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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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 5, 1999
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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 (925) 283-4573
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Inapplicable
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(Former name or former address if changed since last report)
Exhibit Index located on page 3
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Item 5. Other Events
On October 5, 1999, Central Garden & Pet Company (the "Company")
issued a press release announcing that the Company's Board of
Directors has authorized an increase of $25 million in the Company's
share repurchase program, bringing the existing program from $130
million to $155 million. To date, the Company has repurchased 11.4
million shares for approximately $127 million.
Item 7. Financial Statement and Exhibits
(a) Not applicable
(b) Not applicable
(c) See attached Exhibit Index.
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Number Exhibit Page Number
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99.1 Press Release dated October 5, 1999. 5
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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, Chief
Financial Officer and Secretary
Dated: October 6, 1999
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[LOGO OF CENTRAL GARDEN & PET] Corporate Office
3697 Mt. Diablo Blvd., Suite 310
Lafayette, CA 94549
(925) 283-4573
Fax (925) 283-4984
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contacts: Gregory Reams
Central Garden & Pet
(925) 283-4573
CENTAL GARDEN & PET INCREASES SHARE REPURCHASE PROGRAM
BY ADDITIONAL $25 MILLION
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LAFAYETTE, CALIFORNIA, OCTOBER 5, 1999 - Central Garden & Pet Company
(NASDAQ: CENT), the nation's leading supplier of consumer lawn and garden and
pet supply products, announced today that the Company's Board of Directors has
authorized an increase of $25 million in the Company's share repurchase program,
bringing the existing program from $130 million to $155 million. To date, the
Company has repurchased 11.4 million shares for approximately $127 million.
Purchases will be made through brokers and dealers in the public market or
privately negotiated transactions with nonaffiliated stockholders.
Central Garden & Pet Company is the nation's leading supplier of consumer
lawn and garden and pet supply products and a manufacturer of proprietary
branded products, including Pennington Seed(R), Kaytee(R), TFH(R), Nylabone(R),
Zodiac(R), and Four Paws(R) pet products, Island(R) aquariums, Matthews(R) Four
Seasons products and Grant's(R) ant control products. Central offers customers
a wide array of value-added services designed to increase the sales and
profitability of both manufacturers and retailers, including inventory
management, advertising and promotional programs, in-store service and display
building and sales program development.
"Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995: The statements contained in this release which are not historical
facts are forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties
that could cause actual results to differ materially from those set forth in or
implied by forward-looking statements. These risks are described in the
Company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings.
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