CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Published on December 12, 2002
EXHIBIT 99.1
CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER
PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
In connection with the accompanying annual report on Form 10-K of Central Garden & Pet Company for the
year ended September 28, 2002, I, William E. Brown, 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 annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 28, 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 annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 28, 2002 fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial
condition and results of operations of Central Garden & Pet Company. |
December 12, 2002 |
/s/ WILLIAM E. BROWN | |
William E. Brown Chief Executive Officer |