CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO — Director's Dealing 2015

Jul 25, 2015

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO (CENT)
CIK: 0000887733
Period of Report: 2015-07-22

Reporting Person: Ranelli John (Director, President and CEO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2015-07-22	Class A Common Stock	A	280113	$0.00	Acquired	337659	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	178483	Direct
Common Stock	5000	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: The restricted shares are granted pursuant to the Company's 2003 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan. One-third of the restricted shares will vest based on achievement of the Company's annual sales performance goals for each of the fiscal years 2015, 2016 and 2017, and two-third of the restricted shares will vest based on achievement of the Company's annual EBIT performance goals for each of the fiscal years 2015, 2016 and 2017.

F2: Mr. Ranelli disclaims beneficial ownership of the 5,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock owned by the John R. Ranelli Trust except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.