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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001157523-19-001412
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20190615
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20190617
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20190617

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:			0928

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-33268
		FILM NUMBER:		19900598

	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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    <div style="text-align: center; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;">UNITED STATES</div>
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    <p style="text-align: right"> <b><a name="Exhibit991"><!--Anchor--></a>Exhibit 99.1</b> </p>
    <p style="text-align: center"> <font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>Central Garden &amp; Pet Company Names New Independent Director</b></font> </p>
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    <p> WALNUT CREEK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 17, 2019--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 that it has elected a new independent director, Michael Griffith, to the Company&#8217;s Board of Directors, effective June 15, 2019. The election of Mr. Griffith increases Central&#8217;s Board to eleven directors. </p>
    <p> Mr. Griffith has more than 35 years of experience in the consumer products industry. For the first 24 years of his career, Mr. Griffith worked for Procter &amp; Gamble in several different capacities across multiple business units, both
      domestically and internationally, culminating with his last five years with the company as President, Global Beverages. During his tenure at Procter &amp; Gamble, Mr. Griffith was successful in growing revenues organically and through acquisition, as
      well as market share and profitability, by developing industry-leading innovation and establishing best-in-class cost structures. He also was instrumental in launching exclusive partnerships that established joint standards and innovation platforms.
      Subsequent to his Procter &amp; Gamble experience, Mr. Griffith led Activision Publishing as its President &amp; CEO, driving higher organic growth and margin expansion while guiding the company to a market-leading position in its industry, and
      ultimately resulting in a strategic merger with Blizzard Entertainment. Mr. Griffith is currently the lead independent director for Dave &amp; Buster&#8217;s Entertainment, Inc. </p>
    <p> &#8220;The Board is very pleased to have Mike join us,&#8221; said Sonny Pennington, Chairman of the Board of Central Garden &amp; Pet. &#8220;His broad experience in consumer products, his demonstrated success in bringing new products to market, and his strong
      focus on driving synergies and bringing down costs is a great fit with Central&#8217;s current priorities and goals.&#8221; Pennington continued, &#8220;Mike is also well-versed in licensing activities and in partnering with other organizations both domestically and
      internationally. This experience, as well his expertise in guiding an organization&#8217;s M&amp;A efforts, will be very helpful to Central, which continues to explore additional ways to grow organically and through acquisition.&#8221; </p>
    <p> Mr. Griffith earned a bachelor&#8217;s degree in mathematics from Albion College and an MBA from the University of Michigan. He resides in Menlo Park, California.</p>
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  <div><u><b>About Central Garden &amp; Pet</b></u>
    <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 style="vertical-align: text-top; line-height: 1; font-size: smaller;">&#174;</sup>, and THE REBELS<sup style="vertical-align: text-top; line-height: 1; font-size: smaller;">&#174;</sup>; wild bird feed and the brand PENNINGTON<sup style="vertical-align: text-top; line-height: 1; font-size: smaller;">&#174;</sup>; weed and insect control and the
      brands AMDRO<sup style="vertical-align: text-top; line-height: 1; font-size: smaller;">&#174;</sup>, SEVIN&#174;, and OVER-N-OUT<sup style="vertical-align: text-top; line-height: 1; font-size: smaller;">&#174;</sup>; fertilizer and the brands PENNINGTON<sup style="vertical-align: text-top; line-height: 1; font-size: smaller;">&#174;</sup> and IRONITE<sup style="vertical-align: text-top; line-height: 1; font-size: smaller;">&#174;</sup>; live plants from BELL NURSERY; outdoor cushions and pillows from ARDEN COMPANIES; and decorative outdoor patio
      products under the PENNINGTON<sup style="vertical-align: text-top; line-height: 1; font-size: smaller;">&#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 style="vertical-align: text-top; line-height: 1; font-size: smaller;">&#8482;</sup>, COMFORT ZONE<sup style="vertical-align: text-top; line-height: 1; font-size: smaller;">&#174;</sup>,
      FARNAM<sup style="vertical-align: text-top; line-height: 1; font-size: smaller;">&#174;</sup>, HORSE HEALTH<sup style="vertical-align: text-top; line-height: 1; font-size: smaller;">&#8482;</sup> and VITAFLEX<sup style="vertical-align: text-top; line-height: 1; font-size: smaller;">&#174;</sup>; aquatics and reptile and the brands AQUEON<sup style="vertical-align: text-top; line-height: 1; font-size: smaller;">&#174;</sup>, CORALIFE<sup style="vertical-align: text-top; line-height: 1; font-size: smaller;">&#174;</sup>, SEGREST<sup style="vertical-align: text-top; line-height: 1; font-size: smaller;">&#8482;</sup> and ZILLA<sup style="vertical-align: text-top; line-height: 1; font-size: smaller;">&#174;</sup>; bird &amp; small animal and the brands KAYTEE<sup style="vertical-align: text-top; line-height: 1; font-size: smaller;">&#174;</sup>,
      Forti-Diet<sup style="vertical-align: text-top; line-height: 1; font-size: smaller;">&#174;</sup> and CRITTER TRAIL<sup style="vertical-align: text-top; line-height: 1; font-size: smaller;">&#174;</sup>; and dog &amp; cat and the brands TFH<sup style="vertical-align: text-top; line-height: 1; font-size: smaller;">&#8482;</sup>, NYLABONE<sup style="vertical-align: text-top; line-height: 1; font-size: smaller;">&#174;</sup>, FOUR PAWS<sup style="vertical-align: text-top; line-height: 1; font-size: smaller;">&#174;</sup>, IMS<sup style="vertical-align: text-top; line-height: 1; font-size: smaller;">&#174;</sup>, CADET<sup style="vertical-align: text-top; line-height: 1; font-size: smaller;">&#174;</sup>, DMC<sup style="vertical-align: text-top; line-height: 1; font-size: smaller;">&#8482;</sup>, K&amp;H Pet Products<sup style="vertical-align: text-top; line-height: 1; font-size: smaller;">&#8482;</sup>, PINNACLE<sup style="vertical-align: text-top; line-height: 1; font-size: smaller;">&#174;</sup>
      and AVODERM<sup style="vertical-align: text-top; line-height: 1; font-size: smaller;">&#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 5,400 employees, primarily in North America. For
      additional information on Central Garden &amp; Pet Company, including access to the Company's SEC filings, please visit the Company&#8217;s website at <u>www.central.com</u>. </p>
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    <p> CONTACT:<br>
      Steve Zenker<br>
      VP Finance - Investor Relations, FP&amp;A &amp; Corporate Communications<br>
      Central Garden &amp; Pet Company<br>
      925-948-3657 </p>
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