CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO — Director's Dealing 2011

May 31, 2011

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO (CENT)
CIK: 0000887733
Period of Report: 2011-05-26

Reporting Person: CHICHESTER DAVID N (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2011-05-26	Class A Common Stock	M	700	$4.94	Acquired	35004	Direct
2011-05-26	Class A Common Stock	S	700	$9.9	Disposed	34304	Direct
2011-05-27	Class A Common Stock	M	8747	$4.94	Acquired	43051	Direct
2011-05-27	Class A Common Stock	S	8747	$9.9379	Disposed	34304	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2011-05-26	Director Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$4.94	M	700	Disposed	2011-08-11	Class A Common Stock (700)	Direct
2011-05-27	Director Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$4.94	M	8747	Disposed	2011-08-11	Class A Common Stock (8747)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	2804	Direct

Footnotes

F1: The range of prices for the shares of Class A Common Stock sold on this day is from $9.90 to $10.02. Mr. Chichester undertakes that he will provide, upon request by the staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, full information regarding the number of securities sold at each separate price.

F2: One-third of the total options granted were vested and exercisable at each of 6 months, 18 months and 30 months after February 11, 2008, the date of the grant.