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Central Garden & Pet to Announce Fiscal Third Quarter 2010 Results

^{Published on 2010-08-03 02:42:01 - Market Wire}
 

WALNUT CREEK, Calif.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Central Garden & Pet Company (NASDAQ: CENT)(NASDAQ: CENTA) will announce results for its fiscal third quarter ended June 26, 2010, on Wednesday, August 4, 2010 after the close of trading.

Central will host a webcast/dial-in conference call shortly following the earnings release on Wednesday, August 4, 2010, at 4:30 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time (1:30 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time) to discuss the third quarter 2010 results.

To listen to the call by telephone, please dial 1-888-713-4199 and passcode 4145 4989 (domestic) or 1-617-213-4861 and passcode 4145 4989 (international).

In order to simplify your registration process, you may pre-register at the following link: [ https://www.theconferencingservice.com/prereg/key.process?key=PXPR8NGUJ ].

By pre-registering, you may bypass the operator and go directly to the teleconference with a unique PIN number as soon as the call begins. At the time of the call, after dialing the number and passcode mentioned above, enter your PIN for immediate access to the teleconference.

The earnings conference call will be broadcast over the Internet through Centrala™s website. You may navigate there through [ www.central.com ], or you may link directly to the webcast on our website at [ http://ir.central.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=93879&p=irol-calendar ].

Re-play dial-in numbers for the call will be available for three weeks: 1-888-286-8010 and passcode 4325 6896 (domestic) and 1-617-801-6888 and passcode 4325 6896 (international).

Central Garden & Pet Company is a leading innovator, marketer and producer of quality branded products for the lawn & garden and pet supplies markets. Committed to new product innovation, our products are sold to specialty independent and mass retailers. Participating categories in Lawn & Garden include: Grass seed including the brands [ PENNINGTON® ], [ SMART SEEDa" ] and [ THE REBELSa" ]; wild bird feed and the brands [ PENNINGTON® ] and [ KAYTEE® ]; weed and insect control and the brands [ AMDRO® ], [ SEVIN® ], [ IRONITE® ] and [ Over 'N Out® ]; and decorative outdoor patio products and the brands [ NORCAL® ], [ NEW ENGLAND POTTERY® ] , [ CEDAR WORKS® ] and [ MATTHEWS FOUR SEASONSa" ]. We also provide a host of other regional and application-specific garden brands and supplies. Participating categories in Pet include: Animal health and the brands [ ADAMSa" ] and [ ZODIAC® ]; aquatics and reptile and the brands [ OCEANIC® ], [ AQUEON® ] and [ ZILLA® ]; bird & small animal and the brands [ KAYTEE®, ][ SUPER PET® ] and [ CRITTER TRAIL® ]; dog & cat and the brands [ TFHa" ] ,[ NYLABONE® ], [ FOUR PAWS® ], [ PINNACLE® ] and [ AVODERM® ]; and equine and the brands [ FARNAM® ], [ BRONCO® ] and [ SUPER MASK® ]. We also provide a host of other application-specific Pet brands and supplies. Central Garden & Pet Company is based in Walnut Creek, California, and has approximately 4,000 employees, primarily in North America and Europe. For additional information on Central Garden & Pet Company, including access to Central's SEC filings, please visit Central's website at [ www.central.com ].

aSafe Harbora 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 Companya™s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed November 20, 2009 and Centrala™s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed May 5, 2010, and other Securities and Exchange Commission filings. Central undertakes no obligation to publicly update these forward-looking statements to reflect new information, subsequent events or otherwise.