SEC Form 4 · accession 0001209191-17-011290

CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO · CENT

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

Reporting owner

Director

Period of report

Feb 14, 2017

Accepted (ET)

Feb 15, 2017 · 7:37 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	Feb 14, 2017	A	630	$0.00	A	127,335	D
Class A Common Stock	Feb 14, 2017	M	51,653	$8.93	A	178,988	D
Class A Common Stock	Feb 14, 2017	F	29,506	$31.60	D	149,482	D
Class A Common Stock	Feb 14, 2017	M	52,302	$12.50	A	201,784	D
Class A Common Stock	Feb 14, 2017	F	37,186	$31.60	D	164,598	D
Class A Common Stock	Feb 14, 2017	M	52,302	$15.00	A	216,900	D
Class A Common Stock	Feb 14, 2017	F	39,164	$31.60	D	177,736	D
Class A Common Stock^F3	holding	—	—		—	81,719	I	By John R. Ranelli Trust
Common Stock	holding	—	—		—	64,253	D
Commmon Stock^F3	holding	—	—		—	39,384	I	By John R. Ranelli 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	$31.76	Feb 14, 2017	A	6,298	A	—	Aug 9, 2020	Class A Common Stock	6,298	6,298	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)^F6	$8.93	Feb 14, 2017	M	51,653	D	—	Feb 11, 2019	Class A Common Stock	51,653	0	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)^F6	$12.50	Feb 14, 2017	M	52,302	D	—	Feb 11, 2019	Class A Common Stock	52,302	0	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)^F6	$15.00	Feb 14, 2017	M	52,302	D	—	Feb 11, 2019	Class A Common Stock	52,302	0	D

F1Restricted stock award granted under the Company's Nonemployee Director Equity Incentive Plan, as amended.
F2Shares 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.
F3Mr. Ranelli disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares of the Company's Common Stock and Class A Common Stock owned by the John R. Ranelli Trust dated 12/24/97 except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
F4Stock options granted under the Company's Nonemployee Director Equity Incentive Plan, as amended.
F5One-third of the total options granted will become exercisable at each of 6 months, 18 months and 30 months after February 14, 2017, the date of the grant.
F6The option vests in four equal annual installments beginning February 11, 2013.