CENTA - Dividend announcements

Will Issue One Share of Class A Common Stock for Every Four Outstanding Shares of Common Stock, Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock Central Garden & Pet Company (NASDAQ:CENT) (NASDAQ:CENTA) ("Central") announced today that its board of directors declared a special dividend in the form of one share of Central's Class A Common Stock for every four outstanding shares of Central's Common Stock, Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock. "We are distributing the Class A Common Stock to enhance the liquidity of the trading market. We believe the enhanced liquidity will benefit stockholders and provide Central with increased flexibility to pursue our growth objectives," commented