CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO — Director's Dealing 2016

Dec 6, 2016

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO (CENT)
CIK: 0000887733
Period of Report: 2016-12-02

Reporting Person: PIERGALLINI ALFRED A (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2016-12-02	Class A Common Stock	M	27740	$7.21	Acquired	95101	Direct
2016-12-02	Class A Common Stock	F	6931	$28.86	Disposed	88170	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2016-12-02	Director Stock Option (right to buy)	$7.21	M	27740	Disposed	2017-08-10	Class A Common Stock (27740)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	8979	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: 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 10, 2014, the date of the grant.