Certificiation of Principal Financial Officer

EX-99.2 4 dex992.htm CERTIFICIATION OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER Certificiation of Principal Financial Officer

EXHIBIT 99.2

CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER

PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

In connection with the accompanying quarterly report on Form 10-Q/A of Central Garden & Pet Company for the quarter ended December 29, 2001 (the “Report”), I, Stuart W. Booth, 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 presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Central Garden & Pet Company.


December 10, 2002						/s/ STUART W. BOOTH
						Stuart W. Booth Chief Financial Officer