Definitive Additional Materials

 

SCHEDULE 14A

Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities

Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No.      )

 

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CENTRAL GARDEN & PET COMPANY

 

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CENTRAL GARDEN & PET COMPANY

1340 Treat Blvd., Suite 600

Walnut Creek, California 94597

AMENDMENT TO

PROXY STATEMENT FOR ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

TO BE HELD FEBRUARY 11, 2008

This document is an amendment to our Proxy Statement dated December 26, 2007 and furnished in connection with the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Central Garden & Pet Company, which will be held at the Lafayette Park Hotel, 3287 Mt. Diablo Boulevard, Lafayette, California, on Monday, February 11, 2008, at 10:30 A.M.

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

Due to a typographical error, the amount of the “Option Awards” for Bradley P. Johnson in the Summary Compensation Table on page 14 of the Proxy Statement was reported as $87,xxx. The correct amount is $87,334. The other information in the table is unchanged.

January 8, 2008