-----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, RdastPLPXWsFBlp4KsxlMGHBKNU5R4KAgzu7FgFPMKrXNLQiZW45ehnsScBV3gKb zlGUzdnfCNp4mgGZMV6Yhw== 0000929624-99-001111.txt : 19990616 0000929624-99-001111.hdr.sgml : 19990616 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000929624-99-001111 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 19990611 ITEM INFORMATION: ITEM INFORMATION: FILED AS OF DATE: 19990615 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: 99646652 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3697 MT DIABLO BLVD SUITE 300 CITY: LAFAYETTE STATE: CA ZIP: 94549 BUSINESS PHONE: 9252834573 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3697 MT DIABLO BLVD SUITE 310 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) June 11, 1999 ------------------------------ 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 June 11, 1999, Central Garden & Pet Company (the "Company") issued a press release announcing that the Company's Board of Directors has authorized an increase of $25 million in the Company's share repurchase program, bringing the existing program from $80 million to $105 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 June 11, 1999. 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: June 11, 1999 4 EX-99.1 2 PRESS RELEASE [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 CENTAL GARDEN & PET INCREASES SHARE REPURCHASE PROGRAM BY ADDITIONAL $25 MILLION _________________________________ LAFAYETTE, CALIFORNIA, JUNE 11, 1999 - Central Garden & Pet Company (NASDAQ: CENT), the nation's leading supplier of consumer lawn and garden and pet supply products, announced today that the Company's Board of Directors has authorized an increase of $25 million in the Company's share repurchase program, bringing the existing program from $80 million to $105 million. To date, the Company has repurchased 6.0 million shares for approximately $77.6 million. Purchases will be made through brokers and dealers in the public market or privately negotiated transactions with nonaffiliated stockholders. Central Garden & Pet Company is the nation's leading supplier of consumer lawn and garden and pet supply products and a manufacturer of proprietary branded products, including Pennington Seed(R), Kaytee(R), TFH(R), Nylabone(R), Zodiac(R), and Four Paws(R) pet products, Island(R) aquariums, Matthews(R) Four Seasons products and Grant's(R) ant control 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. "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-----