CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO — Director's Dealing 2012

Apr 9, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO (CENT)
CIK: 0000887733
Period of Report: 2012-04-05

Reporting Person: CHICHESTER DAVID N (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-04-05	Class A Common Stock	M	10000	$6.54	Acquired	46446	Direct
2012-04-05	Class A Common Stock	S	10000	$10.0258	Disposed	36446	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-04-05	Director Stock Option (right to buy)	$6.54	M	10000	Disposed	2012-08-09	Class A Common Stock (10000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	2804	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Sale effected under a sale plan pursuant to Rule 10b5-1(c)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

F2: The range of prices for the shares of Class A Common Stock is from $10.00 to $10.07. 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.

F3: One-third of the total options granted became exercisable at each of 6 months, 18 months and 30 months after February 9, 2009, the date of the grant.