CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO — Director's Dealing 2016

Feb 19, 2016

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO (CENT)
CIK: 0000887733
Period of Report: 2016-02-17

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

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2016-02-17	Common Stock	S	10000	$14.5163	Disposed	77104	Indirect

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	96379	Direct
Class A Common Stock	7546	Indirect
Class A Common Stock	330113	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Shares sold through sales plan pursuant to Rule 10b5-1(c)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

F2: The range of prices for the shares of Common Stock is from $14.50 to $14.63. Mr. Ranelli undertakes that he will provide, upon request by the staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, full information regarding the number of securities sold at each separate price.

F3: Mr. Ranelli transferred 82,104 shares of the Company's Common Stock and 7,546 shares of Class A Common Stock to the John R. Ranelli Trust (the "Trust"). Mr. Ranelli disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares of the Company's Common Stock and Class A Common Stock owned by the Trust except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.