CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO — Director's Dealing 2011

Oct 11, 2011

SEC Form 3 — Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO (CENT)
CIK: 0000887733
Period of Report: 2011-10-05

Reporting Person: Hibbert Paul (SVP - Supply Chain)

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$9.85	2015-06-30	Class A Common Stock (6000)		Direct
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$8.99	2016-06-04	Class A Common Stock (12500)		Direct
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$9.26	2017-04-13	Class A Common Stock (25000)		Direct

Footnotes

F1: On June 30, 2009, the Issuer's Compensation Committee granted the reporting person an option to purchase 6,000 shares of Class A Common Stock of the Issuer. The Option vests in five equal annual installments beginning June 30, 2010 based on the satisfaction of certain annual performance for each of the fiscal years ending September 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013. As October 5, 2011, 2,400 shares of Class A Common Stock are vested and exercisable.

F2: On June 4, 2010, the Issuer's Compensation Committee granted the reporting person an option to purchase 12,500 shares of Class A Common Stock of the Issuer. The Option vests in five equal annual installments beginning June 4, 2011 based on the satisfaction of certain annual performance for each of the fiscal years ending September 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014. As October 5, 2011, 2,500 shares of Class A Common Stock are vested and exercisable.

F3: On April 13, 2011, the Issuer's Compensation Committee granted the reporting person an option to purchase 25,000 shares of Class A Common Stock of the Issuer. The Option vests in five equal annual installments beginning April 13, 2012 based on the satisfaction of certain annual performance for each of the fiscal years ending September 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015.