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THIS CERTIFIES THAT is the owner of CUSIP DATED COUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED: COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, N.A. TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR, CLASS A COMMON STOCK Certificate Number Shares . By AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE FULLY-PAID AND NON-ASSESSABLE SHARES OF CLASS A COMMON STOCK, $.01 PAR VALUE, OF CENTRAL GARDEN & PET COMPANY transferable on the books of the Corporation by the holder hereof in person or by duly authorized attorney upon surrender of this certificate properly endorsed. This Certificate is not valid unless countersigned and registered by the Transfer Agent and Registrar. WITNESS the facsimile seal of the Company and the facsimile signatures of its duly authorized officers. SEE REVERSE FOR CERTAIN DEFINITIONS AND A STATEMENT OF RIGHTS, PREFERENCES, AND PRIVILEGES CENTRAL GARDEN & PET COMPANY INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE MAY 13, 1992 DELAWARE CO RPORATE C E N TR A L GA RDE N & PET CO M PA N Y Chief Executive Officer & President Secretary CLASS A COMMON STOCK ZQ|CERT#|COY|CLS|RGSTRY|ACCT#|TRANSTYPE|RUN#|TRANS# 153527 20 5 DD-MMM-YYYY * * 0 0 0 0 0 0 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 0 0 0 0 0 0 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 0 0 0 0 0 0 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 0 0 0 0 0 0 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 0 0 0 0 0 0 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Sample **** Mr. Sample **000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares*** *000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares**** 000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****0 00000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****00 0000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000 000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****0000 00**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****00000 0**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000 **Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000* *Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000** Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**S ***ZERO HUNDRED THOUSAND ZERO HUNDRED AND ZERO*** MR. SAMPLE & MRS. SAMPLE & MR. SAMPLE & MRS. SAMPLE ZQ00000000 Certificate Number s 1234567890/123456789 0 1234567890/123456789 0 1234567890/123456789 0 1234567890/123456789 0 1234567890/123456789 0 1234567890/123456789 0 T otal T ransactio n Num/No . 123456 Denom . 123456 T ota l 1234567 MR A  SAMPL E DESIGN A TION (IF ANY ) ADD 1 ADD 2 ADD 3 ADD 4 P O  B O X  4 3 0 0 4 ,  P r o v i d e n c e ,  R I  0 2 9 4 0 - 3 0 0 4 CUSI P XXXXXX XX X Holder I D XXXXXXXXX X Insurance V alue  1,000,000.0 0 Number of Share s 12345 6 DT C 12345678  12345678901234 5 THIS CERTIFICATE IS TRANSFERABLE IN CITIES DESIGNATED BY THE TRANSFER AGENT, AVAILABLE ONLINE AT www.computershare.com





 






The IRS requires that the named transfer agent (“we”) report the cost basis of certain shares or units acquired after January 1, 2011. If your shares or units are covered by the legislation, and you requested to sell or transfer the shares or units using a specific cost basis calculation method, then we have processed as you requested.  If you did not specify a cost basis calculation method, then we have defaulted to the first in, first out (FIFO) method. Please consult your tax advisor if you need additional information about cost basis. If you do not keep in contact with the issuer or do not have any activity in your account for the time period specified by state law, your property may become subject to state unclaimed property laws and transferred to the appropriate state. For value received, ____________________________hereby sell, assign and transfer unto ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Shares _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Attorney Dated: __________________________________________20__________________ Signature: ____________________________________________________________ Signature: ____________________________________________________________ Notice: The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name as written upon the face of the certificate, in every particular, without alteration or enlargement, or any change whatever. PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE (PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEWRITE NAME AND ADDRESS, INCLUDING POSTAL ZIP CODE, OF ASSIGNEE) of the series A common stock represented by the within Certificate, and do hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint to transfer the said stock on the books of the within-named Corporation with full power of substitution in the premises. . CENTRAL GARDEN & PET COMPANY The authorized capital stock of this corporation consists of shares of Common Stock, Class A Common Stock, Class B Stock and Preferred Stock. The preferences and relative rights of Common Stock and Class A Common Stock are substantially identical in all respects, except that Common Stock is entitled to one vote per share and Class A Common Stock has no voting rights on any matters submitted to a vote of stockholders unless required by Delaware law or in certain other limited circumstances as set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation of this corporation. The preferences and relative rights of the Common Stock and Class B Stock are substantially identical in all respects, except that (i) Class B Stock has the lesser of ten votes per share or 49% of the total votes cast and the Common Stock has one vote per share, (ii) Class B stock may only be transferred to a permitted transferee as defined in the Certificate of Incorporation of this corporation, (iii) Class B Stock is convertible into Common Stock, as set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation of this corporation and (iv) any amendment of the Certificate of Incorporation of this corporation or issuance of additional shares of Class B Stock requires the approval of holders of the Common Stock and Class B Stock, each voting separately as a class. In the case of stock splits and stock dividends, holders of Common Stock and Class B Stock will receive Common Stock and Class B Stock, respectively, while holders of Class A Common Stock will receive Class A Common Stock, in each case in the same ratio; provided that the Board may elect to distribute Class A Common Stock in the form of a pro rata dividend or distribution to holders of Common Stock, Class A Common Stock and Class B Stock. In no event will shares of Common Stock, Class A Common Stock or Class B Stock be split, divided or combined unless all such classes are split, divided, or combined equally. Central Garden & Pet Company will furnish, without charge, to each stockholder who so requests, a copy of the provisions setting forth the powers, designations, preferences and relative participating, optional or other special rights of each class of stock or series thereof and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights as established, from time to time, by the Certificate of Incorporation of this corporation and by any certificate of determination, the number of shares constituting each class and series, and the designations thereof. Any such request may be addressed to the Secretary of this corporation. Signature(s) Guaranteed: Medallion Guarantee Stamp THE SIGNATURE(S) SHOULD BE GUARANTEED BY AN ELIGIBLE GUARANTOR INSTITUTION (Banks, Stockbrokers, Savings and Loan Associations and Credit Unions) WITH MEMBERSHIP IN AN APPROVED SIGNATURE GUARANTEE MEDALLION PROGRAM, PURSUANT TO S.E.C. RULE 17Ad-15. The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this certificate, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or regulations: TEN COM - as tenants in common UNIF GIFT MIN ACT -............................................Custodian ................................................ (Cust) (Minor) TEN ENT - as tenants by the entireties under Uniform Gifts to Minors Act......................................................... (State) JT TEN - as joint tenants with right of survivorship UNIF TRF MIN ACT -............................................Custodian (until age ................................) and not as tenants in common (Cust) .............................under Uniform Transfers to Minors Act ................... (Minor) (State) Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.