Standard & Poor's Announces Change to U.S. Index

NEW YORK, Dec. 4  /PRNewswire/ -- Central Garden & Pet Co. (NASDAQ:CENT) will replace JLG Industries Inc. (NYSE:JLG) in the S&P SmallCap 600 index after the close of trading on Wednesday, December 6.  JLG is being acquired by S&P MidCap 400 index constituent Oshkosh Truck Corp. (NYSE:OSK) in a deal expected to close on or about that date, pending final approvals.

Standard & Poor's will monitor this transaction, and post any relevant updates on its website: http://www.standardandpoors.com/.

Central Garden & Pet engages in the production and marketing of products for lawns, gardens, and pets.  Headquartered in Walnut Creek, CA, the company will be added to the S&P SmallCap 600 GICS (Global Industry Classification Standard) Household Products Sub-Industry index.

  Following is a summary of the change:

                S&P SMALLCAP 600 INDEX - December 6, 2006

                  COMPANY        GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR   GICS SUB-INDUSTRY
  ADDED     Central Garden & Pet   Consumer Staples    Household Products
  DELETED     JLG Industries         Industrials       Construction & Farm
                                                    Machinery & Heavy Trucks



Additions to and deletions from an S&P equity index do not in any way reflect an opinion on the investment merits of the companies concerned.

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