SEC Form 4 · accession 0001209191-15-084800

CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO · CENT

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

Reporting owner

Officer — Interim CFO · Director

Period of report

Dec 9, 2015

Accepted (ET)

Dec 11, 2015 · 5:46 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
Class A Common Stock	Dec 9, 2015	M	22,397	$8.93	A	61,837	D
Class A Common Stock	Dec 9, 2015	F	14,639	$17.07	D	47,198	D
Class A Common Stock	Dec 9, 2015	M	18,493	$7.21	A	65,691	D
Class A Common Stock	Dec 9, 2015	F	10,734	$17.07	D	54,957	D
Class A Common Stock	Dec 9, 2015	M	6,761	$9.86	A	61,718	D
Class A Common Stock	Dec 9, 2015	F	4,688	$17.07	D	57,030	D
Common Stock	holding	—	—		—	2,804	D

Security	Conv. / exercise price	Date	Code	Shares	A/D	Exercisable	Expires	Underlying	Underlying shares	Owned after	D/I
Stock Option (Right to Buy)^F2,F3	$8.93	Dec 9, 2015	M	22,397	D	—	Aug 11, 2016	Class A Common Stock	22,397	0	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)^F2,F4	$7.21	Dec 9, 2015	M	18,493	D	—	Aug 10, 2017	Class A Common Stock	18,493	9,247	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)^F2,F5	$9.86	Dec 9, 2015	M	6,761	D	—	Aug 10, 2018	Class A Common Stock	6,761	13,523	D

F1Shares 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 the exercise.
F2Stock options granted under the Company's Nonemployee Director Equity Incentive Plan, as amended.
F3One-third of the total options granted became exercisable at each of 6 months, 18 months and 30 months after February 11, 2013, the date of the grant.
F4One-third of the total options granted became exercisable at each of 6 months, 18 months and 30 months after February 10, 2014, the date of the grant.
F5One-third of the total options granted became exercisable at each of 6 months, 18 months and 30 months after February 10, 2015, the date of the grant.