0001181431-12-028433.txt : 20120508 0001181431-12-028433.hdr.sgml : 20120508 20120508164034 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001181431-12-028433 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 3 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20120507 FILED AS OF DATE: 20120508 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120508 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: LaMonte Steven R. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001548593 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 3 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-33268 FILM NUMBER: 12821938 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O CENTRAL GARDEN & PET COMPANY STREET 2: 1340 TREAT BOULEVARD, 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: 0929 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 3 1 rrd343417.xml LAMONTE FORM 3 X0205 3 2012-05-07 1 0000887733 CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO CENT 0001548593 LaMonte Steven R. C/O CENTRAL GARDEN & PET COMPANY 1340 TREAT BOULEVARD, SUITE 600 WALNUT CREEK CA 94597 0 1 0 0 EVP, President-Garden Segment Exhibit 24: Power of Attorney /s/ Steven R. LaMonte 2012-05-08 EX-24.1 2 rrd308031_347722.htm POWER OF ATTORNEY rrd308031_347722.html 
Exhibit 24

POWER OF ATTORNEY

      The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints William E. Brown, Lori A. Varlas, George Yuhas,
JoAnn Jonte and Mary-Lou Sonntag, 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 26th day
of April, 2012.


                                           /s/ Steven R. LaMonte
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                                           Steven R. LaMonte
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