CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO — Director's Dealing 2011

May 25, 2011

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO (CENT)
CIK: 0000887733
Period of Report: 2011-05-23

Reporting Person: PIERGALLINI ALFRED A (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2011-05-23	Class A Common Stock	M	28341	$4.94	Acquired	44438	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2011-05-23	Director Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$4.94	M	28341	Disposed	2011-08-11	Class A Common Stock (28341)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	8979	Direct

Footnotes

F1: 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.