CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO — Director's Dealing 2012

Feb 14, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO (CENT)
CIK: 0000887733
Period of Report: 2012-02-13

Reporting Person: Ranelli John (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-02-13	Class A Common Stock	A	2142	—	Acquired	6162	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-02-13	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$9.34	A	21414	Acquired	2015-08-13	Class A Common Stock (21414)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	5000	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Restricted stock award granted under the Company's 2003 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan, as amended.

F2: Mr. Ranelli disclaims beneficial ownership of the 5,000 shares of the Issuer's Common Stock owned by the John R. Ranelli Trust except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

F3: Stock Options granted under the Company's 2003 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan, as amended.

F4: One-third of the total options granted will become exercisable at each of 6 months, 18 months and 30 months after February 13, 2012, the date of grant.