<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000887733-25-000020.txt : 20250613
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20250613164908
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000887733-25-000020
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	11-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20241231
FILED AS OF DATE:		20250613
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20250613

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000887733
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	WHOLESALE-MISCELLANEOUS NONDURABLE GOODS [5190]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	07 Trade & Services
		EIN:				680275553
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0927

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		11-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-33268
		FILM NUMBER:		251047372

	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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<TYPE>11-K
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<title>Document</title></head><body><div id="i6537488642d0435b9616518e3ab8a455_1"></div><div style="min-height:36pt;width:100%"><div><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="#i6537488642d0435b9616518e3ab8a455_4" style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Table of Contents</a></font></div></div><div style="margin-top:1pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">    </font><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:98.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr style="height:3pt"><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr></table></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:18pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">UNITED STATES</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:18pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Washington, D.C. 20549</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">____________________________</font></div><div style="margin-top:9pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:18pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">FORM 11-K</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">____________________________</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:3.066%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:94.734%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#9746;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</font></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-top:4pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">For the fiscal year ended December&#160;31, 2024</font></div><div style="margin-top:9pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">OR</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-top:5pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:3.066%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:94.734%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#9744;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</font></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-top:4pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">For the transition period from &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;to &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; &#160;&#160;.</font></div><div style="margin-top:9pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Commission File Number 001-33268</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">____________________________</font></div><div style="padding-left:227.25pt;padding-right:227.25pt;text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-top:3pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-top:5pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:3.066%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:94.734%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">A.</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Full title of the plan and address of the plan, if different from that of the issuer named below&#58;</font></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-top:4pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Central Garden&#160;&#38; Pet Company Investment Growth Plan</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-top:5pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:3.066%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:94.734%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">B.</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of its principal executive office&#58;</font></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-top:4pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">CENTRAL GARDEN&#160;&#38; PET COMPANY</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:7.5pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">1340 Treat Blvd., Suite 600</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:7.5pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Walnut Creek, California 94597</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-top:6pt;text-align:center"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:98.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr style="height:3pt"><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr></table></div><div style="height:36pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:142%">1</font></div></div></div><div id="i6537488642d0435b9616518e3ab8a455_4"></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:36pt;width:100%"><div><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="#i6537488642d0435b9616518e3ab8a455_4" style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Table of Contents</a></font></div></div><div style="margin-top:12pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">REQUIRED INFORMATION</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-top:5pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:2.013%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.883%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:88.483%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:5.021%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr style="height:14pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">1.</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Financial Statements and Supplemental Information</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:14pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="6" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">The following documents are filed as part of this report on the pages indicated&#58;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">Page&#160;No.</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="#i6537488642d0435b9616518e3ab8a455_7" style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm</a></font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="text-align:right"><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="#i6537488642d0435b9616518e3ab8a455_7" style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">3</a></font></div></td></tr><tr style="height:14pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="6" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="#i6537488642d0435b9616518e3ab8a455_10" style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits as of December 31, 2024 and 2023</a></font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="text-align:right"><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="#i6537488642d0435b9616518e3ab8a455_10" style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">4</a></font></div></td></tr><tr style="height:14pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="6" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="#i6537488642d0435b9616518e3ab8a455_13" style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits for the Year Ended December 31, 2024</a></font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="text-align:right"><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="#i6537488642d0435b9616518e3ab8a455_13" style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">5</a></font></div></td></tr><tr style="height:14pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="6" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="#i6537488642d0435b9616518e3ab8a455_16" style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">Notes to Financial Statements</a></font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="text-align:right"><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="#i6537488642d0435b9616518e3ab8a455_16" style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">6</a></font></div></td></tr><tr style="height:14pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="6" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="#i6537488642d0435b9616518e3ab8a455_22" style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">Supplemental Information</a></font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="padding-left:29.25pt;text-indent:-6.75pt"><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="#i6537488642d0435b9616518e3ab8a455_22" style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">Schedule H, Line 4(a)&#8212;Schedule of Delinquent Participant Contributions</a></font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="text-align:right"><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="#i6537488642d0435b9616518e3ab8a455_22" style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">12</a></font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="padding-left:29.25pt;text-indent:-6.75pt"><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="#i6537488642d0435b9616518e3ab8a455_25" style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">Schedule H, Line 4(i)&#8212;Schedule of Assets (Held At End of Year)</a></font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="text-align:right"><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="#i6537488642d0435b9616518e3ab8a455_25" style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">13</a></font></div></td></tr><tr style="height:14pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="6" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="#i6537488642d0435b9616518e3ab8a455_28" style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">Signatures</a></font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="text-align:right"><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="#i6537488642d0435b9616518e3ab8a455_28" style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">14</a></font></div></td></tr><tr style="height:14pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">2.</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Exhibit</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:14pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="6" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="centralconsentform11-k2024.htm" style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">Exhibit 23.1 &#8211; Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm</a></font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:14pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr></table></div><div style="height:36pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:142%">2</font></div></div></div><div id="i6537488642d0435b9616518e3ab8a455_7"></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:36pt;width:100%"><div><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="#i6537488642d0435b9616518e3ab8a455_4" style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Table of Contents</a></font></div></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%">Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">To the CG&#38;P Investment Growth Plan Committee, Plan Administrator, and Participants of</font></div><div><font style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">Central Garden &#38; Pet Company Investment Growth Plan</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:115%">Opinion on the Financial Statements</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of the Central Garden &#38; Pet Company Investment Growth Plan (the Plan) as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, the related statement of changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2024, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the financial statements). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Plan as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, and the changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2024, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:115%">Basis for Opinion</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan&#8217;s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Plan&#8217;s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Plan in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Plan is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Plan&#8217;s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures to respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:115%">Opinion on the Supplemental Information</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">The supplemental information included in Schedule H, Line 4(a) &#8211; Schedule of Delinquent Participant Contributions for the year ended December 31, 2024, and Schedule H, Line 4(i) &#8211; Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year) as of December 31, 2024, have been subjected to audit procedures performed in conjunction with the audit of the Plan&#8217;s financial statements. The supplemental information is the responsibility of the Plan&#8217;s management. Our audit procedures included determining whether the supplemental information reconciles to the financial statements or the underlying accounting and other records, as applicable, and performing procedures to test the completeness and accuracy of the information presented in the supplemental information. In forming our opinion on the supplemental information in the accompanying schedules, we evaluated whether the supplemental information, including its form and content, is presented in conformity with Department of Labor&#8217;s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. In our opinion, the supplemental information in the accompanying schedules is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the financial statements as a whole.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">&#47;s&#47; Moss Adams LLP</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">Seattle, Washington</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">June 13, 2025</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">We have served as the Plan&#8217;s auditor since 2013.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="height:36pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:142%">3</font></div></div></div><div id="i6537488642d0435b9616518e3ab8a455_10"></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:36pt;width:100%"><div><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="#i6537488642d0435b9616518e3ab8a455_4" style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Table of Contents</a></font></div></div><div style="margin-top:12pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">CENTRAL GARDEN&#160;&#38; PET COMPANY INVESTMENT GROWTH PLAN</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">December&#160;31, 2024 and 2023</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-top:5pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:73.509%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:9.837%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:2.415%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:9.839%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr style="height:14pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">2024</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">2023</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-left:9pt;text-indent:-6.75pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">ASSETS</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-left:29.25pt;text-indent:-6.75pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Investments at fair value</font></div></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">381,645,650&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">350,164,096&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-left:29.25pt;text-indent:-6.75pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Investments at contract value</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">47,950,922&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">53,657,336&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr style="height:14pt"><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-left:49.5pt;text-indent:-6.75pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Total investments</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">429,596,572&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">403,821,432&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr style="height:14pt"><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-left:29.25pt;text-indent:-6.75pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Receivables</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-left:49.5pt;text-indent:-6.75pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Notes receivable from participants</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">5,028,842&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">4,188,129&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 50.5pt;text-align:left;text-indent:-6.75pt;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Employers contributions receivable</font></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">1,634,502&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">745,547&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-left:49.5pt;text-indent:-6.75pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Participants contributions receivable</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#8212;&#160;</font></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">148,832&#160;</font></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr style="height:14pt"><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-left:69.75pt;text-indent:-6.75pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Total receivables</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">6,663,344&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">5,082,508&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr style="height:14pt"><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 44.5pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Total assets</font></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">436,259,916&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">408,903,940&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr style="height:14pt"><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-left:9pt;text-indent:-6.75pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">LIABILITIES</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-left:29.25pt;text-indent:-6.75pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Excess contributions payable</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">135,272&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">311,261&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr style="height:14pt"><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 44.5pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Total liabilities</font></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">135,272&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">311,261&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr style="height:14pt"><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-left:9pt;text-indent:-6.75pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS</font></div></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">436,124,644&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">408,592,679&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr style="height:14pt"><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:3pt double #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:3pt double #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-top:4pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements</font></div><div style="height:36pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:142%">4</font></div></div></div><div id="i6537488642d0435b9616518e3ab8a455_13"></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:36pt;width:100%"><div><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="#i6537488642d0435b9616518e3ab8a455_4" style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Table of Contents</a></font></div></div><div style="margin-top:12pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">CENTRAL GARDEN&#160;&#38; PET COMPANY INVESTMENT GROWTH PLAN</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Year Ended December&#160;31, 2024</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#160;</font></div><div style="margin-top:5pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:87.962%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:9.838%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr style="height:14pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-left:9pt;text-indent:-6.75pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">ADDITIONS TO NET ASSETS ATTRIBUTED TO&#58;</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-left:29.25pt;text-indent:-6.75pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Investment income</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-left:49.5pt;text-indent:-6.75pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Dividends and interest</font></div></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">17,100,237&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-left:49.5pt;text-indent:-6.75pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Net appreciation in fair value of investments</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">23,475,650&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-left:69.75pt;text-indent:-6.75pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Total investment income</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">40,575,887&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr style="height:14pt"><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-left:29.25pt;text-indent:-6.75pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Interest income on notes receivable from participants</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">412,834&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr style="height:14pt"><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-left:29.25pt;text-indent:-6.75pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Contributions</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-left:49.5pt;text-indent:-6.75pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Participants</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">17,097,089&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-left:49.5pt;text-indent:-6.75pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Rollover</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">1,908,750&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 50.5pt;text-align:left;text-indent:-6.75pt;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Employers</font></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">9,102,746&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-left:69.75pt;text-indent:-6.75pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Total contributions</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">28,108,585&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr style="height:14pt"><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-left:69.75pt;text-indent:-6.75pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Total additions</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">69,097,306&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr style="height:12pt"><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-left:9pt;text-indent:-6.75pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">DEDUCTIONS TO NET ASSETS ATTRIBUTED TO&#58;</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-left:22.5pt;text-indent:-0.01pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Benefits paid to participants</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">45,503,344&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-left:49.5pt;text-indent:-27pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Administrative and investment expenses</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">274,325&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr style="height:14pt"><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-left:69.75pt;text-indent:-6.75pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Total deductions</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">45,777,669&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr style="height:14pt"><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 10pt;text-align:left;text-indent:-6.75pt;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS PRIOR TO TRANSFER OF ASSETS TO PLAN</font></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">23,319,637&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr style="height:12pt"><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 23.5pt;text-align:left;text-indent:-0.01pt;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Transfer of assets to Plan</font></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">4,212,328&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr style="height:12pt"><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-left:9pt;text-indent:-6.75pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">27,531,965&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr style="height:12pt"><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-left:9pt;text-indent:-6.75pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:14pt"><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-left:49.5pt;text-indent:-27pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Beginning of year</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">408,592,679&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr style="height:14pt"><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-left:49.5pt;text-indent:-27pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">End of year</font></div></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">436,124,644&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr style="height:14pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:3pt double #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-top:4pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements</font></div><div style="height:36pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:142%">5</font></div></div></div><div id="i6537488642d0435b9616518e3ab8a455_16"></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:36pt;width:100%"><div><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="#i6537488642d0435b9616518e3ab8a455_4" style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Table of Contents</a></font></div></div><div style="margin-top:5pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">CENTRAL GARDEN&#160;&#38; PET COMPANY INVESTMENT GROWTH PLAN</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023</font></div><div style="margin-top:5pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-top:5pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">NOTE 1 &#8211; DESCRIPTION OF </font><font style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">PLAN</font></div><div style="margin-top:5pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The following description of the Central Garden &#38; Pet Company Investment Growth Plan (the &#8220;Plan&#8221;) provides only general information. Participants should refer to the summary plan description or plan document, as amended, for a more complete description of plan provisions.</font></div><div style="margin-top:9pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">General</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> &#8211; The Plan is a defined contribution plan that was established to provide benefits to eligible employees of Central Garden &#38; Pet Company (the &#8220;Plan Sponsor&#8221;) and certain participating employers (collectively </font><font style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">the &#8220;Company&#8221;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> or &#8220;Employers&#8221;), as provided in the plan document. The Plan is subject to provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (&#8220;ERISA&#8221;). The </font><font style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Plan Sponsor</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> has appointed the Plan Administrative Committee to carry out the duties of ERISA and serve as the Plan administrator.</font></div><div style="margin-top:9pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Plan Merger</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> &#8211; Effective January 1, 2024, the Plan was amended to add C &#38; S Products Co. Inc. (&#8220;C &#38; S&#8221;) as a participating employer. The C &#38; S Products Co., Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan (&#8220;Merged Plan&#8221;) was merged into the Plan and approximately $4,212,000 were transferred into the Plan during the year ended December 31, 2024. Employees of the Merged Plan who are employed by C &#38; S on January 1, 2024, were credited with prior service for vesting and eligibility purposes under the Plan.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> </font></div><div style="margin-top:9pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Eligibility</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> &#8211; Effective July 1, 2024, employees of the </font><font style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Company</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> are eligible to participate in the Plan upon reaching age 18. Prior to July 1, 2024, employees of the </font><font style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Company</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> became eligible to participate in the Plan upon reaching age 21 and completing three months of service, as defined in the plan document.</font></div><div style="margin-top:9pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">Participant contributions </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">&#8211; Eligible participants may make contributions starting at 1% of their eligible pre-tax or after-tax compensation (as Roth contributions) subject to the annual dollar maximum set by the Internal Revenue Service (&#8220;IRS&#8221;). </font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">The contribution limit for highly compensated employees, defined as those whose annual earnings equal at least $155,000 in 2024, is subject to contribution limits that may vary from year to year. The </font><font style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Plan Sponsor</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%"> has the right to further limit these contributions to conform to applicable regulations. Unless elected otherwise, eligible participants are automatically enrolled to contribute 3% of their eligible compensation as pre-tax contributions subject to the IRS limitation. Participants may make a contribution from any cash bonus but the deferral election should be made prior to the payment of such cash bonus. Participants are allowed to make rollover contributions representing distributions from other qualified plans. </font></div><div style="margin-top:9pt;text-align:justify"><font style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Employers contributions</font><font style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> &#8211; The Company</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">makes basic matching contributions at a rate of 100% of the participant&#8217;s annual deferrals (not to exceed the IRS deferral limits), up to 3% of the participant&#8217;s eligible compensation. The basic matching contributions are paid at the end of each quarter and are subject to a true-up provision at the end of the plan year. Only those participants employed as of the last day of the quarter are eligible to receive the basic matching contributions. The basic matching contributions may be made in cash or in shares of the Plan Sponsor&#8217;s Class A Common Stock, as determined by the Plan Sponsor&#8217;s Board of Directors. For the year ended December 31, 2024, the basic matching contributions were made in shares of the Plan Sponsor&#8217;s</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Class A Common Stock and totaled approximately $7,696,000, net of forfeitures.</font></div><div style="margin-top:9pt;text-align:justify"><font style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">The Company</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%"> </font><font style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">may also elect to contribute discretionary contributions on behalf of certain non-highly compensated employees, as defined in the plan document. The Company</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%"> </font><font style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">contributed approximately $1,407,000 in discretionary contributions to a certain eligible class on non-highly compensated employees during the year ended December 31, 2024. </font></div><div style="margin-top:9pt;text-align:justify"><font style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Participant accounts</font><font style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8211;</font><font style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> Each participant&#8217;s account is credited with the participant&#8217;s contribution, the Company's</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">contributions, if any, and any income, gains, or losses attributable to the investment mix of the account. Participants may direct the investment of their account balances into various investment options offered by the Plan. The benefit to which a participant is entitled is the benefit that can be provided from the participant&#8217;s vested account.</font></div><div style="margin-top:9pt;text-align:justify"><font style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%">Vesting</font><font style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%"> - Participants are immediately vested in their salary deferrals and voluntary contributions, plus actual earnings thereon. Vesting in Company's contributions and earnings thereon is based on years of continuous service and increases in increments of 20% per year until fully vested after five years of credited service.</font></div><div style="margin-top:9pt;text-align:justify"><font style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%">Notes receivable from participants</font><font style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%"> </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">&#8211;</font><font style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%"> Participants may borrow up to 50% of their vested account balance, with a minimum borrowing of $500 and a maximum of $50,000. Maturities on notes receivable are for a maximum of five years, unless the participant&#8217;s loan is used to acquire a primary residence, in which case the repayment period may be up to 10 years. Participants are allowed to have only one note receivable outstanding at a time. Notes receivable are secured by the participant&#8217;s vested balances and bear interest at prime plus 2% at the time of the borrowing. Loan repayments generally must be repaid from payroll deductions&#59; however, upon termination participants may to continue making loan repayments directly to the Plan, over the loan term. Notes receivable as of December 31, 2024 carry interest rates ranging from 4.25% to 10.50%, with various maturities through September 2034. </font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div><font style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">Payment of benefits</font><font style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%"> &#8211; Distributions and withdrawals are payable upon retirement, termination, disability, or death. The Plan permits in-service and hardship withdrawals under certain conditions, as described in the plan document. Upon termination, if a participant&#8217;s balance is equal to or less than $1,000, the balance is distributed immediately in a lump-sum cash payment. A participant whose vested Plan accounts exceed $1,000 may leave the funds in the Plan or elect either a distribution paid in the form of a lump-sum cash payment, a distribution in Plan Sponsor stock, a direct rollover into another qualified plan, or other distribution methods as described in the plan document.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="height:36pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:142%">6</font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:36pt;width:100%"><div><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="#i6537488642d0435b9616518e3ab8a455_4" style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Table of Contents</a></font></div></div><div><font style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">Forfeitures</font><font style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%"> &#8211; Forfeitures represent the non-vested portion of a participant&#8217;s account that is lost upon termination of employment. Forfeitures are retained in the Plan and are used to pay administrative expenses and reduce the Company</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%"> </font><font style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">contributions. As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, forfeited non-vested account balances totaled approximately $461,000 and $1,107,000, respectively. During 2024, forfeitures of approximately $146,000 and $1,037,000 were used to pay administrative expenses and reduce the Company</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%"> </font><font style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">contributions, respectively. Subsequent to year end, approximately $153,000 of forfeitures were used to reduce employer matching contributions for the year ended December 31, 2024.</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Excess contributions payable </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">- Excess contributions payable represents amounts that were refunded to participants after year end to comply with regulatory contribution limitations or compliance testing.</font></div><div style="margin-top:14pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">NOTE 2 &#8211; SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES</font></div><div style="margin-top:5pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Basis of accounting</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> &#8211; The financial statements are prepared on the accrual method of accounting in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (&#34;GAAP&#34;).</font></div><div style="margin-top:9pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Use of estimates</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> &#8211; The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires Plan management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, and changes therein, and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Actual results could differ from those estimates.</font></div><div style="margin-top:9pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Investment valuation</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> &#8211; Investments are stated at fair value, except for the Voya Fixed Account and Voya Fixed Account A (collectively, the &#8220;Voya Fixed Accounts&#8221;), which are stated at contract value. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability (i.e., the &#8220;exit price&#8221;) in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. See Note 3 for discussion of fair value measurements.</font></div><div style="margin-top:9pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Investment contracts </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8211; The Plan holds investment contracts with the Voya Fixed Accounts which are maintained under a directed trust with Voya Institutional Trust Company (&#8220;Voya&#8221;). The Voya Fixed Accounts are fully benefit-responsive investment contracts and do not have any liquidity or redemption restrictions. Investment contracts held by a defined contribution plan are required to be reported at contract value. Contract value is the relevant measurement attribute for that portion of the net assets available for benefits of a defined contribution plan attributable to fully benefit-responsive investment contracts because contract value is the amount participants would receive if they were to initiate permitted transactions under the terms of the Plan.</font></div><div style="margin-top:9pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Contributions to these contracts are maintained in a general account that is credited with earnings on the underlying investment and charged for participant withdrawals and administrative expenses. The contracts are included in the financial statements at contract value as reported to the Plan by Voya. Contract value represents contributions made under the contracts, plus earnings, less participant withdrawals and administrative expenses. Participants may ordinarily direct the withdrawal or transfer of all, or a portion, of their investment at contract value. There are no reserves against contract value for credit risk.</font></div><div style="margin-top:9pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">There are no unfunded commitments. Under the terms of the contracts, the Plan Sponsor must provide a minimum of 90-days notice to Voya prior to redemption of the contracts.</font></div><div style="margin-top:9pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The Plan&#8217;s ability to receive amounts due is dependent on the issuer&#8217;s ability to meet its financial obligations. The issuer&#8217;s ability to meet its contractual obligations may be affected by future economic and regulatory developments.</font></div><div style="margin-top:9pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Certain events might limit the ability of the Plan to transact at contract value with the issuer. Such events include (1) amendments to the Plan documents (including complete or partial Plan termination or merger with another plan), (2) changes to the Plan&#8217;s prohibition on competing investment options or deletion of equity wash provisions, (3) bankruptcy of the Plan Sponsor or other Plan Sponsor events (for example, divestitures or spinoffs of a subsidiary) that cause a significant withdrawal f</font><font style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">rom the Plan, (4) the failure of the trust to qualify for exemption from federal income taxes or any required prohibited transaction exemption under ERISA, or (5) premat</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">ure termination of the contract. Events that might limit the ability of the Plan to transact at contract value with the contract issuers and that would limit the ability of the Plan to transact at contract value with the participants are not probable of occurring.</font></div><div style="margin-top:9pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">In addition, certain events allow the issuer to terminate the contract with the Plan and settle at an amount different from </font><font style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">the c</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">ontract value. Such events include (1) an uncured violation of the Plan&#8217;s investment guidelines, (2) a breach of material obligation under the contract, (3) a material misrepresentation,</font><font style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> or (4</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">) a material amendment to the agreement without the consent of the issuer.</font></div><div style="margin-top:9pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Income recognition</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> &#8211; Purchases and sales of securities are recorded on a trade-date basis. Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. The net appreciation or depreciation in the fair value of investments consists of both the realized gains or losses and unrealized appreciation or depreciation of those investments.</font></div><div style="margin-top:9pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Notes receivable</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> &#8211; Notes receivable from participants are measured at the unpaid principal balance plus any accrued but unpaid interest. Delinquent notes receivable are recorded as distributions based on the terms of the plan document. No allowance for credit losses has been recorded as of December 31, 2024 or 2023.</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Payment of benefits</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> &#8211; Participant withdrawals and termination payments are recorded when paid.</font></div><div style="margin-top:9pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Administrative expenses</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> &#8211; Certain expenses incurred for administering the Plan are paid by the </font><font style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Company</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">, except for loan fees, distribution fees, investment consulting fees and certain Plan asset-related fees which are paid by the Plan. The </font><font style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Company</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> also provides administrative services to the Plan at no charge. Administrative expenses and investment advisory fees paid by the Plan for 2024 totaled approximately $657,000. Investment advisory fees of approximately $383,000 are included within investment income on the statement of changes in net assets available for benefits.</font></div><div style="height:36pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:142%">7</font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:36pt;width:100%"><div><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="#i6537488642d0435b9616518e3ab8a455_4" style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Table of Contents</a></font></div></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">NOTE 3 &#8211; FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS</font></div><div style="margin-top:5pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The Plan classifies its investments based upon an established fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurement) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below&#58;</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#160;</font></div><div style="margin-top:5pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:3.055%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:8.120%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:85.525%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Level&#160;1&#58;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Valuations based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Plan has the ability to access.</font></td></tr></table></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#160;</font></div><div style="margin-top:5pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:3.055%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:8.120%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:85.525%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Level&#160;2&#58;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:justify;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Valuations based on quoted prices in markets that are not active, quotes prices for similar investments in active markets or model-based valuations for which all significant assumptions are observable and can be corroborated by observable market data.</font></td></tr></table></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#160;</font></div><div style="margin-top:5pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:3.055%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:8.120%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:85.525%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Level&#160;3&#58;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Valuations based on unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and are significant to the overall fair value measurement. Values are determined using proprietary pricing models, discounted cash flow models that include the investment entities' own judgments and estimations or some other pricing method using unobservable inputs. </font></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-top:4pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">A financial instrument&#8217;s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement.</font></div><div style="margin-top:9pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Following are descriptions of the valuation methodologies used for assets measured at fair value. There have been no changes in the methodologies used at December&#160;31, 2024 and 2023.</font></div><div style="margin-top:9pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The fair value of the common stock of the </font><font style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Plan Sponsor</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> is determined by quoted market prices. Accordingly, investments in common stock are classified within Level 1 of the valuation hierarchy.</font></div><div style="margin-top:9pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Shares of registered investment company funds are valued at the net asset value (&#34;NAV&#34;) of shares held by the Plan at year-end. The NAV is a quoted price in an active market and is classified within Level 1 of the valuation hierarchy.</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Interest-bearing cash is valued at cost plus accrued interest.</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The following tables disclose, by level, the fair value hierarchy of the Plan&#8217;s investments at fair value. </font></div><div style="margin-top:5pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:51.113%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td 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1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Level 1</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Level&#160;2</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Level 3</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Total</font></td></tr><tr style="height:14pt"><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Registered investment companies</font></div></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">335,127,622&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#8212;&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#8212;&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">335,127,622&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Common stock</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">45,235,246&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#8212;&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#8212;&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">45,235,246&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Interest-bearing cash</font></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">1,282,782&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#8212;&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#8212;&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">1,282,782&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Total investments at fair value</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">381,645,650&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#8212;&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#8212;&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">381,645,650&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid 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style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="21" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">December 31, 2023</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Level 1</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Level&#160;2</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Level 3</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Total</font></td></tr><tr style="height:14pt"><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Registered investment companies</font></div></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">298,234,761&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#8212;&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#8212;&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">298,234,761&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Common stock</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">49,753,303&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#8212;&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#8212;&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">49,753,303&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Interest-bearing cash</font></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">2,176,032&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#8212;&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#8212;&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">2,176,032&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Total investments at fair value</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">350,164,096&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#8212;&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#8212;&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">350,164,096&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-top:9pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">NOTE 4 &#8211; TAX STATUS</font></div><div style="margin-top:9pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The </font><font style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Plan</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> has adopted the Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP Pre-Approved Defined Contribution Plan Profit Sharing&#47;401(k)&#47;Money Purchase Pension Plan (the &#8220;Prototype Plan&#8221;). The Prototype Plan has received an opinion letter from the IRS dated June 30, 2020, stating that the written form of the underlying prototype is qualified under Section 401 of the Internal Revenue Code (&#8220;IRC&#8221;), and that any employer adopting this form of the Plan will be considered to have qualified under Section 401 of the IRC. Therefore, the related trust is exempt from taxation. Once qualified, the Plan is required to operate in conformity with the IRC to maintain its qualification. Although the Plan has been amended since the date of the opinion letter, the Plan administrator believes the Plan is currently being operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the IRC and, therefore, believes that the Plan is qualified and the related trust is tax exempt.</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="height:36pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:142%">8</font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:36pt;width:100%"><div><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="#i6537488642d0435b9616518e3ab8a455_4" style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Table of Contents</a></font></div></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">GAAP requires Plan management to evaluate tax positions taken by the Plan and recognize a tax liability (or asset) if the Plan has taken an uncertain position that, more likely than not, would not be sustained upon examination by the IRS.  The Plan administrator has analyzed the tax positions taken by the Plan, and has concluded that as of December 31, 2024, there are no uncertain positions taken or expected to be taken that would require recognition of a liability (or asset) or disclosure in the financial statements. The Plan is subject to routine audits by taxing jurisdictions. However, there are currently no audits for any tax period in progress.</font></div><div style="margin-top:14pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">NOTE 5 &#8211; RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES</font></div><div style="margin-top:5pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The participants invest in various investment securities. Investment securities are exposed to various risks, such as market, interest rate and credit risk. It is reasonably possible that given the level of risk associated with investment securities, changes in the near term could materially affect a participant&#8217;s account balance and the amounts reported in the statement of net assets available for benefits.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">NOTE 6 &#8211; PARTY-IN-INTEREST TRANSACTIONS</font></div><div style="margin-top:4pt;text-align:justify"><font style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Plan investments include shares of registered investment company funds and investment contracts managed by Voya Financial Inc., an affiliate of Voya. Any purchases and sales of these funds are performed in the open market at fair value. 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The aggregate investment in the </font><font style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Plan Sponsor</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8217;s common stock was as follows&#58;</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-top:5pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:49.160%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:10.748%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.883%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:8.795%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.883%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:10.748%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.883%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:8.800%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="9" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">December 31, 2024</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="9" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">December 31, 2023</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Number&#160;of&#160;Shares</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Fair Value</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Number&#160;of&#160;Shares</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Fair Value</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-left:9pt;text-indent:-6.75pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Central Garden&#160;&#38; Pet Company</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-left:29.25pt;text-indent:-6.75pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Class&#160;A Common Stock</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">1,349,249</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">44,592,679&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">1,112,692</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">49,002,956&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-left:9pt;text-indent:-6.75pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Central Garden&#160;&#38; Pet Company</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-left:29.25pt;text-indent:-6.75pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Common Stock</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">16,561</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">642,567&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">14,974</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">750,347&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">45,235,246&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">49,753,303&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-top:4pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-top:4pt;text-align:justify"><font style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Plan investments include shares of registered investment company funds managed by Voya Financial Inc., an affiliate of Voya. Any purchases and sales of these funds are performed in the open market at fair value. As Voya is the custodian and trustee of the Plan, transactions with this entity qualify as exempt party-in-interest transactions.</font></div><div style="margin-top:14pt"><font style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">NOTE 7 &#8211; PLAN TERMINATIONS</font></div><div style="margin-top:5pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Although it has not expressed any intention to do so, the Company has the right to terminate the Plan and discontinue its contributions at any time. If the Plan is terminated, amounts allocated to a participant&#8217;s account become fully vested.</font></div><div style="margin-top:14pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">NOTE 8 &#8211; SUBSEQUENT </font><font style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">EVENTS</font></div><div style="margin-top:5pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Effective January 1, 2025, the Plan was amended as follows&#58; </font></div><div style="margin-top:2pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:36pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:142%">&#8226;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:142%;padding-left:15.13pt">Unless elected otherwise by the participant following his or her termination of employment, if a participant&#8217;s vested account balance is greater than $1,000 and up to $7,000, the balance may be automatically rolled over into an individual retirement account, preselected by the Plan administrator.</font></div><div style="padding-left:36pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:142%">&#8226;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:142%;padding-left:15.13pt">Employees who became employees of the </font><font style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:142%">Plan Sponsor</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:142%"> as a result of a merger or acquisition and who participate in a SIMPLE IRA, are excluded from participating in the Plan. </font></div><div style="padding-left:36pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:142%">&#8226;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:142%;padding-left:15.13pt">Employees who were acquired as a result of the </font><font style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:142%">Plan Sponsor&#8217;s</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:142%"> acquisition of Leading Edge Associates Inc. and Leading Edge Aerial Technologies Inc. (&#8220;Acquired Companies&#8221;), are credited for prior service with the Acquired Companies, for vesting and eligibility purposes under the Plan.</font></div><div style="height:36pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:142%">9</font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:36pt;width:100%"><div><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="#i6537488642d0435b9616518e3ab8a455_4" style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Table of Contents</a></font></div></div><div style="margin-top:14pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:142%">NOTE 9 &#8211; RECONCILIATION TO FORM 5500</font></div><div style="margin-top:5pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The financial statements are prepared on the accrual basis of accounting, while the Form 5500 is prepared on the cash basis of accounting. The following is a reconciliation of net assets available for benefits per the financial statements to the Form 5500 as of December&#160;31, 2024 and 2023&#58;</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-top:5pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:72.337%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:11.400%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.883%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:10.880%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">2024</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">2023</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-left:9pt;text-indent:-6.75pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Net assets available for benefits per the financial statements</font></div></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">436,124,644&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">408,592,679&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-left:9pt;text-indent:-6.75pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Less contributions receivable, end of year</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 30.25pt;text-align:left;text-indent:-6.75pt;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Employers </font></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(1,634,502)</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(745,547)</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 30.25pt;text-align:left;text-indent:-6.75pt;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Participants </font></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#8212;&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(148,832)</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 10pt;text-align:left;text-indent:-6.75pt;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Add contributions payable, end of year</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 30.25pt;text-align:left;text-indent:-6.75pt;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Participants</font></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">135,272&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">311,261&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-left:9pt;text-indent:-6.75pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Net assets available for benefits per Form 5500</font></div></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">434,625,414&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">408,009,561&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-top:5pt"><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">The following is a reconciliation of the net increase in net assets available for benefits prior to transfer of assets to the Plan per the financial statements to the net income per the Form 5500 for the year ended December&#160;31, 2024&#58;</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-top:5pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:85.748%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:12.052%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 10pt;text-align:left;text-indent:-6.75pt;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Net increase in net assets available for benefits prior to transfer of assets to the Plan per the financial statements</font></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">23,319,637&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-left:9pt;text-indent:-6.75pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Add contributions receivable, beginning of year</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 30.25pt;text-align:left;text-indent:-6.75pt;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Employers</font></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">745,547&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 30.25pt;text-align:left;text-indent:-6.75pt;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Participants</font></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">148,832&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 10pt;text-align:left;text-indent:-6.75pt;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Less contributions receivable, end of year</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 30.25pt;text-align:left;text-indent:-6.75pt;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Employers</font></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(1,634,502)</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 10pt;text-align:left;text-indent:-6.75pt;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Less contributions payable, beginning of year</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 30.25pt;text-align:left;text-indent:-6.75pt;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Participants</font></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(311,261)</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 10pt;text-align:left;text-indent:-6.75pt;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Add contributions payable, end of year</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 30.25pt;text-align:left;text-indent:-6.75pt;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Participants</font></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">135,272&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 10pt;text-align:left;text-indent:-6.75pt;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Net income per the Form 5500</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">22,403,525&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr></table></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">The Form 5500 has certain items that differ from amounts shown on the accompanying financial statements. These differences relate to classification only and have no effect upon net assets available for benefits for either period.</font></div><div style="height:36pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:142%">10</font></div></div></div><div id="i6537488642d0435b9616518e3ab8a455_19"></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:36pt;width:100%"><div><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="#i6537488642d0435b9616518e3ab8a455_4" style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Table of Contents</a></font></div></div><div style="margin-top:12pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="height:36pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:142%">11</font></div></div></div><div id="i6537488642d0435b9616518e3ab8a455_22"></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:36pt;width:100%"><div><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="#i6537488642d0435b9616518e3ab8a455_4" style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Table of Contents</a></font></div></div><div style="margin-top:12pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">CENTRAL GARDEN&#160;&#38; PET COMPANY INVESTMENT GROWTH PLAN</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">SCHEDULE H, LINE 4(a)&#8212;SCHEDULE OF DELINQUENT PARTICIPANT CONTRIBUTIONS</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">DECEMBER&#160;31, 2024</font></div><div style="margin-top:5pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Employer identification number&#58; 68-0275553</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Plan number&#58; 001</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Schedule H, Line 4(a)</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:26.373%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.320%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:13.092%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.320%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:16.998%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.320%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:16.217%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.320%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:19.740%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Participant Contributions Transferred Late to Plan</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="15" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Total that Constitute Nonexempt Prohibited Transactions</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Check here if Late Participant Loan Repayments are Included</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Contributions Not Corrected</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Contributions Corrected Outside VFCP</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Contributions Pending Correction in VFCP</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Total Fully Corrected Under VFCP and PTE 2002-51</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#9744;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#8212;&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">531&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#8212;&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#8212;&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr></table></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="height:36pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:142%">12</font></div></div></div><div id="i6537488642d0435b9616518e3ab8a455_25"></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:36pt;width:100%"><div><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="#i6537488642d0435b9616518e3ab8a455_4" style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Table of Contents</a></font></div></div><div style="margin-top:12pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">CENTRAL GARDEN&#160;&#38; PET COMPANY INVESTMENT GROWTH PLAN</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">SCHEDULE H, LINE 4(i)&#8212;SCHEDULE OF ASSETS (HELD AT END OF YEAR)</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">DECEMBER&#160;31, 2024</font></div><div style="margin-top:5pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Employer identification number&#58; 68-0275553</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Plan number&#58; 001</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Schedule H, Line 4(i)</font></div><div style="margin-top:5pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:3.978%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.362%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.883%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:38.873%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:39.915%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:9.189%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:7.5pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">(a)</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:7.5pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">(b)</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:7.5pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Identity of issue, borrower,</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:7.5pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">lessor, or similar party</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:7.5pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">(c)</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:7.5pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Description of investment,including maturity date, rate of interest, collateral, par, or maturity value</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:7.5pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">(e) <br>Current <br>value</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="9" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Investments at fair value&#58;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="6" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Registered Investment Companies</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">American Funds EuroPacific Growth Fund R5</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Registered&#160;investment&#160;company</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">18,376,406&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Cohen &#38; Steers Real Estate Securities Fund, Inc. Class Institutional</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Registered&#160;investment&#160;company</font></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">1,599,506&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">JPMorgan Small-Cap Value Fund R6</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Registered investment company</font></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">8,428,024&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Lord Abbett Income Fund F</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Registered investment company</font></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">8,491,901&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Massachusetts Investors Growth Stock Fund R4</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Registered investment company</font></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">36,821,729&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Principal Mid-Cap S&#38;P 400 Institutional Fund R5</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Registered investment company</font></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">10,132,236&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Putnam Large Cap Value Fund Class Y</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Registered investment company</font></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">19,995,077&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">T.Rowe Price Dividend Growth Fund </font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Registered investment company</font></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">10,621,752&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">T.Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Fund Advisor</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Registered investment company</font></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">8,537,076&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">T.Rowe Price Retirement Balanced Fund</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Registered investment company</font></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">3,240,620&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">T.Rowe Price Retirement Income 2010 Fund Advisor</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Registered investment company</font></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">1,152,246&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">T.Rowe Price Retirement Income 2015 Fund Advisor</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Registered investment company</font></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">238,140&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">T.Rowe Price Retirement Income 2020 Fund Advisor </font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Registered investment company</font></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">1,988,766&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">T.Rowe Price Retirement Income 2025 Fund Advisor</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Registered investment company</font></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">2,674,701&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">T.Rowe Price Retirement Income 2030 Fund Advisor</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Registered investment company</font></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">5,472,812&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">T.Rowe Price Retirement Income 2035 Fund Advisor</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Registered investment company</font></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">6,870,790&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">T.Rowe Price Retirement Income 2040 Fund Advisor</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Registered investment company</font></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">2,883,638&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">T.Rowe Price Retirement Income 2045 Fund Advisor</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Registered investment company</font></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">4,242,921&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">T.Rowe Price Retirement Income 2050 Fund Advisor</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Registered investment company</font></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">2,986,834&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">T.Rowe Price Retirement Income 2055 Fund Advisor</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Registered investment company</font></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">2,305,845&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">T.Rowe Price Retirement Income 2060 Fund Advisor</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Registered investment company</font></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">547,905&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">T.Rowe Price Retirement Income 2065 Fund Advisor</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Registered investment company</font></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">248,618&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Vanguard Institutional Index Fund</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Registered investment company</font></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">63,964,745&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund Admiral</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Registered investment company</font></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">1,934,816&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund Admiral</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Registered investment company</font></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">14,505,311&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Fidelity Advisor International Small-Cap Fund</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Registered investment company</font></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">2,217,638&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">*</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Voya GNMA Income Fund A Registered</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Registered investment company</font></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">9,352,287&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">*</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Voya Government Money Market Fund</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Registered investment company</font></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">478,066&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">*</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Voya T.Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Portfolio - Institutional Class</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Registered investment company</font></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">84,817,216&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">335,127,622&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">*</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="6" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Central Garden &#38; Pet Company Stock Fund A&#58;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Central Garden &#38; Pet Class A Common Stock</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Class A Common Stock</font></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">44,592,679&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Interest-bearing cash</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Interest-bearing cash</font></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">1,264,451&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Total Central Garden &#38; Pet Stock Fund A</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">45,857,130&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">*</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="6" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Central Garden &#38; Pet Company Stock Fund&#58;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Central Garden &#38; Pet Company Stock </font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Common Stock</font></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">642,567&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Interest-bearing cash</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Interest-bearing cash</font></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">18,331&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Total Central Garden &#38; Pet Stock Fund</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">660,898&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr style="height:6pt"><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="9" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font 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1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Guaranteed investment contract</font></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">21,144,904&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">*</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Voya Fixed Account A</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Guaranteed investment contract</font></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">26,806,018&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">47,950,922&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">*</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Participant loans</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Interest rates between 4.25% and 10.50%, maturing through September 2034</font></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">5,028,842&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr style="height:5pt"><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">434,625,414&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">*</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:7.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Indicates party-in-interest as defined by ERISA</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:3pt double #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:7.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Column (d)&#160;information was omitted as all investments are participant directed</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr></table></div><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:3.066%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:94.734%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr style="height:3pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr></table></div><div style="height:36pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:142%">13</font></div></div></div><div id="i6537488642d0435b9616518e3ab8a455_28"></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:36pt;width:100%"><div><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="#i6537488642d0435b9616518e3ab8a455_4" style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Table of Contents</a></font></div></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">SIGNATURE</font></div><div style="margin-top:9pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the trustees (or other persons who administer the employee benefit plan) have duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-top:5pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:51.373%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:2.155%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:43.172%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="6" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="padding-right:2.25pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">CENTRAL GARDEN&#160;&#38; PET COMPANY INVESTMENT GROWTH PLAN</font></div></td></tr><tr style="height:9pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Date&#58;</font><font style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"> June 13, 2025</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">By&#58;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#47;s&#47; Robert Boyce</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Robert Boyce</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Director of Compensation &#38; Benefits</font></td></tr></table></div><div style="height:36pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:142%">14</font></div></div></div><div id="i6537488642d0435b9616518e3ab8a455_31"></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:36pt;width:100%"><div><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New 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1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">Exhibit<br>Number</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">Description</font></td></tr><tr style="height:3pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">23.1</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><font 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