SEC Form 4 · accession 0001209191-16-100241

CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO · CENT

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

Reporting owner

Officer — Executive Vice President

Period of report

Feb 16, 2016

Accepted (ET)

Feb 18, 2016 · 8:05 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	Feb 16, 2016	M	37,500	$9.54	A	193,662	D
Class A Common Stock	Feb 16, 2016	F	29,236	$13.91	D	164,426	D
Class A Common Stock	Feb 16, 2016	M	25,000	$6.43	A	189,426	D
Class A Common Stock	Feb 16, 2016	F	15,234	$13.91	D	174,192	D
Class A Common Stock	Feb 18, 2016	S	18,161	$14.32	D	156,031	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	$9.54	Feb 16, 2016	M	37,500	D	—	Mar 26, 2018	Class A Common Stock	37,500	12,500	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)^F3	$6.43	Feb 16, 2016	M	25,000	D	—	Mar 31, 2019	Class A Common Stock	25,000	25,000	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 exercise.
F2On March 26, 2012, the reporting person was granted an option to purchase 50,000 shares of Class A Common Stock of the Issuer. The option vests in four equal annual installments beginning March 26, 2013.
F3On August 12, 2013, the Reporting Person was granted an option to purchase 50,000 shares of Class A Common Stock of the Issuer. The option vests in four equal annual installments beginning March 31, 2014.