SEC Form 4 · accession 0001209191-15-076160

CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO · CENT

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

Reporting owner

Officer — Chairman · Director · 10% Owner

Period of report

Oct 15, 2015

Accepted (ET)

Oct 19, 2015 · 6:20 pm EDT

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^F2	Oct 15, 2015	S	10,100	$17.9535	D	2,696,670	D
Class A Common Stock^F3	Oct 16, 2015	S	28,200	$18.434	D	2,668,470	D
Class A Common Stock^F4	holding	—	—		—	240,000	I	By Irrevocable Trusts

No Table II lines on this filing.

F1Shares sold through sales plan pursuant to Rule 10b5-1(c)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
F2The range of prices for the shares of Class A Common Stock is from $17.95 to $17.995. Mr. Brown undertakes that he 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.
F3The range of prices for the shares of Class A Common Stock is from $17.95 to $18.72. Mr. Brown undertakes that he 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.
F4These securities are owned directly by various family Irrevocable Trusts and indirectly by the Reporting Person and his spouse as co-trustees of the Irrevocable Trusts. The Reporting Person and his spouse, as co-trustees, have and share investment control over the securities held in each of the Irrevocable Trusts but disclaim beneficial ownership of the reported securities held by the Irrevocable Trusts except to the extent of his and his wife's pecuniary interest therein.