CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO — Director's Dealing 2014

Sep 9, 2014

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO (CENT)
CIK: 0000887733
Period of Report: 2013-12-27

Reporting Person: BROWN WILLIAM E (Director, 10% Owner)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2013-12-27	Class A Common Stock	G	33500	—	Disposed	2995617	Direct
2014-05-05	Class A Common Stock	G	8400	—	Disposed	2987217	Direct
2014-08-27	Class A Common Stock	G	31500	—	Disposed	2955717	Direct
2014-08-28	Class A Common Stock	G	43000	—	Disposed	2912717	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Class A Common Stock	240000	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: On December 27, 2013 and August 27, 2014, the Reporting Person contributed a total aggregate amount of 19,500 and 22,500 shares of Class A Common Stock of the Issuer, respectively, for the benefit of various family Irrevocable Trusts.

F2: These securities are owned directly by various family Irrevocable Trusts and indirectly by the Reporting Person and his spouse as co-trustees of the Irrevocable Trusts. The Reporting Person and his spouse, as co-trustees, have and share investment control over the securities held in each of the Irrevocable Trusts but disclaim beneficial ownership of the reported securities held by the Irrevocable Trusts except to the extent of his and his wife's pecuniary interest therein.