Metz Christopher T. - 14 Aug 2025 Form 4 Insider Report for CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO (CENT)

Role: Director
Signature: /s/Filomena Eickstaedt as Attorney-in-Fact for Christopher Metz
Issuer symbol: CENT
Transactions as of: 14 Aug 2025
Net transactions value: -$12.66
Form type: 4
Filing time: 18 Aug 2025, 16:53:16 UTC
Previous filing: 13 Feb 2025
Next filing: 02 Dec 2025
SEC: View on sec.gov

Reporting Owners (1)

Name	Relationship	Address	Signature	Signature date	CIK
METZ CHRISTOPHER T	Director	C/O CENTRAL GARDEN & PET COMPANY, 1340 TREAT BLVD, SUITE 600, WALNUT CREEK	/s/Filomena Eickstaedt as Attorney-in-Fact for Christopher Metz	18 Aug 2025	0001215870

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	CENT	Class A Common Stock	Options Exercise	$200,004	+8,803	+46%	$22.72	27,795	14 Aug 2025	Direct	F1
transaction	CENT	Class A Common Stock	Tax liability	$200,017	-6,074	-22%	$32.93	21,721	14 Aug 2025	Direct	F2

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Underlying Class	Amount	Exercise Price	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	CENT	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	Options Exercise	$0	-8,803	-100%	$0.000000	0	14 Aug 2025	Class A Common Stock	8,803	$22.72	Direct	F3, F4

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	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 of Common Stock and Class A Common Stock outstanding. At the same time, pursuant to anti-dilution provisions, an option for 7,043 shares Class A Common Stock on January 8, 2024 became exercisable for 8,803 shares of Class A Common Stock.
F2	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.
F3	This option was previously reported as an option for 7,043 shares of Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $28.40 per share, but was adjusted to reflect the stock dividend declared by Company on December 7, 2023. As a result of the stock dividend, the option also entitled the Reporting Person to receive, upon exercise, 1,760 shares of Class A Common Stock for no additional consideration.
F4	Options were granted on February 11, 2020, and all shares are vested and have been exercised.