CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO — Director's Dealing 2016

Aug 8, 2016

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO (CENT)
CIK: 0000887733
Period of Report: 2016-08-05

Reporting Person: Yuhas George A. (General Counsel)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2016-08-05	Class A Common Stock	M	37500	$6.43	Acquired	89325	Direct
2016-08-05	Class A Common Stock	F	23961	$24.68	Disposed	65364	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2016-08-05	Stock Option (right to buy)	$6.43	M	37500	Disposed	2019-03-31	Class A Common Stock (37500)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Units	3211.2173	Indirect

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 units represent interests in the CENTA Stock Fund in the Issuer's 401(k) Plan, which consist of shares of CENTA stock and cash.

F3: On August 12, 2013, the Reporting Person was granted an option to purchase 50,000 shares of Class A Common Stock of the Issuer. The option vests in four equal annual installments beginning March 31, 2014.