CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO — Director's Dealing 2015

Mar 19, 2015

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO (CENT)
CIK: 0000887733
Period of Report: 2015-03-17

Reporting Person: CHICHESTER DAVID N (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2015-03-17	Class A Common Stock	M	23	$9.34	Acquired	43512	Direct
2015-03-17	Class A Common Stock	S	23	$10.75	Disposed	43489	Direct
2015-03-18	Class A Common Stock	M	3120	$9.34	Acquired	46609	Direct
2015-03-18	Class A Common Stock	S	3120	$10.75	Disposed	43489	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2015-03-17	Director Stock Option (right to buy)	$9.34	M	23	Disposed	2015-08-13	Class A Common Stock (23)	Direct
2015-03-18	Director Stock Option (right to buy)	$9.34	M	3120	Disposed	2015-08-13	Class A Common Stock (3120)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	2804	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Sales effected under a sale plan pursuant to Rule 10b5-1(c)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

F2: Stock options granted under the Company's Nonemployee Director Equity Incentive Plan, as amended.

F3: 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.