CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO — Director's Dealing 2015

Aug 11, 2015

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO (CENT)
CIK: 0000887733
Period of Report: 2015-08-07

Reporting Person: Reed Michael A (Executive Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2015-08-07	Class A Common Stock	M	75600	$8.99	Acquired	211651	Direct
2015-08-07	Class A Common Stock	F	64490	$11.27	Disposed	147161	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2015-08-07	Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$8.99	M	75600	Disposed	2016-06-04	Class A Common Stock (75600)	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: The option vests in five equal annual installments beginning June 4, 2011 based in part on the satisfaction of certain annual performance targets for each of the fiscal years ending September 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014.