CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO — Director's Dealing 2012

Mar 28, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO (CENT)
CIK: 0000887733
Period of Report: 2012-03-26

Reporting Person: Reed Michael A (Executive Vice President)

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-03-26	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$9.54	A	50000	Acquired	2018-03-26	Class A Common Stock (50000)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: On March 26, 2012, the reporting person was granted an option to purchase 50,000 shares of Class A Common Stock of the Issuer. The option vests in four equal annual installments beginning March 26, 2013.