CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO — Director's Dealing 2015

May 18, 2015

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO (CENT)
CIK: 0000887733
Period of Report: 2015-05-15

Reporting Person: BALOUSEK JOHN (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2015-05-15	Class A Common Stock	M	21414	$9.34	Acquired	48728	Direct
2015-05-15	Class A Common Stock	F	19419	$10.3	Disposed	29309	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2015-05-15	Director Stock Option (right to buy)	$9.34	M	21414	Disposed	2015-08-13	Class A Common Stock (21414)	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 13, 2012, the date of the grant.