Document:

Employment Agreement

 Exhibit 10.15 
 SECURE COMPUTING CORPORATION 
 EMPLOYMENT, CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION, 
 AND ARBITRATION AGREEMENT 
 As a
condition of my employment with SECURE COMPUTING CORPORATION, its subsidiaries, affiliates, successors or assigns (together the “Company”), and in consideration of my employment with the Company and my receipt of the compensation now and
hereafter paid to me by Company, I agree to the following: 
 1. At-Will Employment/Termination of Employment. 
 (a) I UNDERSTAND AND ACKNOWLEDGE THAT MY EMPLOYMENT WITH THE COMPANY IS FOR AN UNSPECIFIED DURATION AND CONSTITUTES “AT-WILL” EMPLOYMENT. I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT
ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS UNAUTHORIZED AND NOT VALID UNLESS OBTAINED IN WRITING AND SIGNED BY THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE COMPANY. I ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP MAY BE TERMINATED AT ANY TIME, WITH OR WITHOUT GOOD
CAUSE OR FOR ANY OR NO CAUSE, AT THE OPTION EITHER OF THE COMPANY OR MYSELF, WITH OR WITHOUT NOTICE. 
 (b) The Company shall have the right, on written
notice to you, 
  

	 	(i)	to terminate your employment immediately at any time for cause, or 

  

	 	(ii)	to terminate your employment at any time without cause provided the Company shall be obligated in either case to pay to you as severance an amount equal to six (6) month’s
base salary less applicable taxes and other required withholdings and any amount you may owe to the Company, payable in full immediately upon such termination. Such severance payment shall be contingent upon you signing a Separation and Release
Agreement in a form satisfactory to the Company which assures, among other things, that you will not commence any type of litigation or other claims as a result of the termination. If your position is terminated during your first full year of
employment your severance pay shall be until your first year stock vesting date or six (6) months, whichever is greater. Your severance shall include continuation of stock vesting and benefits. 

 If the company experiences a change of control and subsequent to such change of control your employment is terminated within twelve (12) months from
the date of the change of control, you will receive a six (6) month severance pay, subject to signing a separation and release agreement. This severance amount is subject to deductions and applicable tax withholdings as required by law.

 (c) For purposes of this Section, you may be terminated for cause if, in the reasonable determination of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO),
you are convicted of any felony or of any crime involving moral turpitude, or participate in fraud against the Company, or intentionally damage any property of the Company, or wrongfully disclose any trade secrets or other confidential information
of the Company to any of its competitors, or materially breach Section 2 (Confidential Information) of this Agreement. 
 2. Confidential
Information. 
 (a) Company Information. I agree at all times during the term of my employment and thereafter, to hold
in strictest confidence, and not to use or disclose, except for the benefit of the Company, or to disclose to any person, firm or corporation without written authorization of the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, any Confidential Information
of the Company. I understand that “Confidential Information” means any Company proprietary information, technical data, trade secrets or know-how, including, but not limited to, research, product plans, products, services, customer lists
and customers (including, but not limited to, customers of the Company on whom I called or with whom I became acquainted during the term of my employment), markets, software, developments, inventions, processes, formulas, technology, designs,
drawings, engineering data, hardware configuration information, marketing, financial or other business information disclosed to me by the Company either directly or indirectly in writing, orally or by drawings or observation of parts or equipment. I
further understand that Confidential Information does not include any of the foregoing items which has become publicly known and made generally available through no wrongful act of mine or of others who were under confidentiality obligations as to
the item or items involved or improvements or new versions thereof. 
  

 Exec. Employment Agmt 

 (b) Former Employer Information. I agree that I will not, during my employment with the
Company, improperly use or disclose any proprietary information or trade secrets of any former or concurrent employer or other person or entity and that I will not bring onto the premises of the Company any unpublished document or proprietary
information belonging to any such employer, person or entity unless consented to in writing by such employer, person or entity. 
 (c)
Third Party Information. I recognize that the Company has received and in the future will receive from third parties their confidential or proprietary information subject to a duty on the Company’s part to maintain the
confidentiality of such information and to use it only for certain limited purposes. I agree to hold all such confidential or proprietary information in the strictest confidence and not to disclose it to any person, firm or corporation or to use it
except as necessary in carrying out my work for the Company consistent with the Company’s agreement with such third party. 
 3. Conflicting
Employment. I agree that, during the term of my employment with the Company, I will not engage in any other employment, occupation, consulting or other business activity directly related to the business in which the Company is now involved
or becomes involved during the term of my employment, nor will I engage in any other activities that conflict with my obligations to the Company. 
 4.
Returning Company Documents. I agree that, at the time of leaving the employ of the Company, I will deliver to the Company (and will not keep in my possession, recreate or deliver to anyone else) any and all devices, records, data,
notes, reports, proposals, lists, correspondence, specifications, drawings blueprints, sketches, materials, equipment, other documents or property, or reproductions of any aforementioned items developed by me pursuant to my employment with the
Company or otherwise belonging to the Company, its successors or assigns. In the event of the termination of my employment, I agree to sign and deliver the “Termination Certification” attached hereto as Exhibit A. 

5. Notification of New Employer. In the event that I leave the employ of the Company, I hereby grant consent to notification by the Company to my new
employer about my rights and obligations under this Agreement. 
 6. Non-solicitation. 
 (a) Non-solicitation of Employees. To the full extent permitted by law, for a period of twelve (12) months immediately following the
termination of my relationship with the Company for any reason, whether voluntary or involuntary, I shall not, by myself or in collaboration with others, either directly or indirectly solicit, induce, recruit or encourage any of the Company’s
employees to leave their employment, or take away such employees, or attempt to solicit, induce, recruit, encourage or take away employees of the Company, either for myself or any other person or entity. 
 (b) Non-solicitation of Business. To the full extent permitted by law, for a period of twelve (12) months immediately following the
termination of my relationship with the Company for any reason, whether voluntary or involuntary, I will not divert or attempt to divert from the Company any business the Company had enjoyed or solicited from its customers or potential customers
during the twelve (12) months prior to my termination of employment. 
 7. Representations. I agree to execute any proper oath or verify
any proper document required to carry out the terms of this Agreement. I represent that my performance of all the terms of this Agreement will not breach any agreement to keep in confidence proprietary information acquired by me in confidence or in
trust prior to my employment by the Company. I have not entered into, and I agree I will not enter into, any oral or written agreement in conflict herewith. 
 8. Arbitration and Equitable Relief. 
 (a) Arbitration. EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 8(b) BELOW, I
AGREE THAT ANY DISPUTE OR CONTROVERSY ARISING OUT OF, RELATING TO, OR CONCERNING ANY INTERPRETATION, CONSTRUCTION, PERFORMANCE OR BREACH OF THIS AGREEMENT, SHALL BE SETTLED BY ARBITRATION TO BE HELD IN RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA, IN ACCORDANCE WITH
THE EMPLOYMENT DISPUTE RESOLUTION RULES THEN IN EFFECT OF THE AMERICAN ARBITRATION ASSOCIATION. THE ARBITRATOR MAY GRANT INJUNCTIONS OR OTHER RELIEF IN SUCH DISPUTE OR CONTROVERSY. THE DECISION OF THE ARBITRATOR SHALL BE FINAL, CONCLUSIVE AND
BINDING ON THE PARTIES TO THE ARBITRATION. JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED ON THE ARBITRATOR’S DECISION IN ANY COURT HAVING JURISDICTION. THE COMPANY AND I SHALL EACH PAY ONE-HALF OF THE COSTS AND EXPENSES OF SUCH ARBITRATION, AND EACH OF US SHALL
SEPARATELY PAY OUR COUNSEL FEES AND EXPENSES. 
  

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 THIS ARBITRATION CLAUSE CONSTITUTES A WAIVER OF EMPLOYEE’S RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL AND RELATES TO THE
RESOLUTION OF ALL DISPUTES RELATING TO ALL ASPECTS OF THE EMPLOYER/EMPLOYEE RELATIONSHIP (EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 8(b) BELOW), INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING CLAIMS: 
 i. ANY AND ALL CLAIMS FOR WRONGFUL DISCHARGE OF EMPLOYMENT; BREACH OF CONTRACT, BOTH EXPRESS AND IMPLIED; BREACH OF THE COVENANT OF GOOD FAITH AND FAIR
DEALING, BOTH EXPRESS AND IMPLIED; NEGLIGENT OR INTENTIONAL INFLICTION OF EMOTIONAL DISTRESS; NEGLIGENT OR INTENTIONAL MISREPRESENTATION; NEGLIGENT OR INTENTIONAL INTERFERENCE WITH CONTRACT OR PROSPECTIVE ECONOMIC ADVANTAGE; AND DEFAMATION;

 ii. ANY AND ALL CLAIMS FOR VIOLATION OF ANY FEDERAL, STATE OR MUNICIPAL STATUTE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, TITLE VII OF THE CIVIL
RIGHTS ACT OF 1964, THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1991, THE AGE DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT ACT OF 1967, THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990, AND THE FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT; 
 iii. ANY AND ALL CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF ANY OTHER LAWS AND REGULATIONS RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT OR EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION. 
 (b) Equitable Remedies. I AGREE THAT IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE OR INADEQUATE TO MEASURE AND CALCULATE THE COMPANY’S DAMAGES FROM ANY
BREACH OF THE COVENANTS SET FORTH IN SECTIONS 2 AND 4 HEREIN. ACCORDINGLY, I AGREE THAT IF I BREACH ANY OF SUCH SECTIONS, THE COMPANY WILL HAVE AVAILABLE, IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER RIGHT OR REMEDY AVAILABLE, THE RIGHT TO OBTAIN AN
INJUNCTION FROM A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION RESTRAINING SUCH BREACH OR THREATENED BREACH AND TO SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE OF ANY SUCH PROVISION OF THIS AGREEMENT. I FURTHER AGREE THAT NO BOND OR OTHER SECURITY SHALL BE REQUIRED IN OBTAINING SUCH
EQUITABLE RELIEF AND I HEREBY CONSENT TO THE ISSUANCE OF SUCH INJUNCTION AND TO THE ORDERING OF SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE. 
 (c)
Consideration. I UNDERSTAND THAT EACH PARTY’S PROMISE TO RESOLVE CLAIMS BY ARBITRATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT, RATHER THAN THROUGH THE COURTS, IS CONSIDERATION FOR OTHER PARTY’S LIKE PROMISE. I
FURTHER UNDERSTAND THAT I AM OFFERED EMPLOYMENT IN CONSIDERATION OF MY PROMISE TO ARBITRATE CLAIMS. 
 9. General Provisions. 
 (a) Governing Law; Consent to Personal Jurisdiction. This Agreement will be governed by the laws of the State of Minnesota. I hereby
expressly consent to the personal jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in Minnesota for any lawsuit filed there against me by the Company arising from or relating to this Agreement. 
 (b) Entire Agreement. This Agreement sets forth the entire agreement and understanding between the Company and me relating to the subject
matter herein and supersedes all prior discussions between us. No modification of or amendment to this Agreement, nor any waiver of any rights under this agreement, will be effective unless in writing signed by the party to be charged. Any
subsequent change or changes in my duties, salary or compensation will not affect the validity or scope of this Agreement. 
 (c)
Severability. If one or more of the provisions in this Agreement are deemed void by law, then the remaining provisions will continue in full force and effect. 
 (d) Successors and Assigns. This Agreement will be binding upon my heirs, executors, administrators and other legal representatives and
will be for the benefit of the Company, its successors, and its assigns. 
  

							
	 Date:
	 	 8/2/07
	 		  	
		 		 		  	 /s/ Daniel P. Ryan

		 		 		  	 Signature

				
		 		 		  	 Daniel P. Ryan

		 		 		  	 Name of Employee (typed or printed)

	 Witness:
	 	  
	 		  	

  

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 Exhibit A 
 SECURE COMPUTING CORPORATION 
 TERMINATION CERTIFICATION 
 In accordance with my Employment Agreement, I hereby certify to the following: 
 I do not have in my possession, nor have I failed to return, any devices, records, data, notes, reports, proposals, lists, correspondence, specifications,
drawings, blueprints, sketches, materials, equipment, other documents or property, or reproductions of any aforementioned items belonging to SECURE COMPUTING CORPORATION, its subsidiaries, affiliates, successors or assigns (together, the
“Company”). 
 I have complied with all the terms of the Company’s Employment Agreement signed by me, including the reporting
of any inventions and original works of authorship (as defined therein), conceived or made by me (solely or jointly with others) covered by that agreement. 
 In compliance with the Employment Agreement, I will preserve as confidential all trade secrets, confidential knowledge, data or other proprietary information relating to products, processes, know-how, designs,
formulas, developmental or experimental work, computer programs, data bases, other original works of authorship, customer lists, business plans, financial information or other subject matter pertaining to any business of the Company or any of its
employees, clients, consultants or licensees. 
 I further agree that for twelve (12) months from this date, I will not directly or
indirectly through others, solicit, induce, recruit or encourage any of the Company’s employees to leave their employment or engage in any behavior that is in violation of my ongoing responsibilities under my Employment Agreement. 

 

							
	 Date:
	 	  
	 		 	
				
		 		 		 	  

		 		 		 	 (Employee’s Signature)

				
		 		 		 	  

		 		 		 	 (Type/Print Employee’s Name)

  

 4Amendment No. 5 to Credit Agreement dated as of August 27, 2007

 Exhibit 10.1 
 EXECUTION COPY 
 AMENDMENT NO. 5 
 TO 
 CREDIT AGREEMENT 
 THIS AMENDMENT NO. 5 TO CREDIT AGREEMENT (the “Amendment”) is made as of August 27, 2007 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 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 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: 
 “Equity Issuance” means
the issuance or sale by the Company of any of its Equity Interests. 
 “Equity Redemption” means the purchase,
redemption, retirement, acquisition, cancellation or termination by the Company of any of its Equity Interests. 
 (b) The definition of
“Applicable Rate” set forth in Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows: 
  

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 “Applicable Rate” means, for any day: 
 (a) with respect to any Tranche B Term Loan that is an ABR Loan, (i) if the Leverage Ratio is greater than or equal to 4.5 to
1.0, 0.75% per annum and (ii) if the Leverage Ratio is less than 4.5 to 1.0, 0.50% per annum; 
 (b)
with respect to any Tranche B Term Loan that is a Eurocurrency Loan, (i) if the Leverage Ratio is greater than or equal to 4.5 to 1.0, 1.75% per annum and (ii) if the Leverage Ratio is less than 4.5 to 1.0, 1.50% per annum; and

 (c) with respect to any ABR Loan or Eurocurrency Loan that is a Revolving Loan, or with respect to the Letter of
Credit participation fees described in Section 2.12(b)(i) or the commitment fees payable hereunder, as the case may be, the applicable rate per annum set forth below under the caption “Revolving Loan ABR Spread”, “Revolving Loan
Eurocurrency Spread and Letter of Credit Participation Fees” or “Commitment Fee Rate,” as the case may be, based upon the Leverage Ratio as reflected in the then most recently delivered Financials: 
  

									
	Pricing
Level:	  	 Total Leverage Ratio:
	  	Revolving Loan ABR
Spread:	 	 Revolving Loan
Eurocurrency Spread
and
 Letter of Credit
Participation Fees:
	 	Commitment Fee Rate:
	Level I	  	Less than 2.0 to 1.0	  	0.00%	 	0.75%	 	0.175%
					
	Level II	  	Greater than or equal to 2.0 to 1.0 but less than 2.5 to 1.0	  	0.00%	 	0.875%	 	0.20%
					
	Level III	  	Greater than or equal to 2.5 to 1.0 but less than 3.0 to 1.0	  	0.00%	 	1.00%	 	0.225%
					
	Level IV	  	Greater than or equal to 3.0 to 1.0 but less than 3.5 to 1.0	  	0.00%	 	1.125%	 	0.25%
					
	Level V	  	Greater than or equal to 3.5 to 1.0 but less than 4.0 to 1.0	  	0.125%	 	1.25%	 	0.275%
					
	Level VI	  	Greater than or equal to 4.0 to 1.0 but less than 4.5 to 1.0	  	0.25%	 	1.375%	 	0.30%
					
	Level VII	  	Greater than or equal to 4.5 to 1.0	  	0.375%	 	1.50%	 	0.35%

 For purposes of, and notwithstanding, the foregoing clauses (a) through
(c), 
 (i) if at any time the Company fails to deliver the Financials required under Section 5.01(a) or 5.01(b)
on or before the date such Financials are due, Pricing Level VII shall be deemed applicable until five (5) Business Days after such Financials are actually delivered, after which the Applicable Rate shall be determined in accordance with the
foregoing clauses (a) through (c); 
  

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 (ii) adjustments, if any, to the Applicable Rate then in effect shall be effective
five (5) Business Days after the Administrative Agent has received the applicable Financials (it being understood and agreed that each change in the Applicable Rate shall apply during the period commencing on the effective date of such change
and ending on the date immediately preceding the effective date of the next such change); and 
 (iii) each
determination of the Applicable Rate for purposes of the foregoing clauses (a) through (c) made by the Administrative Agent in accordance with the foregoing shall be conclusive and binding on the Borrowers and each Lender (absent manifest
error). 
 (c) Clause (b) of the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA” set forth in Section 1.01 of the
Credit Agreement is hereby amended to delete the “and” immediately preceding clause (vi) thereof and to substitute “,” therefor and to insert a new clause (vii) therein immediately following clause
(vi) thereof as follows: 
 and (vii) non-cash charges related to stock-based compensation expenses for such period

 (d) Clause (c) of the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA” set forth in Section 1.01 of the Credit
Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows: 
 (c) without duplication and to the extent included in determining
such Consolidated Net Income, (i) extraordinary non-cash gains realized other than in the ordinary course of business and (ii) the amount of any subsequent cash payments in respect of any non-cash charges related to stock-based
compensation expenses described in the preceding clause (b)(vii) deducted in arriving at Consolidated EBITDA for any period, all calculated for the Company and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP on a consolidated basis. 
 (e) The second sentence of Section 2.11(b)(ii) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows: 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, (A) Net Proceeds from any such issuance or sale of Equity Interests with respect to which the
Company shall have given the Administrative Agent written notice, within five (5) Business Days of receipt of such Net Proceeds, of its intention to use such Net Proceeds within one hundred eighty (180) days following such sale or issuance
to finance a Permitted Acquisition, shall not be subject to the provisions of the first sentence of this Section 2.11(b)(ii) unless and to the extent that such applicable period shall have expired without such Net Proceeds being used for such
Permitted Acquisition, (B) Net Proceeds from any Equity Issuance with respect to which the Company shall have given the Administrative Agent written notice, within five (5) Business Days of receipt of such Net Proceeds, of its intention to
use such Net Proceeds within one hundred twenty (120) days following such Equity Issuance to effect an Equity Redemption within such time shall not be subject to the provisions of the first sentence of this Section 2.11(b)(ii) unless and
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expired without such Net Proceeds being used for such purpose and (C) Net Proceeds from any Equity Issuance shall not be subject to the first
sentence to this Section 2.11(b)(ii) to the extent of the aggregate amount expended by the Company to effect an Equity Redemption that occurs within one hundred twenty (120) days prior to the date of such Equity Issuance. 

(f) Section 6.06 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to insert the following at the end thereof: 
 Notwithstanding the foregoing and for the avoidance of doubt, when calculating the amount of Restricted Payments made during the term
of this Agreement or any fiscal year, as appropriate, for the purpose of determining usage of the Maximum Restricted Payment Amount, all as more specifically described in Section 6.06(d) above, the amount of Restricted Payments attributable to
any Equity Redemption shall be reduced by the Net Proceeds of any Equity Issuance which occurs within one hundred twenty (120) days prior to or within one hundred (120) days following the date of such Equity Redemption to the extent that
such Net Proceeds have not been previously applied to reduce the amount of an Equity Redemption pursuant to this sentence. 
 (g)
Section 6.13 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to delete the reference to “$60,000,000” set forth therein and to substitute “(i) for the fiscal year of the Company ending September 30, 2007,
$70,000,000 and (ii) for any other fiscal year of the Company, $60,000,000” in lieu thereof. 
 (h) Clauses (D) and
(E) of Section 6.15(a) of the Credit Agreement are hereby amended and restated in their entirety and a new clause (F) is hereby inserted as follows: 
 (D) 2.50 to 1.00 commencing with and for the fiscal quarter ending in September 2007 through the fiscal quarter ending in June 2008;

 (E) 2.75 to 1.00 commencing with and for the fiscal quarter ending in September 2008 through the fiscal quarter
ending in June 2009; and 
 (F) 3.00 to 1.00 commencing with and for the fiscal quarter ending in September 2009 and
for each fiscal quarter thereafter. 
 (i) Clauses (D), (E), (F) and (G) of Section 6.15(b) of the Credit Agreement
are hereby amended and restated in their entirety as follows: 
 (D) 5.00 to 1.00 commencing with and for the fiscal
quarter ending in September 2007 through the fiscal quarter ending in June 2008; 
 (E) 4.75 to 1.00 commencing with
and for the fiscal quarter ending in September 2008 through the fiscal quarter ending in June 2009; 
 (F) 4.50 to
1.00 commencing with and for the fiscal quarter ending in September 2009 through the fiscal quarter ending in June 2010; and 
  

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 (G) 4.00 to 1.00 for the fiscal quarter ending in September 2010 and for each fiscal
quarter thereafter. 
 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 agreed to be paid by the Company 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
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to the Credit Agreement as modified hereby. This Amendment is a Loan Document pursuant to the Credit Agreement 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/ Roger J. Fleischmann, Jr.
	Name:	 	Roger J. Fleischmann, Jr.
	Title:	 	Vice President and Treasurer
	
	 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
 as Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank, the Swingline Lender and a Lender

		
	By:	 	/s/ Stephen C. Price
	Name:	 	Stephen C. Price
	Title:	 	Managing Director
	
	 BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
 as Syndication Agent
and a Lender

		
	By:	 	/s/ J. Casey Cosgrove
	Name:	 	J. Casey Cosgrove
	Title:	 	Vice President
	
	 CIBC WORLD MARKETS CORP.,
 as a
Co-Documentation Agent

		
	By:	 	/s/ Leonardo Fernandez
	Name:	 	Leonardo Fernandez
	Title:	 	Executive Director
	
	CIBC INC., as a Lender
		
	By:	 	/s/ Leonardo Fernandez
	Name:	 	Leonardo Fernandez

 Signature Page to Amendment No. 5 
 to Central Garden & Pet Company Credit Agreement 

			
	Title:	 	Authorized Signatory
	
	CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE, as an Issuing Bank with respect to the Existing Letters of Credit
		
	By:	 	/s/ Leonardo Fernandez
	Name:	 	Leonardo Fernandez
	Title:	 	Authorized Signatory
	
	SUNTRUST BANK, as an Issuing Bank with respect to the Existing Letters of Credit, a Co-Documentation Agent and a Lender
		
	By:	 	/s/ Hugh Brown
	Name:	 	Hugh Brown
	Title:	 	Director
	
	 WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.,
 as a
Lender

		
	By:	 	/s/ Meggie Chichioco
	Name:	 	Meggie Chichioco
	Title:	 	Senior Vice President
	
	 HARRIS N.A.,
 as a
Lender

		
	By:	 	/s/ Jennifer Wendrow
	Name:	 	Jennifer Wendrow
	Title:	 	Vice President

 Signature Page to Amendment No. 5 
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	 COÖPERATIEVE CENTRALE RAIFFEISEN- BOERENLEENBANK B.A., “RABOBANK INTERNATIONAL” NEW YORK BRANCH,
 as a Lender

		
	By:	 	/s/ Marina Kremer
	Name:	 	Marina Kremer
	Title:	 	Vice President
		
	By:	 	/s/ Wenchi Hu
	Name:	 	Wenchi Hu
	Title:	 	Executive Director
	
	 BNP PARIBAS,
 as a
Lender

		
	By:	 	/s/ Jamie Dillon
	Name:	 	Jamie Dillon
	Title:	 	Managing Director
		
	By:	 	/s/ Sandy Bertram
	Name:	 	Sandy Bertram
	Title:	 	Vice President
	
	 LASALLE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
 as a
Lender

		
	By:	 	/s/ Adam F. Lutastanski
	Name:	 	Adam F. Lutastanski
	Title:	 	VP
	
	 GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION,
 as a
Lender

		
	By:	 	/s/ Dwayne Coker
	Name:	 	Dwayne Coker
	Title:	 	Duly Authorized Signatory

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	 WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
 as a
Lender

		
	By:	 	/s/ Thomas M. Harper
	Name:	 	Thomas M. Harper
	Title:	 	Senior Vice President
	
	 U.S. BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
 as a Lender

		
	By:	 	/s/ Conan Schleicher
	Name:	 	Conan Schleicher
	Title:	 	Vice President
	
	 COBANK, ACB,
 as a
Lender

		
	By:	 	/s/ S. Richard Dill
	Name:	 	S. Richard Dill
	Title:	 	Vice President
	
	 CALYON NEW YORK BRANCH,
 as a
Lender

		
	By:	 	/s/ Richard Laborie
	Name:	 	Richard Laborie
	Title:	 	Director
		
	By:	 	/s/ Michael Regan
	Name:	 	Michael Regan
	Title:	 	Managing Director

 Signature Page to Amendment No. 5 
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	 FARM CREDIT SERVICES OF AMERICA, PCA,
 as a
Lender

		
	By:	 	/s/ Steve L. Moore
	Name:	 	Steve L. Moore
	Title:	 	Vice-President
	
	 GREENSTONE FARM CREDIT SERVICES, ACA/FLCA,
 as a Lender

		
	By:	 	/s/ Curtis Flammini
	Name:	 	Curtis Flammini
	Title:	 	Vice-President
	
	 AGFIRST FARM CREDIT BANK,
 as a
Lender

		
	By:	 	/s/ Steven J. O’Shea
	Name:	 	Steven J. O’Shea
	Title:	 	Vice President
	
	 NACM CLO I,
 as a Lender

		
	By:	 	/s/ Joanna Willars
	Name:	 	Joanna Willars
	Title:	 	Authorized Signatory
	
	 PACIFIC CDO VI, LTD.,
 as a
Lender

		
	By:	 	/s/ Amy Adler
	Name:	 	Amy Adler
	Title:	 	Vice President

 Signature Page to Amendment No. 5 
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	 BLUE SHIELD OF CALIFORNIA
 as a
Lender

		
	By:	 	/s/ Alex Guang Yu
	Name:	 	Alex Guang Yu
	Title:	 	Authorized Signatory
	
	 FRANKLIN CLO V, LTD
 as a
Lender

		
	By:	 	/s/ Alex Guang Yu
	Name:	 	Alex Guang Yu
	Title:	 	Authorized Signatory
	
	 FRANKLIN FLOATING RATE DAILY ACCESS FUND
 as
a Lender

		
	By:	 	/s/ Alex Guang Yu
	Name:	 	Alex Guang Yu
	Title:	 	Authorized Signatory
	
	 FRANKLIN TEMPLETON FEDERATION INCOME TRUST,
 as a Lender

		
	By:	 	/s/ Alex Guang Yu
	Name:	 	Alex Guang Yu
	Title:	 	Authorized Signatory
	
	 FRANKLIN TOTAL RETURN FUND
 as a
Lender

		
	By:	 	/s/ Alex Guang Yu
	Name:	 	Alex Guang Yu
	Title:	 	Authorized Signatory

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	 FRANKLIN FLOATING RATE MASTER SERIES
 as a
Lender

		
	By:	 	/s/ Alex Guang Yu
	Name:	 	Alex Guang Yu
	Title:	 	Authorized Signatory
	
	 BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust
 BlackRock Senior Income Series III
 BlackRock Senior Income Series V (f/k/a Granite Finance Limited)
 Magnetite Asset Investors III L.L.C.
 as a Lender

		
	By:	 	/s/ Zach [ILLEGIBLE]
	Name:	 	Zach [ILLEGIBLE]
	Title:	 	Authorized Signatory
	
	 General Electric Capital Corporation, as Administrator for, GE CFS Loan Holding 2006-2 LLC
 as a Lender

		
	By:	 	/s/ Dwayne Coker
	Name:	 	Dwayne Coker
	Title:	 	Duly Authorized Signatory
	
	 FIDELITY CENTRAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIOS LLC:
 FIDELITY FLOATING RATE CENTRAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO,
 as a Lender

		
	By:	 	/s/ Gary Ryan
	Name:	 	Gary Ryan
	Title:	 	Assistant Treasurer

 Signature Page to Amendment No. 5 
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	 FIDELITY ADVISOR SERIES II: FIDELITY ADVISOR FLOATING RATE HIGH INCOME FUND,
 as a Lender

		
	By:	 	/s/ Gary Ryan
	Name:	 	Gary Ryan
	Title:	 	Assistant Treasurer
	
	 BALLYROCK CLO 2006-2 LTD,
 BALLYROCK
Investment Advisors LLC, as Collateral Manager,
 as a Lender

		
	By:	 	/s/ Lisa B. Rymut
	Name:	 	Lisa B. Rymut
	Title:	 	Assistant Treasurer
	
	 DE MEER MIDDLE MARKET CLO 2006-1, LTD.,
 as a
Lender

	
	By: DE MEER ASSET MANAGEMENT, a division of LaSalle Financial Services Inc., as Collateral Manager as a Lender
		
	By:	 	/s/ Peter Melloni
	Name:	 	Peter Melloni
	Title:	 	Senior Vice President
	
	 LightPoint CLO 2004-1, Ltd.
 Marquette
US/European CLO p.l.c,
 as a Lender

		
	By:	 	/s/ Colin Donlan
	Name:	 	Colin Donlan
	Title:	 	Director

 Signature Page to Amendment No. 5 
 to Central Garden & Pet Company Credit Agreement 

 EXHIBIT A 
 Reaffirmation 
 Each of the undersigned hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of Amendment
No. 5, dated as of August 27, 2007 (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 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 August 27, 2007 

 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.
  
 For each of the foregoing entities

		
	By:	 	 /s/ Stuart W. Booth
	 Name: Stuart W. Booth
             Its Authorized Signatory

 Signature Page to Reaffirmation

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