SEC Form 4 · accession 0001209191-17-048664

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

Aug 9, 2017

Accepted (ET)

Aug 11, 2017 · 6:23 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	Nature of ownership
Class A Common Stock	Aug 9, 2017	M	12,500	$10.63	A	12,500	D
Class A Common Stock	Aug 9, 2017	F	7,784	$33.87	D	4,716	D
Class A Common Stock	Aug 9, 2017	M	12,500	$13.82	A	17,216	D
Class A Common Stock	Aug 9, 2017	F	8,431	$33.87	D	8,785	D
Units^F2	holding	—	—		—	250	I	By 401(k) Plan

Security	Conv. / exercise price	Date	Code	Shares	A/D	Exercisable	Expires	Underlying	Underlying shares	Owned after	D/I
Stock Option (Right to Buy)^F3	$10.63	Aug 9, 2017	M	12,500	D	—	Mar 31, 2021	Class A Common Stock	12,500	25,000	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)^F4	$13.82	Aug 9, 2017	M	12,500	D	—	Jan 29, 2022	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.
F2The units represent interests in the CENTA Stock Fund in the Issuer's 401(k) Plan, which consist of shares of CENTA stock and cash.
F3Options were granted on April 16, 2015, of which 25,000 have vested and been exercised and the remaining 25,000 shares will vest and be exercisable as follows: 12,500 shares on March 31, 2018; and 12,500 shares on March 31, 2019.
F4Options were granted on January 29, 2016, of which 12,500 have vested and have been exercised and the remaining 37,500 shares will vest and be exercisable as follows: 12,500 shares on January 29, 2018; 12,500 shares on January 29, 2019; and 12,500 shares on January 29, 2020.