CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO — Director's Dealing 2018

Mar 1, 2018

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO (CENT)
CIK: 0000887733
Period of Report: 2018-02-24

Reporting Person: Ranelli John (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2018-02-24	Class A Common Stock	F	5104	$37.52	Disposed	542	Direct
2018-02-27	Class A Common Stock	S	7000	$37.2625	Disposed	4663	Indirect
2018-02-28	Class A Common Stock	S	4563	$36.5321	Disposed	100	Indirect

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	39385	Direct
Common Stock	100	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Shares delivered by Reporting Person in payment of the withholding tax liability upon vesting of restricted stock. The amount of shares withheld is based on the average of the high and low of the sales prices of CENTA on February 24, 2018.

F2: The range of prices for the shares of Class A Common Stock is from $37.15 to $37.39. 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 disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares of the Company's Common Stock and Class A Common Stock owned by the John R. Ranelli Trust dated 12/24/97 except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

F4: The range of prices for the shares of Class A Common Stock is from $36.42 to $36.77. 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.