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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, Of6G62cqLIpUHRO0C0Nul4GcXgalqY2qZyBUdjc5JJt04VqS0wqRJSgdHH7GtEuU +2+/jTeiEnuiytjkRelY4g== 0001181431-08-002161.txt : 20080107 0001181431-08-002161.hdr.sgml : 20080107 20080107171239 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001181431-08-002161 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20071129 FILED AS OF DATE: 20080107 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20080107 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 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: WESTPHAL BRUCE A CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001227136 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-33268 FILM NUMBER: 08515867 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO STREET 2: 3697 MT DIABLO BLVD STE 310 CITY: LAFAYETTE STATE: CA ZIP: 94549 4/A 1 rrd185719.xml FORM 4 AMENDMENT X0202 4/A 2007-11-29 2007-12-03 0 0000887733 CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO CENT 0001227136 WESTPHAL BRUCE A 1340 TREAT BLVD., STE. 600 WALNUT CREEK CA 94597 1 0 0 0 Common Stock 2007-11-29 4 P 0 10000 4.7766 A 10000 I By Trust Common Stock 6508 I By L.P. Common Stock 10225 D Securities purchased and held by Bruce A. Westphal and Patricia Westphal TTEES Bruce and Patricia Westphal Trust UPDTD 2/10/99 Dated 08-26-92. Securities held by a limited partnership of which Mr. Westphal is general partner. Mr.Westphal disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares except to the extent of his 0.1% pecuniary interest therein. The inclusion of the line-item holdings under Table I is only for the purpose of gaining access to the filing system. No Changes have been made to these line items. Exhibit 99.1 - Details of purchase transaction of Common Stock of the Issuer on November 29, 2007 by Bruce A. Westphal and Patricia Westphal Trust, a copy of which was attached to the initial Form 4 filed December 3, 2007. Exhibit 24.1 - The attached Power of Attorney was omitted from the initial Form 4 filed December 3, 2007. /s/ Stuart W. Booth, Attorney-in-Fact for Bruce A. Westphal 2008-01-07 EX-24.1 2 rrd165051_187240.htm POWER OF ATTORNEY rrd165051_187240.html

Exhibit 24.1

POWER OF ATTORNEY

The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints William E. Brown 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 action 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 or 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 31st day of
December, 2007.

/s/ Bruce A. Westphal
Signature
Bruce A. Westphal
Print Name

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