SEC Form 4 · accession 0001209191-16-119163

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

May 9, 2016

Accepted (ET)

May 11, 2016 · 4:47 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
Class A Common Stock	May 9, 2016	M	11,200	$9.26	A	166,091	D
Class A Common Stock	May 9, 2016	F	7,068	$18.82	D	159,023	D
Class A Common Stock	May 9, 2016	M	12,500	$9.54	A	171,523	D
Class A Common Stock	May 9, 2016	F	8,023	$18.82	D	163,500	D
Class A Common Stock	May 9, 2016	M	12,500	$6.43	A	176,000	D
Class A Common Stock	May 9, 2016	F	6,522	$18.82	D	169,478	D
Class A Common Stock	May 9, 2016	M	12,500	$10.63	A	181,978	D
Class A Common Stock	May 9, 2016	F	8,549	$18.82	D	173,429	D
Class A Common Stock	May 9, 2016	S	3,027	$18.7003	D	170,402	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	$9.26	May 9, 2016	M	11,200	D	—	Apr 13, 2017	Class A Common Stock	11,200	0	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)^F3	$9.54	May 9, 2016	M	12,500	D	—	Mar 26, 2018	Class A Common Stock	12,500	0	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)^F4	$6.43	May 9, 2016	M	12,500	D	—	Mar 31, 2019	Class A Common Stock	12,500	12,500	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)^F5	$10.63	May 9, 2016	M	12,500	D	—	Mar 31, 2021	Class A Common Stock	12,500	37,500	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 April 13, 2011, the Issuer's Compensation Committee granted the reporting person an option to purchase 70,000 shares of Class A Common Stock of the Issuer. The option vests in five equal annual installments beginning April 13, 2012 based on the satisfaction of certain annual performance targets for each of the fiscal years ending September 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015. The performance targets were not met for 14,000 shares of Class A Common Stock.
F3On 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.
F4On 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.
F5The options shall vest in four increments of 25% on March 31, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019.