Exhibit 10.1

EXECUTION COPY

AMENDMENT NO. 6

TO

CREDIT AGREEMENT

THIS AMENDMENT NO. 6 TO CREDIT AGREEMENT (the “Amendment”) is made as of
March 18, 2008 by and among Central Garden & Pet Company, a Delaware corporation
(the “Company”), the institutions listed on the signature pages hereto and
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as the administrative agent for the
“Lenders” referred to below (the “Administrative Agent”). Capitalized terms used
but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings given to
them in the “Credit Agreement” referred to below.

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, the signatories hereto are parties to that certain Credit Agreement,
dated as of February 28, 2006, among the Company, the Subsidiary Borrowers from
time to time parties thereto, the financial institutions from time to time
parties thereto (the “Lenders”) and the Administrative Agent (as amended by
Amendment No. 1 thereto dated as of May 16, 2006, Amendment No. 2 thereto dated
as of August 24, 2006, Amendment No. 3 thereto dated as of December 8, 2006,
Amendment No. 4 thereto dated as of March 15, 2007, Amendment No. 5 thereto
dated as of August 27, 2007 and as the same may from time to time be amended,
restated, supplemented or otherwise modified, the “Credit Agreement”);

WHEREAS, the parties hereto have agreed to amend the Credit Agreement on the
terms and conditions set forth herein;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises set forth above, the terms and
conditions contained herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company, the
Lenders party hereto and the Administrative Agent have agreed to the following
amendment to the Credit Agreement.

1. Amendments. Effective as of the date hereof and subject to the satisfaction
of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 2 below, the Credit Agreement
is hereby amended as follows:

(a) Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to add the following
new definitions in the appropriate alphabetical locations:

“Amendment No. 6 Effective Date” means March 18, 2008.

(b) Section 6.10(d) of the Credit Agreement is hereby restated in its entirety
as follows:

(d) other sales, transfers, leases or other dispositions (including pursuant to
a Sale and Leaseback Transaction) of assets for fair value not exceeding 10% of
Consolidated Total Assets in aggregate amount during any fiscal year and not
exceeding 35% of Consolidated Total Assets in aggregate amount during the term
of this Agreement; provided, that (i) such sale, transfer, lease or other
disposition is for at least 90% cash consideration; provided that, following the
Amendment No. 6 Effective Date, asset sales generating consideration in an
aggregate amount not to exceed $10,000,000 (as identified by the Company to the
Administrative Agent) shall not be subject to the foregoing 90% cash
consideration requirement (it being understood and agreed, for the avoidance of
doubt that any non-cash consideration received in connection with any such sale,
transfer, lease or other disposition (including, without limitation,

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any promissory note or other instrument) shall be pledged to the Administrative
Agent for the benefit of the Holders of Secured Obligations in accordance with
(and to the extent required by) the terms of this Agreement and the Collateral
Documents); and (ii) with respect to any sale, lease or disposition of assets
pursuant to this Section 6.10(d), (x) the Net Proceeds of such sale or other
disposition of assets are applied as required by Section 2.11(b) and (y) at the
time of such sale or other disposition, and immediately after giving effect
thereto, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

2. Conditions of Effectiveness. This Amendment shall become effective as of the
date hereof if, and only if, the Administrative Agent shall have received:
(a) executed copies of this Amendment from the Company and the Required Lenders;
(b) executed copies of the Reaffirmation attached hereto in the form of Exhibit
A from the existing Subsidiary Guarantors; and (c) all fees and expenses of the
Administrative Agent (including, to the extent invoiced, attorneys’ fees and
expenses) in connection with this Amendment.

3. Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company hereby represents
and warrants as follows:

(a) The Company has the power and authority and legal right to execute and
deliver this Amendment and the Credit Agreement (as modified hereby) and to
perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery by
the Company of this Amendment and the performance of its obligations hereunder
and under the Credit Agreement (as modified hereby) have been duly authorized by
proper proceedings, and this Amendment and the Credit Agreement (as modified
hereby) constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company,
enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, subject to
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws
affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of
equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.

(b) Neither the execution and delivery by the Company of this Amendment, nor the
consummation of the transactions herein contemplated, nor compliance with the
provisions hereof or of the Credit Agreement (as modified hereby) (i) will
require any consent or approval of, registration or filing with, or any other
action by, any Governmental Authority, except such as have been obtained or made
and are in full force and effect, (ii) will violate any applicable law or
regulation or the charter, by-laws or other organizational documents of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any order of any Governmental Authority,
(iii) will violate or result in a default under any indenture, agreement or
other instrument binding upon the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or its
assets (including, without limitation, the Senior Subordinated Note Indenture
and the Senior Subordinated Notes), or give rise to a right thereunder to
require any payment to be made by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or
(iv) will result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any asset of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

(c) As of the date hereof and giving effect to the terms of this Amendment,
(i) no Default has occurred and is continuing and (ii) the representations and
warranties of the Company set forth in the Credit Agreement (as modified hereby)
and the other Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects (or,
if any such representation or warranty is expressly stated to have been made as
of a specific date, as of such specific date).

4. Reference to and Effect on the Credit Agreement and Loan Documents.

(a) Upon the effectiveness of this Amendment, each reference to the Credit
Agreement in the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document shall mean and be a
reference to the Credit Agreement as modified hereby. This Amendment is a Loan
Document pursuant to the Credit Agreement

 

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and shall (unless expressly indicated herein or therein) be construed,
administered, and applied, in accordance with all of the terms and provisions of
the Credit Agreement.

(b) The Company (i) agrees that this Amendment and the transactions contemplated
hereby shall not limit or diminish the obligations of the Company arising under
or pursuant to the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is
a party, (ii) reaffirms its obligations under the Credit Agreement and each and
every other Loan Document to which it is a party (including, without limitation,
each applicable Collateral Document), (iii) reaffirms all Liens on the
Collateral which have been granted by it in favor of the Administrative Agent
(for itself and the other Holders of Secured Obligations) pursuant to any of the
Loan Documents, and (iv) acknowledges and agrees that, except as specifically
modified above, the Credit Agreement and all other Loan Documents executed
and/or delivered in connection therewith shall remain in full force and effect
and are hereby ratified and confirmed.

(c) The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment shall not,
except as expressly provided herein, operate as a waiver of any right, power or
remedy of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders, nor constitute a waiver of or
consent to any modification of any provision of the Credit Agreement or any
other Loan Documents executed and/or delivered in connection therewith.

5. Governing Law. This Amendment shall be construed in accordance with and
governed by the law of the State of New York.

6. Headings. Section headings in this Amendment are included herein for
convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Amendment
for any other purpose.

7. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed by one or more of the parties
hereto on any number of separate counterparts (including by means of facsimile
or electronic transmission), and all of said counterparts taken together shall
be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Amendment has been duly executed as of the day and year
first above written.

 

CENTRAL GARDEN & PET COMPANY, as the Company By:    /s/ PAUL WARBURG Name:  
Paul Warburg Title:   Vice President and Treasurer

 

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JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Administrative Agent, the Issuing
Bank, the Swingline Lender and a Lender By:    /s/ CLARA SOHAN Name:   Clara
Sohan Title:   Vice President

 

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BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Syndication Agent and a Lender By:    /s/ J. CASEY
COSGROVE Name:   J. Casey Cosgrove Title:   Vice President

 

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CIBC, INC., as a Lender By:    /s/ GERALD GIRARDI Name:   Gerald Girardi Title:
  Authorized Signatory

 

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SUNTRUST BANK, as an Issuing Bank with respect to the Existing Letters of
Credit, a Co-Documentation Agent and a Lender By:    /s/ JEAN-PAUL PURDY Name:  
Jean-Paul Purdy Title:   Director

 

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UNION BANK OF CALIFORNIA, N.A., as a Co-Documentation Agent and a Lender By:   
/s/ J. WILLIAM BLOORE Name:   J. William Bloore Title:   Vice President

 

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WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., as a Lender By:    /s/ RAJENDA SEWAK Name:   Rajenda
Sewak Title:   Vice President

 

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HARRIS N.A., as a Lender By:    /s/ ROBERT H. WOLOHAN Name:   Robert H. Wolohan
Title:   Vice President

 

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EATON VANCE LOAN OPPORTUNITIES FUND, LTD.

By Eaton Vance Management as Investment Advisor

 

as a Lender

By:    /s/ MICHAEL B. BOTTHOF Name:   Michael B. Botthof Title:   Vice President

EATON VANCE CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES FUND

By Eaton Vance Management as Investment Advisor

 

as a Lender

By:    /s/ MICHAEL B. BOTTHOF Name:   Michael B. Botthof Title:   Vice President

EATON VANCE VT FLOATING-RATE INCOME FUND

By Eaton Vance Management as Investment Advisor

 

as a Lender

By:    /s/ MICHAEL B. BOTTHOF Name:   Michael B. Botthof Title:   Vice President

EATON VANCE LIMITED DURATION INCOME FUND

By Eaton Vance Management as Investment Advisor

 

as a Lender

By:    /s/ MICHAEL B. BOTTHOF Name:   Michael B. Botthof Title:   Vice President

 

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EATON VANCE SENIOR FLOATING-RATE TRUST

By Eaton Vance Management as Investment Advisor

 

as a Lender

By:    /s/ MICHAEL B. BOTTHOF Name:   Michael B. Botthof Title:   Vice President

EATON VANCE FLOATING-RATE INCOME TRUST

By Eaton Vance Management as Investment Advisor

 

as a Lender

By:    /s/ MICHAEL B. BOTTHOF Name:   Michael B. Botthof Title:   Vice President

EATON VANCE SENIOR VARIABLE LEVERAGE FUND LTD.

By Eaton Vance Management as Investment Advisor

 

as a Lender

By:    /s/ MICHAEL B. BOTTHOF Name:   Michael B. Botthof Title:   Vice President

LIGHTPOINT CLO 2004-1, LTD

 

as a Lender

By:    /s/ COLIN DONLAN Name:   Colin Donlan Title:   Senior Vice President

 

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LASALLE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender By:    /s/ J. CASEY COSGROVE
Name:   J. Casey Cosgrove Title:   Vice President

 

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GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION, as a Lender By:    /s/ DWAYNE L. COKER
Name:   Dwayne L. Coker Title:   Duly Authorized Signatory

 

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THE NORINCHUKIN BANK, NEW YORK BRANCH, through State Street Bank and Trust
Company N.A. as Fiduciary Custodian

By Eaton Vance Management, Attorney-in-Fact

as a Lender

By:    /s/ Michael B. Botthof Name: Michael B. Botthof Title: Vice President

 

BIG SKY III SENIOR LOAN TRUST

By Eaton Vance Management,

as Investment Advisor

as a Lender

By:   /s/ Michael B. Botthof Name: Michael B. Botthof Title: Vice President

 

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MARQUETTE US/EUROPE CLO PLC

as a Lender By:    /s/ Colin Donlan Name: Colin Donlan Title: Senior Vice
President

 

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EATON VANCE CDO IX LTD.

By:   Eaton Vance Management
as Investment Advisor as a Lender By:    /s/ Michael B. Botthof Name: Michael B.
Botthof Title: Vice President

GRAYSON & CO.

By:   Boston Management and Research
as Investment Advisor as a Lender By:    /s/ Michael B. Botthof Name: Michael B.
Botthof Title: Vice President

 

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COBANK, ACB, as a Lender By:    /s/ S. Richard Dill Name: S. Richard Dill Title:
Vice President

 

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BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust

BlackRock Senior Income Series III

BlackRock Senior Income Series V (f/k/a Granite Finance Limited)

as a Lender By:    /s/ Anthony Heyman Name: Anthony Heyman Title: Authorized
Signatory

 

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CALYON NEW YORK BRANCH, as a Lender By:    /s/ Dianne M. Scott Name: Dianne M.
Scott Title: Managing Director By:    /s/ Denise Nakamura Name: Denise Nakamura
Title: Vice President

 

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FARM CREDIT SERVICES OF AMERICA, PCA, as a Lender By:    /s/ Steven L. Moore
Name: Steven L. Moore Title: Vice President

EATON VANCE CDO VIII, Ltd.

By: Eaton Vance Management,

as Investment Advisor

as a Lender

By:    /s/ Michael B. Botthof Name: Michael B. Botthof Title: Vice President

EATON VANCE SENIOR

INCOME TRUST

By: Eaton Vance Management

as Investment Advisor,

as a Lender

By:    /s/ Michael B. Botthof Name: Michael B. Botthof Title: Vice President

EATON VANCE INSTITUTIONAL

SENIOR LOAN FUND

By: Eaton Vance Management

as Investment Advisor,

as a Lender

By:    /s/ Michael B. Botthof Name: Michael B. Botthof Title: Vice President

 

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GREENSTONE FARM CREDIT SERVICES, ACA/FLCA, as a Lender By:    /s/ Curtis
Flammini Name: Curtis Flammini Title: Vice President NACM CLO I, as a Lender
By:    /s/ Joanna Willars Name: Joanna Willars Title: Authorized Signatory ERSTE
BANK DER DESTERREICHISCHEN SPARKASSEN AG, as a Lender By:    /s/ Paul Judicke
Name: Paul Judicke Title: Executive Director By:    /s/ Bryan Lynch Name: Bryan
Lynch Title: Managing Director

 

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Del Mar CLO I, Ltd.

By: Caywood-Scholl Capital

Management, as

Collateral Manager

as a Lender By:    /s/ Tom Saake Name: Tom Saake Title: President

SENIOR DEBT PORTFOLIO

By: Boston Management and

Research as Investment Advisor

as a Lender By:    /s/ Michael B. Botthof Name: Michael B. Botthof Title: Vice
President

 

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EXHIBIT A

Reaffirmation

Each of the undersigned hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of Amendment
No. 6, dated as of March 18, 2008 (the “Amendment”), to the Credit Agreement,
dated as of February 28, 2006, by and among Central Garden & Pet Company, a
Delaware corporation (the “Company”), the Subsidiary Borrowers from time to time
parties thereto, the financial institutions from time to time parties thereto
(the “Lenders”) and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as the
administrative agent for the Lenders (the “Administrative Agent”) (as amended by
Amendment No. 1 thereto dated as of May 16, 2006, Amendment No. 2 thereto dated
as of August 24, 2006, Amendment No. 3 thereto dated as of December 8, 2006,
Amendment No. 4 thereto dated as of March 15, 2007, Amendment No. 5 thereto
dated as of August 27, 2007 and further amended by the Amendment, and as the
same may from time to time hereafter be amended, restated, supplemented or
otherwise modified, the “Credit Agreement”). Capitalized terms used in this
Reaffirmation and not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in
the Credit Agreement.

Each of the undersigned, by its signature below, hereby (a) acknowledges and
consents to the execution and delivery of the Amendment by the parties thereto,
(b) agrees that the Amendment and the transactions contemplated thereby shall
not limit or diminish the obligations of such Person arising under or pursuant
to the Collateral Documents and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party,
(c) reaffirms all of its obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a
party, (d) reaffirms all Liens on the Collateral which have been granted by it
in favor of the Administrative Agent (for itself and the other Holders of
Secured Obligations) pursuant to any of the Loan Documents, and (e) acknowledges
and agrees that each Loan Document executed by it remains in full force and
effect and is hereby reaffirmed, ratified and confirmed. All references to the
Credit Agreement contained in any Loan Document shall be a reference to the
Credit Agreement as so modified by the Amendment and as the same may from time
to time hereafter be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified. The
Amendment is a Loan Document pursuant to the Credit Agreement and shall (unless
expressly indicated therein) be construed, administered, and applied, in
accordance with all of the terms and provisions of the Credit Agreement.

Dated as of March 18, 2008

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Reaffirmation has been duly executed as of the date
first written above.

 

FARNAM COMPANIES, INC. FOUR PAWS PRODUCTS, LTD. KAYTEE PRODUCTS INCORPORATED
PENNINGTON SEED, INC. T.F.H. PUBLICATIONS, INC. WELLMARK INTERNATIONAL ALL-GLASS
AQUARIUM CO., INC. CEDAR WORKS, LLC GRANT LABORATORIES, INC. GRO TEC, INC.
GULFSTREAM HOME & GARDEN, INC. INTERPET USA, LLC MATTHEWS REDWOOD AND NURSERY
SUPPLY, INC. NEW ENGLAND POTTERY, LLC NORCAL POTTERY PRODUCTS, INC. OCEANIC
SYSTEMS, INC. PENNINGTON SEED, INC. OF NEBRASKA PETS INTERNATIONAL, LTD. PHAETON
CORPORATION SEEDS WEST, INC. THOMPSON’S VETERINARY SUPPLIES, INC. B2E
CORPORATION B2E BIOTECH, LLC For each of the foregoing entities By:    /s/
Stuart W. Booth Name: Stuart W. Booth              Its Authorized Signatory

 

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Muir Grove CLO, Ltd. By:   Tail Tree Investment Management LLC, as Collateral
Manager as a Lender By:      Name: Michael Starshak, Jr. Title: Officer

 

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AGFIRST FARM CREDIT BANK

as a Lender

By:    /s/ STEVEN J. O’SHEA Name:   Steven J. O’Shea Title:   Vice President

 

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MUIR GROVE CLO, LTD. By:   Tail Tree Investment Management, LLC as Collateral
Manager as a Lender By:     Name: Michael Starshak, Jr. Title: Officer

 

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AGFIRST FARM CREDIT BANK as a Lender By:    /s/ Steven J. O’Shea Name: Steven J.
O’Shea Title: Vice President

 

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