANY</b>
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          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <b>CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS</b>
          </p>
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <b>(in thousands, except per share amounts)</b>
          </p>
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <b>(Unaudited)</b>
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

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        <td>

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        <td colspan="7">

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="3" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <b>March 31,</b><br><b>2018</b>
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="3" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <b>March 25,</b><br><b>2017</b>
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="3" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <b>March 31,</b><br><b>2018</b>
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="3" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <b>March 25,</b><br><b>2017</b>
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Net sales
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          613,094
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          569,924
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1,055,105
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          989,422
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          418,637
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          386,395
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          728,811
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          685,215
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Gross profit
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          194,457
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          183,529
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          326,294
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          304,207
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          128,671
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          119,669
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          237,987
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          220,409
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Operating income
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          65,786
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          63,860
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          88,307
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          83,798
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          (10,575
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          (6,830
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          (17,980
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          (13,703
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Interest income
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          693
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          880
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          46
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          1,505
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          (965
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          (1,584
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          (1,932
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Income before income taxes and noncontrolling interest
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          57,409
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          56,073
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          69,623
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          68,209
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          11,643
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          20,824
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          (2,593
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          25,171
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Income including noncontrolling interest
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          45,766
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          35,249
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          72,216
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          43,038
        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          565
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          717
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Net income attributable to Central Garden &amp; Pet Company
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          45,234
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          34,684
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          71,481
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          42,321
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          0.89
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          0.69
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1.41
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          0.85
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Diluted
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          0.86
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1.36
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          0.82
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          50,871
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          50,079
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          50,816
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          49,872
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          52,658
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          51,983
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          52,693
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          51,911
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
    </div>
    <div style="margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-right: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; 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>
      <b>Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures</b>
    </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 operating income on a consolidated
      and segment basis 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. We have not
      provided a reconciliation of non-GAAP guidance measures to the
      corresponding GAAP measures on a forward-looking basis, because such
      reconciliation cannot be done without unreasonable efforts due to the
      potential significant variability and limited visibility of the excluded
      items discussed below.
    </p>
    <p>
      Non-GAAP financial measures reflect adjustments based on the following
      items:
    </p>
    <ul>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        The U.S. government enacted comprehensive tax legislation commonly
        referred to as the Tax Cuts and Job Act (the &quot;Tax Reform Act&quot;) in
        December 2017. We have excluded the transitional impact of the Tax
        Reform Act as the remeasurement of our deferred tax assets and
        liabilities does not reflect the ongoing impact of the lower U.S.
        statutory rate on our current year earnings.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Gains or losses on disposals of significant plant assets: we have
        excluded the impact of gains or losses on the disposal of facilities
        as these represent infrequent transactions that impact comparability
        between operating periods. We believe the adjustment of these gains or
        losses supplements the GAAP information with a measure that may be
        used to help assess the sustainability of our continuing operating
        performance.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Tax impact: the 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.
      </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>
    <p>
      The non-GAAP adjustments reflect the following:
    </p>
<div style="text-align:left">
    <table style="font-size: 8pt; margin-bottom: 10.0px; font-family: Times New Roman; width: 100%" cellspacing="0">
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="top">
          (1)
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Transitional impact of U.S. Tax Reform: As a result of the Tax
          Reform Act, during the first quarter of fiscal 2018, the Company
          recorded a provisional tax benefit of $16.3 million due to the
          remeasurement of its deferred tax assets and liabilities. We have
          excluded only this transitional impact and have not included in the
          adjustment the ongoing impact of the lower U.S. statutory rate on
          our current year earnings.
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="top">
          (2)
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          During the first quarter of fiscal 2017, we recorded a $2.0 million
          gain in our Garden segment from the sale of a distribution facility
          resulting from rationalizing our facilities to reduce excess
          capacity. This adjustment was recorded as part of selling, general
          and administrative costs in the condensed consolidated statements of
          operations.
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
    </div>
    <div style="margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-right: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; 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 style="font-size: 8pt; margin-bottom: 10.0px; font-family: Times New Roman; width: 100%" cellspacing="0">
      <tr>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="15">

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="15" valign="bottom">
          <b>GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation</b><br><b>(in thousands) </b><br><b>For
          the Six Months Ended</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="7" valign="bottom">
          <b>Consolidated</b>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="7" valign="bottom">
          <b>Garden</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="3" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <b>March 31,</b><br><b>2018</b>
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="3" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <b>March 25,</b><br><b>2017</b>
          </p>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="3" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <b>March 31,</b><br><b>2018</b>
          </p>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="3" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <b>March 25,</b><br><b>2017</b>
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          GAAP operating income
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          88,307
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          83,798
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          53,046
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          48,681
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Gain on sale of distribution facility
        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          (2,050
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          &#8212;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          (2,050
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Non-GAAP operating income
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          88,307
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          81,748
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          53,046
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          46,631
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          GAAP operating margin
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          8.4
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          8.5
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          13.0
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          12.6
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Non-GAAP operating margin
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          8.4
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          8.3
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          13.0
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          12.0
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </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>

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

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

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="3" valign="bottom">
          <b>March 31, 2018</b>
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="3" valign="bottom">
          <b>March 25, 2017</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          GAAP net income attributable to Central Garden &amp; Pet
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          71,481
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          42,321
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Gain on sale of distribution facility
        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          (2,050
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Tax effect of sale of distribution facility adjustment
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          757
        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          16,343
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          &#8212;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Total impact on net income from non-GAAP adjustments
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          16,343
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (1,293
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Non-GAAP net income attributable to Central Garden &amp; Pet
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          55,138
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          41,028
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1.36
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          0.82
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1.05
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          0.79
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          52,693
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          51,911
        </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>
    <p>
      <b>Organic Net Sales Reconciliation</b>
    </p>
    <p>
      We have provided organic net sales, a non-GAAP measure that excludes the
      impact of recent 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-align:left">
    <table style="font-size: 8pt; margin-bottom: 10.0px; font-family: Times New Roman; width: 100%" cellspacing="0">
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="20">

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="20" valign="bottom">
          <b>GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation</b><br><b>(in millions) </b><br><b>For
          the Three Months Ended March 31, 2018</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="20">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black" colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
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          Reported net sales - Q2 FY18 (GAAP)
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        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
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          613.1
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          321.7
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          291.4
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          Reported net sales - Q2 FY17 (GAAP)
        </td>
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        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          569.9
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          298.4
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          271.5
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          Increase in net sales
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        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          43.2
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          7.6
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          %
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        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          23.3
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        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          7.8
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          %
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        <td>

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        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          19.9
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        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          7.3
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          %
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          Effect of acquisition and divestitures on increase in net sales
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        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          8.6
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          4.4
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          4.2
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          Increase in organic net sales - Q2 2018
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        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
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          34.6
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        <td style="text-align: right; padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          6.1
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          %
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          $
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          18.9
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        <td style="text-align: right; padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          6.3
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          %
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          $
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          15.7
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        <td style="text-align: right; padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          5.8
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      <tr>
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          Reported net sales - Q2 FY18 (GAAP)
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        <td>

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        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
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          1,055.1
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          $
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        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          646.7
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          $
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          408.4
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          Reported net sales - Q2 FY17 (GAAP)
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        <td>

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        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          989.4
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          602.4
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          387.0
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        <td colspan="2">

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          Increase in net sales
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        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          65.7
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          6.6
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        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          44.3
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        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          7.4
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          %
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        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          21.4
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          5.5
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        <td style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Effect of acquisition and divestitures on increase in net sales
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        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-color: black; padding-left: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          26.3
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      CONTACT:<br>Central Garden &amp; Pet Company<br>Steve Zenker,
      925-948-3657<br>VP Finance - Investor Relations, FP&amp;A, &amp; Corporate
      Communications
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