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Ownership Document
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| Schema Version: X0306 |
| Document Type: 4 |
| Period of Report: 3/31/21 |
| Not Subject to Section 16: 0 |
| Issuer: |
| Issuer CIK: 887733 |
| Issuer Name: CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO |
| Issuer Trading Symbol: CENT |
| Reporting Owner: |
| Reporting Owner ID: |
| | Owner CIK: 1408494 |
| | Owner Name: LAHANAS NICHOLAS |
| Reporting Owner Address: |
| | Owner Street 1: C/O CENTRAL GARDEN & PET COMPANY |
| | Owner Street 2: 1340 TREAT BOULEVARD, SUITE 600 |
| | Owner City: WALNUT CREEK |
| | Owner State: CA |
| | Owner ZIP Code: 94597 |
| | Owner State Description: |
| Reporting Owner Relationship: |
| | Is Director? No |
| | Is Officer? Yes |
| | Is Ten Percent Owner? No |
| | Is Other? No |
| | Officer Title: Chief Financial Officer |
| Non-Derivative Table: |
| Non-Derivative Transaction: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Class A Common Stock |
| | Transaction Date: |
| | | Value: 3/31/21 |
| | Deemed Execution Date: |
| | Transaction Coding: |
| | | Transaction Form Type: 4 |
| | | Transaction Code: M |
| | | Equity Swap Involved? No |
| | Transaction Timeliness: |
| | | Value: |
| | Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Transaction Shares: |
| Value: 9,000 |
| | | Transaction Price Per Share: |
| Value: 13.82 |
| | | Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code: |
| Value: A |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 129,471 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: D |
| Non-Derivative Transaction: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Class A Common Stock |
| | Transaction Date: |
| | | Value: 3/31/21 |
| | Deemed Execution Date: |
| | Transaction Coding: |
| | | Transaction Form Type: 4 |
| | | Transaction Code: F |
| | | Equity Swap Involved? No |
| | | Footnote ID: F1 |
| | Transaction Timeliness: |
| | | Value: |
| | Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Transaction Shares: |
| Value: 5,305 |
| | | Transaction Price Per Share: |
| Value: 53.36 |
| | | Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code: |
| Value: D |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 124,166 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: D |
| Non-Derivative Holding: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Units |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 10,927.5007 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: I |
| | | Nature of Ownership: |
| Value: By 401(k) |
| Footnote ID: F2 |
| Derivative Table: |
| Derivative Transaction: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Stock Option (Right to Buy) |
| | Conversion or Exercise Price: |
| | | Value: 13.82 |
| | Transaction Date: |
| | | Value: 3/31/21 |
| | Deemed Execution Date: |
| | Transaction Coding: |
| | | Transaction Form Type: 4 |
| | | Transaction Code: M |
| | | Equity Swap Involved? No |
| | Transaction Timeliness: |
| | | Value: |
| | Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Transaction Shares: |
| Value: 9,000 |
| | | Transaction Price Per Share: |
| Value: 0.00 |
| | | Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code: |
| Value: D |
| | Exercise Date: |
| | | Footnote ID: F3 |
| | Expiration Date: |
| | | Value: 1/29/22 |
| | Underlying Security: |
| | | Underlying Security Title: |
| Value: Class A Common Stock |
| | | Underlying Security Shares: |
| Value: 9,000 |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 0 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: D |
| Footnotes: |
| Footnote - F1: Shares 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 respective average of the high and low sales prices on the date of exercise. |
| Footnote - F2: The units represent interests in the CENTA Stock Fund in the Issuer's 401(k) Plan, which consist of shares of CENTA stock and cash. |
| Footnote - F3: Options were granted on January 29, 2016, and all shares are vested and have been exercised. |
| Remarks: |
| Owner Signature: |
| Signature Name: /s/Nicholas Lahanas |
| Signature Date: 4/1/21 |
