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-----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, VAo3kV0BtaaI3OqAD78/DhNuJoyZw2iI2GrqzYLBY0rSp/9rwwGcKPvYgA1WF4Us a3mmMmfVhVj4Hcg1KVSjOw== 0001181431-05-060433.txt : 20051109 0001181431-05-060433.hdr.sgml : 20051109 20051109135149 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001181431-05-060433 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20051107 FILED AS OF DATE: 20051109 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20051109 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Johnson Bradley P CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001343566 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-20242 FILM NUMBER: 051189096 BUSINESS ADDRESS: BUSINESS PHONE: 925-948-3672 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1340 TREAT BLVD., SUITE 600 CITY: WALNUT CREEK STATE: CA ZIP: 94597 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000887733 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: WHOLESALE-MISCELLANEOUS NONDURABLE GOODS [5190] IRS NUMBER: 680275553 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1340 TREAT BOULEVARD STREET 2: SUITE 600 CITY: WALNUT CREEK STATE: CA ZIP: 94597 BUSINESS PHONE: 9259484000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1340 TREAT BOULEVARD STREET 2: SUITE 600 CITY: WALNUT CREEK STATE: CA ZIP: 94597 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: CENTRAL GARDEN & PET COMPANY DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19941019 4 1 rrd96562.xml JOHNSON FORM 4 NOVEMBER 7, 2005 X0202 4 2005-11-07 0 0000887733 CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO CENT 0001343566 Johnson Bradley P CENTRAL GARDEN & PET COMPANY 1340 TREAT BLVD., SUITE 600 WALNUT CREEK CA 94597 0 1 0 0 President - Garden Group Common Stock 2005-11-07 4 A 0 20000 0 A 20000 D Stock Option (right to buy) 42.01 2005-11-07 4 A 0 20000 0 A 2011-11-07 Common Stock 20000 20000 D Stock granted pursuant to 2003 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan. Options granted pursuant to 2003 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan. One quarter of the options granted will become exercisable upon the completion of each of 24 months, 36 months, 48 months and 60 months of continuous employment after the date of the grant. Exhibit List Exhibit 24-Power of Attorney /s/ Bradley P. Johnson 2005-11-07 EX-24.1 2 rrd83357_93765.htm POWER OF ATTORNEY rrd83357_93765.html

POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Glenn W. Novotny and Stuart W. Booth, and
each of them, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:
(1)        execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity as an officer,
director, and/or person who holds more than 10% of the stock of Central Garden & Pet
Company (the "Company"), Forms 3, Forms 4 and Forms 5 in accordance with
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"),
and the rules thereunder;
(2)        do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which may be
necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Forms 3, Forms 4 or Forms 5
and timely file any such forms with the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission and any other authority; and
(3)        take any other ac tion of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing which, in
the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally
required by, the undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by such
attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned, pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be
in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may
approve in his or her discretion.
The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to
do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary or proper to be done
in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes
as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or
revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or his or her substitute
or substitutes, shall lawfully do o r cause to be done pursuant to this power of attorney. The
undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the
request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the
undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Exchange Act.
This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no
longer required to file Forms 3, Forms 4, and Forms 5 with respect to the undersigned's holdings
of and transactions in securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the
undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the attorneys-in-fact.
The undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 8th day of
November, 2005.

/s/ Bradley P. Johnson
Signature
Bradley P. Johnson
Print Name

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