PETC Petco Animal Supplies

PETCO Animal Supplies, Inc. Announces Pricing of Secondary Public Offering of 5,000,000 Shares of Common Stock PETCO Animal Supplies, Inc. (NASDAQ:PETC) today announced that affiliates of Leonard Green & Co. and Texas Pacific Group have agreed to sell an aggregate of 5,000,000 shares of the company's common stock with an expected price to the public of $32.10 per share. This sale is being made pursuant to the company's registration statement previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated is the underwriter of the offering. PETCO will not receive any of the proceeds from the offering. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20030603/PETCOLOGO) Copies of the final prospectus supplement and related prospectus may be obtained from Morgan Stanley's Prospectus Department, 1585 Broadway, New York, New York 10036 when they are available. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state. A registration statement relating to these securities has been filed with and has been declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission. http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20030603/PETCOLOGO http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: PETCO Animal Supplies, Inc. CONTACT: Rodney Carter, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of PETCO Animal Supplies, Inc., +1-858-202-7848

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