CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO — Director's Dealing 2021

Aug 11, 2021

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO (CENT)
CIK: 0000887733
Period of Report: 2021-08-09

Reporting Person: Ranelli John (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2021-08-09	Class A Common Stock	M	5415	$36.94	Acquired	10082	Indirect
2021-08-09	Class A Common Stock	F	4623	$43.27	Disposed	5459	Indirect
2021-08-10	Class A Common Stock	S	2383	$43.6202	Disposed	3076	Indirect

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2021-08-09	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$36.94	M	5415	Disposed	2021-08-13	Class A Common Stock (5415)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	7439	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: 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.

F2: 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 respective average of the high and low sales prices on the date of exercise.

F3: The range of prices for the shares of Class A Common Stock is from $43.44 to $44.80. The Reporting Person undertakes that the Reporting Person 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.

F4: Options were granted on February 13, 2018, and all shares are vested and have been exercised.