Howard Machek - 13 Jul 2025 Form 4 Insider Report for CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO (CENT)

Role
Chief Accounting Officer
Signature
/s/Filomena Eickstaedt as Attorney-in-Fact for Howard Machek
Issuer symbol
CENT
Transactions as of
13 Jul 2025
Net transactions value
-$140,675
Form type
4
Filing time
15 Jul 2025, 17:43:30 UTC
Previous filing
13 Feb 2025
Next filing
02 Feb 2026
SEC
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Reporting Owners (1)

Name Relationship Address Signature Signature date CIK
Machek Howard Chief Accounting Officer C/O CENTRAL GARDEN & PET COMPANY, 1340 TREAT BLVD, SUITE 600, WALNUT CREEK /s/Filomena Eickstaedt as Attorney-in-Fact for Howard Machek 15 Jul 2025 0001650256

Transactions Table

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Ownership Footnotes
transaction CENT Class A Common Stock Tax liability $140,675 -3,924 -8% $35.85 45,091 13 Jul 2025 Direct F1
holding CENT Common Stock 1,000 13 Jul 2025 Direct
holding CENT Units 6,678 13 Jul 2025 By 401(k) Plan F2
* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id Content
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 sales prices of CENTA on July 14, 2025.
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.