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Ownership Document |
Schema Version: X0508 |
Document Type: 4 |
Period of Report: 2/9/24 |
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 BLVD, 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 |
Aff 10b5 One? No |
Non-Derivative Table: |
| Non-Derivative Transaction: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Class A Common Stock |
| | Transaction Date: |
| | | Value: 2/9/24 |
| | Transaction Coding: |
| | | Transaction Form Type: 4 |
| | | Transaction Code: F |
| | | Equity Swap Involved? No |
| | | Footnote ID: F1 |
| | Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Transaction Shares: |
| Value: 246 |
| | | Transaction Price Per Share: |
| Value: 37.52 |
| | | Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code: |
| Value: D |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 140,419 |
| Footnote ID: F2 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: D |
| Non-Derivative Transaction: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Class A Common Stock |
| | Transaction Date: |
| | | Value: 2/9/24 |
| | Transaction Coding: |
| | | Transaction Form Type: 4 |
| | | Transaction Code: F |
| | | Equity Swap Involved? No |
| | | Footnote ID: F1 |
| | Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Transaction Shares: |
| Value: 649 |
| | | Transaction Price Per Share: |
| Value: 37.52 |
| | | Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code: |
| Value: D |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 139,770 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: D |
| Non-Derivative Transaction: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Class A Common Stock |
| | Transaction Date: |
| | | Value: 2/10/24 |
| | Transaction Coding: |
| | | Transaction Form Type: 4 |
| | | Transaction Code: F |
| | | Equity Swap Involved? No |
| | Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Transaction Shares: |
| Value: 10,873 |
| | | Transaction Price Per Share: |
| Value: 37.09 |
| | | Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code: |
| Value: D |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 128,897 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: D |
| Non-Derivative Transaction: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Class A Common Stock |
| | Transaction Date: |
| | | Value: 2/12/24 |
| | Transaction Coding: |
| | | Transaction Form Type: 4 |
| | | Transaction Code: S |
| | | Equity Swap Involved? No |
| | | Footnote ID: F3 |
| | Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Transaction Shares: |
| Value: 13,101 |
| | | Transaction Price Per Share: |
| Value: 37.64 |
| | | Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code: |
| Value: D |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 115,796 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: D |
| Non-Derivative Holding: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Units |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 11,953.0019 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: I |
| | | Nature of Ownership: |
| Value: By 401(k) Plan |
| Footnote ID: F4 |
Footnotes: |
| Footnote - F1: Shares delivered by Reporting Person in payment of the withholding tax liability upon vesting of restricted stock. The amount of shares withheld is based on the average of the high and low of the sales prices of CENTA on February 9, 2024. |
| Footnote - F2: On December 7, 2023, Company declared a stock dividend, payable to all holders on record of Common Stock and Class A Common Stock as of January 8, 2024, of one share of Class A Common Stock for every four shares Common Stock and Class A Common Stock outstanding. As a result, the Reporting Person received 27,381 shares of Class A Common Stock as of February 8, 2024. |
| Footnote - F3: The range of prices for the shares of Class A Common Stock is from $37.51 to $38.23. The Reporting Person undertakes that the Reporting Person will provide, upon request by the staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, full information regarding the number of securities sold at each separate price. |
| Footnote - F4: 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. |
Owner Signature: |
| Signature Name: /s/Nicholas Lahanas |
| Signature Date: 2/13/24 |