CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO — Director's Dealing 2022

Jan 31, 2022

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO (CENT)
CIK: 0000887733
Period of Report: 2022-01-27

Reporting Person: Machek Howard (Chief Accounting Officer)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2022-01-27	Class A Common Stock	M	9000	$13.82	Acquired	50875	Direct
2022-01-27	Class A Common Stock	F	5239	$41.83	Disposed	45636	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2022-01-27	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$13.82	M	9000	Disposed	2022-01-29	Class A Common Stock (9000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Units	4505	Indirect

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: The units represent interests in the CENTA Stock Fund in the Issuer's 401(k) Plan, which consist of shares of CENTA stock and cash.

F3: Options were granted on January 29, 2016, and all shares are vested and have been exercised.