-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, UEJMrEbdkGqRVxYuegHANunu9pG0G81CK4BjfegZ7jLCUKOg+iDlBoOiG98HxQ2b QY3Ci2caPdjcE62/maX4Fw== 0000929624-98-002055.txt : 19981222 0000929624-98-002055.hdr.sgml : 19981222 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000929624-98-002055 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 19981218 ITEM INFORMATION: ITEM INFORMATION: FILED AS OF DATE: 19981221 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CENTRAL GARDEN & PET COMPANY CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000887733 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: WHOLESALE-MISCELLANEOUS NONDURABLE GOODS [5190] IRS NUMBER: 680275553 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-20242 FILM NUMBER: 98773000 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3697 MT DIABLO BLVD SUITE 300 CITY: LAFAYETTE STATE: CA ZIP: 94549 BUSINESS PHONE: 5102834573 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 2: 3697 MT DIABLO BLVD SUITE 310 CITY: LAFAYETTE STATE: CA ZIP: 94549 8-K 1 FORM 8-K SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 ___________ FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OF 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) December 18, 1998 ------------------------------ Central Garden & Pet Company - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 0-20242 68-0275553 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (State or other jurisdiction (Commission File (IRS Employer of incorporation) Number) Identification No.) 3697 Mt. Diablo Boulevard, Lafayette, California 94549 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code (925) 283-4573 ---------------------------- Inapplicable - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Former name or former address if changed since last report) Exhibit Index located on page 3 Item 5. Other Events On December 18, 1998, Central Garden & Pet Company (the "Company") issued a press release announcing that the Company's Board of Directors has authorized an increase of $30 million in the Company's share repurchase program, bringing the existing program from $25 million to $55 million. Item 7. Financial Statement and Exhibits (a) Not applicable (b) Not applicable (c) See attached Exhibit Index. 2 EXHIBIT INDEX Number Exhibit Page Number - ------ ------- ----------- 99.1 Press Release dated December 18, 1998. 5 3 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. CENTRAL GARDEN & PET COMPANY By: /s/ Robert B. Jones ---------------------------------- Robert B. Jones, Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary Dated: December 21, 1998 4 EX-99.1 2 PRESS RELEASE DATED DECEMBER 18, 1998 [LOGO OF CENTRAL GARDEN & PET] Corporate Office 3697 Mt. Diablo Blvd., Suite 310 Lafayette, CA 94549 925) 283-4573 Fax (925) 283-4984 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Gregory Reams Central Garden & Pet (925) 283-4573 Paul Verbinnen/Debbie Miller Sard Verbinnen & Co. (212) 687-8080 CENTAL GARDEN & PET INCREASES SHARE REPURCHASE PROGRAM _________________________________ LAFAYETTE, CALIFORNIA, DECEMBER 18, 1998 - Central Garden & Pet Company (NASDAQ:CENT), the nation's leading distributor of lawn and garden and pet supplies, announced today that the Company's Board of Directors has authorized an increase of $30 million in the Company's share repurchase program, bringing the existing program from $25 million to $55 million. The Company has approximately 31 million shares outstanding. Purchases would be made through brokers and dealers in the public market or privately negotiated transactions with nonaffiliated stockholders. Central Garden & Pet Company is the leading national distributor of lawn and garden and pet supply products. Central offers customers a wide array of value-added services designed to increase the sales and profitability of both manufacturers and retailers, including inventory management, advertising and promotional programs, in-store service and display building and sales program development. Central also offers lines of proprietary branded products which include Pennington/R/, Kaytee/R/, TFH/R/, Zodiac/R/, and Four Paws/R/ pet products, Island/R/ aquariums, Matthews/R/ redwood products and Grant's/R/ ant control products. "Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: The statements contained in this release which are not historical facts are forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those set forth in or implied by forward-looking statements. These risks are described in the Company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings. ### -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----