CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO — Director's Dealing 2017

Feb 21, 2017

SEC Form 3 — Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO (CENT)
CIK: 0000887733
Period of Report: 2017-02-14

Reporting Person: Schwichtenberg Kay (Executive Vice President)

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Units	50.9039	Indirect

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$10.63	2021-03-31	Class A Common Stock (37500)		Direct
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$13.82	2022-01-29	Class A Common Stock (50000)		Direct
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$30.94	2023-01-20	Class A Common Stock (14690)		Direct

Footnotes

F1: 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.

F2: Options were granted on April 16, 2015, of which 12,500 have vested and been exercised and the remaining 37,500 shares will vest and be exercisable as follows: 12,500 shares on March 31, 2017; 12,500 shares on March 31, 2018; and 12,500 shares on March 31, 2019.

F3: Options were granted on January 29, 2016, of which 12,500 have vested and are exercisable 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.

F4: The options shall vest in four increments of 25% on January 20, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021.