CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO — Director's Dealing 2015

Sep 1, 2015

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO (CENT)
CIK: 0000887733
Period of Report: 2015-08-28

Reporting Person: Varlas Lori A. (SVP, CFO and Secretary)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2015-08-28	Class A Common Stock	M	2500	$6.43	Acquired	66402	Direct
2015-08-28	Class A Common Stock	F	1740	$12.55	Disposed	64662	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2015-08-28	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$6.43	M	2500	Disposed	2019-03-31	Class A Common Stock (2500)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Shares withheld by the Issuer in payment of the aggregate option exercise price and withholding tax liability 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: On August 12, 2013, 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 31, 2014.