CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO — Director's Dealing 2018

Feb 23, 2018

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO (CENT)
CIK: 0000887733
Period of Report: 2018-02-21

Reporting Person: LAHANAS NICHOLAS (Chief Financial Officer)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2018-02-21	Class A Common Stock	M	4500	$13.82	Acquired	27139	Direct
2018-02-21	Class A Common Stock	F	2628	$37.98	Disposed	24511	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2018-02-21	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$13.82	M	4500	Disposed	2022-01-29	Class A Common Stock (4500)	Direct

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 closing price on 2/21/2018.

F2: Options were granted on January 29, 2016, of which 9,000 have vested and been exercised and the remaining 9,000 shares will vest and be exercisable as follows: 4,500 shares on January 29, 2019; and 4,500 shares on January 29, 2020.