CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Published on August 13, 2002
EXHIBIT 99.1
CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER
PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
In connection with the accompanying Form 10-Q of Central Garden & Pet Company
for the quarterly period ended June 29, 2002, I, William E. Brown, Chairman of
the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Central Garden & Pet Company, hereby
certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. (S)1350, as adopted pursuant to (S)906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
(1) such Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 29, 2002, fully complies
with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934; and
(2) the information contained in such Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended
June 29, 2002, fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial
condition and results of operations of Central Garden & Pet Company.
August 12, 2002 William E. Brown
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Date Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer