SEC Form 4 · accession 0001209191-15-085115

CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO · CENT

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

Reporting owner

Director

Period of report

Dec 10, 2015

Accepted (ET)

Dec 14, 2015 · 6:13 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	Dec 10, 2015	M	22,397	$8.93	A	29,440	I	By Trust
Class A Common Stock^F1	Dec 10, 2015	F	12,377	$16.16	D	17,063	I	By Trust
Class A Common Stock^F3,F1	Dec 10, 2015	S	7,043	$16.2463	D	10,020	I	By Trust

Security	Conv. / exercise price	Date	Code	Shares	A/D	Exercisable	Expires	Underlying	Underlying shares	Owned after	D/I
Stock Option (Right to Buy)^F4,F5	$8.93	Dec 10, 2015	M	22,397	D	—	Aug 11, 2016	Class A Common Stock	22,397	0	D

F1The Reporting Person transferred her shares of the Company's Class A Common Stock to the P. Rosenblum & M. Beth Springer TTEE Paul Rosenblum & Mary Beth Springer Revocable Trust Dated 10/28/2005.
F2Shares 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 average of the high and low sales prices on the date of exercise.
F3The range of prices for the shares of Class A Common Stock is from $15.88 to $16.53. The reporting person undertakes that she 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.
F4Stock Options granted under the Company's 2003 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan, as amended.
F5One-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 grant.