Central Garden & Pet Company Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Earnings Per Share (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 28, 2013

The following is a reconciliation of the numerators and denominators of the basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share (EPS) computations:


	Fiscal Year Ended September 28, 2013								Fiscal Year Ended September 29, 2012						Fiscal Year Ended September 24, 2011
	Net Income (Loss)			Shares		Per Share			Net Income		Shares		Per Share		Net Income		Shares		Per Share
	(in thousands, except per share amounts)
Basic EPS:
Net income (loss) available to common shareholders	$	(1,929	)		48,094	$	(0.04	)	$	21,173		47,622	$	0.44	$	28,323		56,217	$	0.50
Effect of dilutive securities:
Options to purchase common stock					0		0					497		0				274		0
Restricted shares					0		0					255		0				154		0
Diluted EPS:
Net income (loss) available to common shareholders	$	(1,929	)		48,094	$	(0.04	)	$	21,173		48,374	$	0.44	$	28,323		56,645	$	0.50