EX-32.2
Published on December 11, 2014
EXHIBIT 32.2
CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL 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 27, 2014 (the Report), I, Lori A. Varlas, Chief Financial 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. |
| December 11, 2014 | /S/ LORI A. VARLAS |
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| Lori A. Varlas Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) |