Exhibit 99.1
CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER
PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
In connection with the accompanying Form 10-Q/A of Central Garden & Pet Company for the quarterly period ended June 29, 2002
(the “Report”), 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. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002, that:
(1) such Report 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 Report fairly presents, in all material respects,
the financial condition and results of operations of Central Garden & Pet Company.
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/s/ WILLIAM E.
BROWN
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William E. Brown Chairman of
the Board and Chief Executive Officer |