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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K/A
AMENDMENT NO. 1
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 of 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) October 13, 1996
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Central Garden & Pet Company
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 0-20242 68-0275553
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission File (IRS Employer
of incorporation) Number) Identification No.)
3697 Mt. Diablo Boulevard, Lafayette, California 94549
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (510) 283-4573
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Inapplicable
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(Former name or former address if changed since last report)
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The purpose of this Form 8-K/A is to amend the Form 8-K which was filed on
October 15, 1996 to move all of the disclosure previously reported under Item 2
to Item 5. The complete text of Item 5 is set forth below.
Item 5. Other Events
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On October 13, 1996, Central Garden & Pet Company (the "Company")
issued a press release announcing that it has entered into a
definitive agreement (the "Agreement") to acquire assets comprising
the flea and tick protection business in the United States and Canada
of Sandoz, Ltd. Under the terms of the Agreement, the Company will
pay $41 million in cash to Sandoz. The Company anticipates that it
will finance the acquisition from general working capital.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
CENTRAL GARDEN & PET COMPANY
By /s/ Robert B. Jones
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Robert B. Jones, Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer
Dated: December 2, 1996
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