SEC Form 4 · accession 0001181431-15-002365

CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO · CENT

Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗

Reporting owner

Director

Period of report

Feb 10, 2015

Accepted (ET)

Feb 12, 2015 · 4:06 pm EST

Rule 10b5-1 plan

unknown — predates the checkbox

Issuer CIK

0000887733

Table I — non-derivative securities

Security	Date	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Owned after	D/I	Nature of ownership
Class A Common Stock^F1	Feb 10, 2015	A	2,029	$0.00	A	97,538	D
Class A Common Stock^F2	holding	—	—		—	8,080	I	By L.P
Class A Common Stock^F3	holding	—	—		—	3,876	I	By Spouse
Class A Common Stock^F4	holding	—	—		—	15,208	I	By LLC
Class A Common Stock^F5	holding	—	—		—	1,351	I	401(k) Account
Common Stock	holding	—	—		—	159,950	D
Common Stock^F2	holding	—	—		—	49,040	I	By L.P
Common Stock^F3	holding	—	—		—	6,938	I	By Spouse
Common Stock^F4	holding	—	—		—	7,604	I	By LLC

Security	Conv. / exercise price	Date	Code	Shares	A/D	Exercisable	Expires	Underlying	Underlying shares	Owned after	D/I
Stock Option (right to buy)^F6,F7	$9.86	Feb 10, 2015	A	20,284	A	—	Aug 10, 2018	Class A Common Stock	20,284	20,284	D

F1Restricted stock award granted under the Company's 2003 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan, as amended.
F2By BPCB Partners L.P. The general managing partner of BPCB Partners L.P. is BPCB Management Company LLC ("BPCBLLC") and Mr. Pennington is the sole member of BPCBLLC. Mr. Pennington disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
F3Mr. Pennington disclaims beneficial ownership of 6,938 shares of the Issuer's Common Stock owned by his spouse and 3,876 shares of the Issuer's Class A Common Stock owned by his spouse.
F4By Pennington Management Company II, LLC, in which Mr. Pennington has an ownership interest. Mr. Pennington is the President of Pennington Management Company II, LLC. Mr. Pennington disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
F5The information in this report is based on a plan statement as of December 31, 2014 .
F6Stock options granted under the Company's 2003 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan, as amended.
F7One-third of the total options granted will become exercisable at each of 6 months, 18 months and 30 months after February 10, 2015, the date of the grant.