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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001157523-18-001651
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20180801
ITEM INFORMATION:		Results of Operations and Financial Condition
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20180801
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20180801

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:		18985033

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

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

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	CENTRAL GARDEN & PET COMPANY
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19941019
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            <b>August 1, 2018</b>
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            <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt"><b>Central
            Garden &amp; Pet Company</b></font>
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            <b>Delaware</b>
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            <b>001-33268</b>
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            <b>68-0275553</b>
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            <b>1340 Treat Boulevard, Suite 600, Walnut Creek, California</b>
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            <b>94597</b>
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            <b>(925) 948-4000</b>
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      (Former name or former address if changed since last report)
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      of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange act of 1934
      (&#167;240.12b-2 of this chapter).<br>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Emerging growth company&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="font-family: Arial Unicode MS; font-size: 10pt">&#8414;</font>
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      If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant
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      On August 1, 2018, Central Garden &amp; Pet Company issued a press release
      announcing its financial results for the third fiscal quarter ended June
      30, 2018.&#160;&#160;A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit&#160;99.1.<br><br><br>
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      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt">Pursuant to
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            CENTRAL GARDEN &amp; PET COMPANY
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          By:
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            Nicholas Lahanas
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            Chief Financial Officer
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            August 1, 2018
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<DESCRIPTION>EXHIBIT 99.1
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      <b>Exhibit 99.1</b>
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    <p style="text-align: center">
      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt"><b>Central
      Garden &amp; Pet Company Announces Fiscal Third Quarter Revenues and Profits</b></font>
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    <p style="text-align: center">
      <i><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt"><b>Fiscal
      3Q 2018 sales increased 14.5% to $657.9 million</b></font></i>
    </p>
    <p style="text-align: center">
      <i><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt"><b>Fiscal
      3Q 2018 diluted EPS increased to $0.79 vs. $0.62 in Fiscal 3Q 2017</b></font></i>
    </p>
    <p>
      WALNUT CREEK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--August 1, 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 third quarter ended June&#160;30, 2018.
    </p>
    <p>
      <u><b>Fiscal 2018 Third Quarter Financial Results</b></u>
    </p>
    <p>
      Total net sales increased 14.5% to $657.9 million compared to $574.6
      million in the third quarter a year ago, driven by two recent
      acquisitions as well as strong organic growth in the Company's Pet
      segment. Total Company organic growth, facing a difficult comparison
      with last year's third quarter organic growth of 7.6%, was essentially
      flat, down 0.1%. Reduced demand in the organic Garden business, impacted
      by unfavorable weather early in the quarter and a significant
      year-over-year shift in selling weeks during the third quarter,
      adversely impacted results, more than offsetting the strong organic
      growth in the Pet segment. Branded product sales of $516.8 million
      increased 11.8%, and sales of other manufacturers&#8217; products of $141.1
      million rose 25.5%, impacted by the acquisition of General Pet, the
      Company's new distribution business. Gross margin of 30.7% declined 120
      basis points compared to the third quarter a year ago, due primarily to
      the lower organic volumes in the Company's Garden segment, as well as an
      unfavorable shift in the mix of sales, and higher raw material, freight,
      and labor costs across the Company.
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    <p>
      Third quarter operating income increased to $60.8 million from $57.9
      million in the third quarter a year ago and operating margin decreased
      90 basis points to 9.2% compared to 10.1%. Operating income benefited
      from the Company's recent Bell Nursery acquisition while operating
      margin was negatively impacted by the decrease in gross margin,
      partially offset by a decrease in SG&amp;A as a percent of sales of 30 basis
      points.
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    <p>
      Net income of $41.5 million increased 28.8% compared to $32.2 million in
      the third quarter a year ago, due to the revenue increase and a lower
      effective tax rate. The tax rate benefited from a reduction in Federal
      tax rates and recent changes in accounting standards around non-cash
      equity compensation expense. The impact of these changes more than
      offset an increase in interest expense of $3.3 million. Earnings per
      diluted share increased 27.4% to $0.79 from $0.62 in the third quarter a
      year ago.
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    <p>
      &quot;Central continued its strong growth trajectory during the quarter,
      despite unfavorable weather and the calendar shift, which significantly
      impacted our Garden segment,&quot; said George Roeth, President &amp; CEO of
      Central Garden &amp; Pet. &quot;It is really a testament to our strategy and the
      strength and diversity of our portfolio of businesses to be able to show
      meaningful growth in such a challenging environment.&quot; Roeth continued,
      &quot;Year-to-date, we are financially where we expected to be, with market
      share gains in both business segments, and are continuing to position
      our Company for future sustainable organic growth and expansion through
      acquisitions.&quot;
    </p>
    <p>
      <u><b>Pet Segment Fiscal 2018 Third Quarter Results</b></u>
    </p>
    <p>
      Third quarter net sales for the Pet segment increased 13.2% to $354.7
      million, from the same period a year ago, driven almost equally by
      higher organic Pet sales, which increased 6.6%, and the acquisition of
      General Pet, which closed in early April. Continued strength in the
      e-commerce and mass channels were primary drivers of the organic
      increase, with particular strength in the Company's dog &amp; cat and pet
      distribution businesses. The Pet segment&#8217;s third quarter branded product
      sales were $267.9 million, up 5.3% compared to a year ago, and sales of
      other manufacturers&#8217; products were $86.9 million, an increase of 47.3%,
      largely driven by the acquisition of General Pet.
    </p>
    <p>
      The Pet segment&#8217;s operating income increased 8.7% compared to the third
      quarter a year ago to $39.2 million. Pet operating margin decreased to
      11.1%, a decline of 40 basis points compared to the third quarter a year
      ago, due to the negative impact of the inclusion of General Pet.
    </p>
    <p>
      <u><b>Garden Segment Fiscal 2018 Third Quarter Results</b></u>
    </p>
    <p>
      Net sales for the Garden segment rose 16.1% to $303.2 million, due to
      the Company's recent acquisition of Bell Nursery. The third quarter is
      typically the largest and only profitable quarter of the year for Bell
      Nursery. Organic growth decreased 8.2%, significantly impacted by
      unfavorable weather in the key month of April and a significant shift in
      selling weeks in the Company's third fiscal quarter vs. a year ago. By
      contrast, the Garden segment had a strong second fiscal quarter, when
      organic sales grew 5.8%. The Garden segment&#8217;s branded product sales,
      including Bell, were $248.9 million in the quarter, up 19.9% compared to
      the third quarter a year ago. Sales of other manufacturers&#8217; products
      were up 1.5% to $54.3 million.
    </p>
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    <p>
      The Garden segment&#8217;s operating income in the quarter increased 6.7% to
      $40.9 million due to the inclusion of Bell Nursery. Operating margin
      decreased 120 basis points to 13.5% due largely to lower organic volume.
      Increased commodity costs and unfavorable freight costs were also
      contributing factors. Importantly, year-to-date, Garden operating margin
      was relatively flat vs. the same period a year ago.
    </p>
    <p>
      <u><b>Year-to-date 2018 Operating Income, Net Earnings and EPS</b></u>
    </p>
    <p>
      For the nine months ended June&#160;30, 2018, the Company reported:
    </p>
    <ul>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Year-to-date sales of $1,713.0 million increased 9.5% compared with
        $1,564.0 million a year ago with organic sales up 2.5%. Garden sales
        over the period increased 9.8% and organic sales declined 0.6% while
        Pet sales increased 9.3% for the period with organic sales up 4.7%.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Gross margin decreased 40 basis points to 30.8% compared to 31.2% in
        the first nine months of fiscal 2017.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Operating income of $149.1 million increased 5.2% or $7.4 million from
        $141.7 million in the first nine months of 2017. Non-GAAP operating
        income, excluding the sale of a distribution facility in the prior
        year, increased 6.7% to $149.1 million from $139.7 million.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Operating margin of 8.7% decreased 40 basis points from 9.1% in the
        first nine months of fiscal 2017. Non-GAAP operating margin of 8.7%
        decreased 20 basis points from 8.9%.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Net income rose 51.6% to $113.0 million from $74.6 million a year ago.
        Non-GAAP net income, which excludes the impact of the revaluation of
        deferred tax amounts in fiscal 2018 and the gain from the sale of a
        distribution facility in 2017, was $96.7 million or an increase of
        31.9% compared to $73.3 million in the first nine months of 2017; and
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Diluted earnings per share of $2.15 rose 49.3% from $1.44 per share a
        year ago. Non-GAAP earnings per diluted share increased 29.6% to $1.84
        from $1.42 in the first nine months of 2017.
      </li>
    </ul>
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    <p>
      <u><b>Additional Information</b></u>
    </p>
    <p>
      The Company's cash balance at the end of the quarter increased to $204.4
      million compared to $14.5 million in the third quarter a year ago. Total
      debt at June&#160;30, 2018 was $691.9 million compared to $435.4 million at
      June&#160;24, 2017. Net interest expense was $10.0 million for the third
      quarter compared to $7.2 million in the prior-year period. The increases
      are primarily due to the Company's issuance of $300 million of senior
      notes in December 2017. The Company's leverage ratio at the end of the
      third quarter, as defined in the Company's credit agreement, was 3.2x
      compared to 2.1x at the end of the prior year quarter.
    </p>
    <p>
      The Company&#8217;s effective tax rate for the third quarter of 2018 was
      21.5%, compared with 37.2% for the third 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 maintaining its fiscal 2018 guidance expecting non-GAAP
      earnings per fully-diluted share of $1.90 or higher for the year. Due to
      the Bell Nursery acquisition occurring in the middle and most profitable
      part of the fiscal year, fiscal 2018 earnings benefit from the exclusion
      of two quarters where Bell Nursery typically is not profitable. If the
      full year of Bell Nursery were included in the Company&#8217;s 2018 fiscal
      year results, it is estimated that while Bell would still be accretive,
      the Company&#8217;s EPS would be $0.10 lower than the expected $1.90 or higher
      guidance. Consequently, it is expected that next year's earnings will
      have less accretion from Bell Nursery due to the inclusion of a full
      year of Bell Nursery's results.
    </p>
    <p>
      <u><b>Conference Call</b></u>
    </p>
    <p>
      The Company will host a conference call today at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time
      / 1:30 p.m. Pacific Time to discuss its third quarter results. The
      conference call will be accessible via the internet through Central&#8217;s
      website, <u>http://ir.central.com</u>.
    </p>
    <p>
      Alternatively, to listen to the call by telephone, dial (201) 689-8345
      (domestic and international) using confirmation #13681162. A replay of
      the call will be available for three days by dialing (201)&#160;612-7415 and
      entering confirmation #13681162.
    </p>
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    </div>
    <p>
      <u><b>About Central Garden &amp; Pet</b></u>
    </p>
    <p>
      Central Garden &amp; Pet Company is a leading innovator, 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
      approximately 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>
    <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, earnings
      guidance for fiscal 2018 and expected impact of Bell Nursery on fiscal
      2019 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>
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    <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">
        potential impacts of tariffs or trade war;
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        risk associated with litigation arising from 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.
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      <tr>
        <td colspan="13">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="13" valign="top" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <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>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

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

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

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

        </td>
        <td colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          <b>June 30, 2018</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          <b>June 24, 2017</b>
        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          204,388
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          14,473
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          13,978
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          10,999
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Accounts receivable (less allowance for doubtful accounts of
          $22,021, $21,277 and $21,436)
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          348,781
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          279,504
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          428,007
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          383,449
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          26,735
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          21,558
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          1,021,889
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          709,983
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            211,817
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          177,784
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          138,610
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          90,004
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          116,067
        </td>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            &#160;
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Other assets
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          67,846
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          113,185
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          1,708,405
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          1,321,341
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          108,129
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          106,408
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          122,897
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          112,091
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

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

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

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

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          231,145
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          218,874
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          691,741
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          435,074
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          40,798
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          38,386
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Common stock, $0.01 par value: 12,145,135, 12,160,023, and
          12,160,023 shares outstanding at June 30, 2018, June 24, 2017 and
          September 30, 2017
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Class A common stock, $0.01 par value: 38,373,324, 37,933,970 and
          38,019,736 shares outstanding at June 30, 2018, June 24, 2017 and
          September 30, 2017
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          384
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          379
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          392,412
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          392,995
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          352,355
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          235,070
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          (1,153
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          (1,487
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          (951
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          )
        </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>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Total Central Garden &amp; Pet Company shareholders&#8217; equity
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          744,135
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          627,095
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          586
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          1,912
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          744,721
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          629,007
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          1,708,405
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          1,321,341
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          <b>June 30, 2018</b>
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          <b>June 24, 2017</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          <b>June 30, 2018</b>
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          <b>June 24, 2017</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Net sales
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          657,943
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          574,592
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          1,713,048
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          1,564,014
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          455,879
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          391,319
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          1,184,690
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          1,076,534
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Gross profit
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          202,064
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          183,273
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          528,358
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          487,480
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            Selling, general and administrative expenses
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          141,245
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          125,340
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          379,232
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          345,749
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </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>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Operating income
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          60,819
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          57,933
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          149,126
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          141,731
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          (10,597
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          (7,273
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          (28,577
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          (20,976
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Interest income
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          584
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          53
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          1,464
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          2,126
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          1,626
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          542
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          (306
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Income before income taxes and noncontrolling interest
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          52,932
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          52,339
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          122,555
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          120,548
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          11,395
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          19,450
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          8,802
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          44,621
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </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>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Income including noncontrolling interest
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          41,537
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          32,889
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          113,753
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          75,927
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          (8
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        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          641
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          727
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          1,358
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </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>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-bottom: 4.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Net income attributable to Central Garden &amp; Pet Company
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
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        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          41,545
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          32,248
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          113,026
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          74,569
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          0.81
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          0.64
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          2.22
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          1.49
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-bottom: 4.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Diluted
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          0.79
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          0.62
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          2.15
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          1.44
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          51,134
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          50,507
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          50,938
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          50,084
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          52,575
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          51,825
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          52,670
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          51,769
        </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>
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        <div style="text-align: left">

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

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

        </div>
      </div>
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        <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.
    </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 cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%; font-family: Times New Roman; margin-bottom: 10.0px; font-size: 8pt">
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          (1)
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 5.0px">
          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>
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          (2)
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 5.0px">
          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>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
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        <div style="text-align: center">
          <hr style="height: 1.5pt; color: black">

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        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <b>Operating Income Reconciliation</b>
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
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          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <b>GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation</b><br><b>(in thousands)</b><br><b>For
            the Nine Months Ended</b>
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <b>June 30,</b><br><b>2018</b>
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
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          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <b>June 24,</b><br><b>2017</b>
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <b>June 30,</b><br><b>2018</b>
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <b>June 24,</b><br><b>2017</b>
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          GAAP operating income
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          149,126
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          141,731
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          93,975
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          87,050
        </td>
        <td>

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

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

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

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

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          149,126
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          139,681
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          93,975
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          85,000
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          GAAP operating margin
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          8.7
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          9.1
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          13.2
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          13.4
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Non-GAAP operating margin
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          8.7
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          8.9
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          13.2
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          13.1
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          %
        </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 cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%; font-family: Times New Roman; margin-bottom: 10.0px; font-size: 8pt">
      <tr>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="7" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <b>GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation</b><br><b>(in thousands, except
            per share amounts)</b><br><b>For the Nine Months Ended</b>
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <b>Net Income and Diluted Net Income Per Share Reconciliation</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          <b>June 30, 2018</b>
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          <b>June 24, 2017</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          GAAP net income attributable to Central Garden &amp; Pet
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          113,026
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          74,569
        </td>
        <td>

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

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          759
        </td>
        <td>

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

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

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          (1,291
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Non-GAAP net income attributable to Central Garden &amp; Pet
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          96,683
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          73,278
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          2.15
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          1.44
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          1.84
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          1.42
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          52,670
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          51,769
        </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 cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%; font-family: Times New Roman; margin-bottom: 10.0px; font-size: 8pt">
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
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          &#160;
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        <td>
          &#160;
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      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Reported net sales - Q3 FY18 (GAAP)
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        <td>

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        <td valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
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          657.9
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        <td>

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        <td>

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        <td colspan="2">

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        <td valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          354.7
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        <td>
          &#160;
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        <td>

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        <td colspan="2">

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        <td valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          303.2
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        <td>

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        <td>

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        <td colspan="2">

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      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Reported net sales - Q3 FY17 (GAAP)
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          574.6
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        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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        <td>

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

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          313.4
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        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
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        <td>

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        <td colspan="2">

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          261.2
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        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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        <td>

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        <td colspan="2">

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      <tr>
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          Increase in net sales
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        <td>

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        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          83.3
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        <td>

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        <td>

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          14.5
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            &#160;%
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        </td>
        <td>

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        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          41.3
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        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          13.2
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        <td>

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        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          42.0
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        <td>

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        <td>

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        <td valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          16.1
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            &#160;%
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        </td>
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      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
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        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          84.0
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        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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        <td>

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        <td colspan="2" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          20.6
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        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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        <td>

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        <td colspan="2" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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        <td>

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        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          63.4
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          &#160;
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        <td>

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          &#160;
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      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-bottom: 4.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Increase (decrease) in organic net sales - Q3 2018
        </td>
        <td>

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        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
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        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          (0.7
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          (0.1
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        <td>

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        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
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        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          20.7
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        <td style="border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          &#160;
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        <td>

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        <td valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-bottom: 4.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          6.6
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          %
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        <td>

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          $
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          (21.4
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          (8.2
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          &#160;
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          &#160;
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        <td colspan="3" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Reported net sales - Q3 FY18 (GAAP)
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        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
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          1,713.0
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          $
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        <td valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          1,001.5
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          $
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        <td valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          711.5
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        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
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      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Reported net sales - Q3 FY17 (GAAP)
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          1,564.0
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          &#160;
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        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          915.9
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          &#160;
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        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom-color: black; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          648.1
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        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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        <td>

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

        </td>
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      <tr>
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          Increase in net sales
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        <td>

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

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        <td valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          9.5
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        <td>

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        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          85.6
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          9.3
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          42.6
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          67.6
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          38.8
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          2.5
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          43.0
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          4.7
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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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