CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO — Director's Dealing 2012

Apr 4, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO (CENT)
CIK: 0000887733
Period of Report: 2012-04-02

Reporting Person: HALAS GUS D (Pres&CEO Central Operating Co)

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-04-02	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$9.71	A	65000	Acquired	2018-04-02	Class A Common Stock (65000)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: On April 2, 2012, the reporting person was granted an option to purchase 65,000 shares of Class A Common Stock of the Issuer. The option vests in four equal annual installments beginning April 2, 2013.