PETC Petco Animal Supplies

PETCO Schedules First Quarter 2005 Earnings Release SAN DIEGO, May 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- PETCO Animal Supplies, Inc. (NASDAQ:PETC) today announced that it would report financial results for the first quarter 2005 ended April 30, 2005 on May 25, 2005, at 1:00 P.M. PT (4:00 P.M. ET). The company has scheduled a conference call to discuss the results on May 25, 2005 at 2:00 P.M. PT (5:00 P.M. ET). A simulcast, or replay, of the conference call over the Internet will be available via the company's website at http://www.petco.com/. About PETCO Animal Supplies, Inc. PETCO Animal Supplies is a leading specialty retailer of premium pet food, supplies and services with a commitment to quality animal care and education. PETCO's strategy is to offer its customers a complete assortment of pet- related products and services at competitive prices, with superior levels of customer service at convenient locations, by hiring pet lovers and training them to become counselors to our pet-loving customers. PETCO operates over 740 neighborhood stores in 47 states and the District of Columbia, as well as a leading destination for on-line pet food and supplies at http://www.petco.com/. PETCO generated net sales of $1.8 billion in fiscal 2004. The PETCO Foundation, PETCO's non-profit organization, has raised more than $23 million since inception in 1999. More than 2,700 non-profit grassroots animal welfare organizations from around the nation have received support from the Foundation. Through the PETCO Foundation, and industry leading initiatives like Think Adoption First, PETCO endeavors to be a community leader in promoting the welfare of companion animals, as well as the importance of the human-animal bond. Forward Looking Statements Certain statements in this news release that are not historical fact constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Stockholders and other readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, including the possibility that, in finalizing year-end processes, PETCO may determine that it had a significant deficiency or material weakness in internal controls over financial reporting for fiscal 2004, which may cause the actual results of PETCO to be materially different from historical results or from any results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements or that other facts may come to the Company's attention which may result in a restatement of the Company's financial statements. These and other factors, such as performance of new stores, ability to execute expansion strategy and sustain growth, debt levels, reliance on vendors and exclusive distribution arrangements, competition, integration of operations as a result of acquisitions, compliance with various state and local regulations and dependence on senior management, are discussed from time to time in the reports filed by PETCO with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2004. DATASOURCE: PETCO Animal Supplies, Inc. CONTACT: Rodney Carter, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial fficer of PETCO Animal Supplies, Inc., +1-858-202-7848 Web site: http://www.petco.com/

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