CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO — Director's Dealing 2018

May 14, 2018

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO (CENT)
CIK: 0000887733
Period of Report: 2018-05-10

Reporting Person: Reed Michael A (Executive Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2018-05-10	Class A Common Stock	M	12500	$10.63	Acquired	142240	Direct
2018-05-10	Class A Common Stock	F	7149	$36.15	Disposed	135091	Direct
2018-05-10	Class A Common Stock	M	12500	$13.82	Acquired	147591	Direct
2018-05-10	Class A Common Stock	F	7818	$36.15	Disposed	139773	Direct
2018-05-11	Class A Common Stock	S	16365	$36.50	Disposed	123408	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2018-05-10	Class A Common Stock	$10.63	M	12500	Disposed	2021-03-31	Class A Common Stock (12500)	Direct
2018-05-10	Class A Common Stock	$13.82	M	12500	Disposed	2022-01-29	Class A Common Stock (12500)	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 respective average of the high and low sales prices on the date of exercise.

F2: On April 16, 2015, the reporting person was granted an option to purchase 50,000 shares of Class A Common Stock of the Issuer. The option vests in four equal annual installments beginning on March 31, 2016.

F3: On January 29, 2016, the reporting person was granted an option to purchase 50,000 shares of Class A Common Stock of the Issuer. The option vests in four equal annual installments beginning on January 29, 2017.