CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO — Director's Dealing 2015

Dec 8, 2015

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO (CENT)
CIK: 0000887733
Period of Report: 2015-12-04

Reporting Person: BALOUSEK JOHN (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2015-12-04	Class A Common Stock	M	22397	$8.93	Acquired	49711	Direct
2015-12-04	Class A Common Stock	F	12780	$15.65	Disposed	36931	Direct
2015-12-04	Class A Common Stock	M	18493	$7.21	Acquired	55424	Direct
2015-12-04	Class A Common Stock	F	8520	$15.65	Disposed	46904	Direct
2015-12-04	Class A Common Stock	M	6761	$9.86	Acquired	53665	Direct
2015-12-04	Class A Common Stock	F	4260	$15.65	Disposed	49405	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2015-12-04	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$8.93	M	22397	Disposed	2016-08-11	Class A Common Stock (22397)	Direct
2015-12-04	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$7.21	M	18493	Disposed	2017-08-10	Class A Common Stock (18493)	Direct
2015-12-04	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$9.86	M	6761	Disposed	2018-08-10	Class A Common Stock (6761)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	55160	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Shares withheld by the Issuer in payment of the aggregate option exercise price incurred upon the above-reported exercise of options. The amount of shares withheld is based on the respective average of the high and low sales prices on the date of exercise.

F2: One-third of the total options granted became exercisable at each of 6 months, 18 months and 30 months after February 11, 2013 the date of the grant.

F3: One-third of the total options granted became exercisable at each of 6 months, 18 months and 30 months after February 10, 2014 the date of the grant.

F4: One-third of the total options granted became exercisable at each of 6 months, 18 months and 30 months after February 10, 2015 the date of the grant.