CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO — Director's Dealing 2017

Feb 8, 2017

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO (CENT)
CIK: 0000887733
Period of Report: 2017-02-03

Reporting Person: Colligan Thomas J (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2017-02-03	Class A Common Stock	M	4848	$13.75	Acquired	6303	Direct
2017-02-03	Class A Common Stock	F	2164	$30.81	Disposed	4139	Direct
2017-02-07	Class A Common Stock	S	2500	$29.90	Disposed	1639	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2017-02-03	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$13.75	M	4848	Disposed	2019-08-09	Class A Common Stock (4848)	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 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 will become exercisable at each of 6 months, 18 months and 30 months after February 9, 2016 the date of the grant.