Exhibit 99.2
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Central Garden & Pet Prices Public Offering of Class A Common Stock
WALNUT CREEK, CALIFORNIA, August 8, 2018 – Central Garden & Pet Company (NASDAQ: CENT) (NASDAQ: CENTA) (“Central”), announced today the pricing of an offering of 5,000,000 shares of Class A common stock at $37.00 per share. In addition, Central has granted the underwriters a30-day option to purchase up to an additional 750,000 shares of Class A common stock in the offering. The offering is expected to close on August 13, 2018, subject to customary closing conditions. Central intends to use the net proceeds from the offering for general corporate purposes, including funding potential acquisitions.
BofA Merrill Lynch, J.P. Morgan, BMO Capital Markets and SunTrust Robinson Humphrey will serve as joint book-running managers for the offering, and Barclays and KeyBanc Capital Markets will serve asco-managers.
Copies of the prospectus relating to the offering may be obtained by contacting BofA Merrill Lynch,NC1-004-03-43, 200 North College Street, 3rd Floor, Charlotte, NC 28255-0001, Attention: Prospectus Department; J.P. Morgan, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717, Attention: Broadridge Financial Solutions or by calling (866)803-9204; BMO Capital Markets, 3 Times Square, New York, NY 10036, Attention: Equity Syndicate Desk or by calling (800)414-3627; or SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, 3333 Peachtree Road NE, 9th Floor, Atlanta, GA 30326, Attention: Prospectus Department or by emailing strh.prospectus@suntrust.com or calling (404)926-5744. The prospectus may also be obtained from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities. Offers of securities will be made only by means of a prospectus filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The prospectus is part of a shelf registration statement that has become effective under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
About Central Garden & Pet
Central Garden & Pet Company is a leading innovator, producer and distributor of branded and private label products for the lawn & garden and pet supplies markets. Committed to new product innovation, our products are sold to specialty independent and mass retailers. Participating categories in Lawn & Garden include: Grass seed and the brands PENNINGTON®, and THE REBELS®; wild bird feed and the brand PENNINGTON®; weed and insect control and the brands AMDRO®, SEVIN®, andOVER-N-OUT®; fertilizer and the brands PENNINGTON® and IRONITE®; live plants from BELL NURSERY; and decorative
