CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO — Director's Dealing 2017

Aug 12, 2017

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO (CENT)
CIK: 0000887733
Period of Report: 2017-08-09

Reporting Person: Schwichtenberg Kay (Executive Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2017-08-09	Class A Common Stock	M	12500	$10.63	Acquired	12500	Direct
2017-08-09	Class A Common Stock	F	7784	$33.87	Disposed	4716	Direct
2017-08-09	Class A Common Stock	M	12500	$13.82	Acquired	17216	Direct
2017-08-09	Class A Common Stock	F	8431	$33.87	Disposed	8785	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2017-08-09	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$10.63	M	12500	Disposed	2021-03-31	Class A Common Stock (12500)	Direct
2017-08-09	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$13.82	M	12500	Disposed	2022-01-29	Class A Common Stock (12500)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Units	250.191	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: Options were granted on April 16, 2015, of which 25,000 have vested and been exercised and the remaining 25,000 shares will vest and be exercisable as follows: 12,500 shares on March 31, 2018; and 12,500 shares on March 31, 2019.

F4: Options were granted on January 29, 2016, of which 12,500 have vested and have been exercised and the remaining 37,500 shares will vest and be exercisable as follows: 12,500 shares on January 29, 2018; 12,500 shares on January 29, 2019; and 12,500 shares on January 29, 2020.