John Edward Hanson - 11 Feb 2026 Form 4 Insider Report for CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO (CENT)

Role: President, Pet Consumer Prod
Signature: /s/ Filomena Eickstaedt as Attorney-in-Fact for John Hanson
Issuer symbol: CENT
Transactions as of: 11 Feb 2026
Net transactions value: $0
Form type: 4
Filing time: 12 Feb 2026, 17:19:14 UTC
Previous filing: 09 Feb 2026
Next filing: 17 Feb 2026
SEC: View on sec.gov

Reporting Owners (1)

Name	Relationship	Address	Signature	Signature date	CIK
Hanson John Edward	President, Pet Consumer Prod	1340 TREAT BLVD, SUITE 600, WALNUT CREEK	/s/ Filomena Eickstaedt as Attorney-in-Fact for John Hanson	12 Feb 2026	0001756648

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	CENT	Class A Common Stock	Award	$0	-7,813	-14%	$0.000000	49,092	11 Feb 2026	Direct	F1
holding	CENT	Units						2,694	11 Feb 2026	By 401(k) Plan	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)	Award	$0	+2,797		$0.000000	2,797	11 Feb 2026	Class A Common Stock	2,797	$33.49	Direct	F3

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

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	On February 11, 2026, the Issuer granted restricted Class A Common Stock to the Reporting Person which will vest at the rates of 25% on February 11, 2028 and February 11, 2029, and 50% on February 11, 2030.
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.
F3	The options shall vest at the rates of 25% on February 11, 2028 and February 11, 2029, and 50% on February 11, 2030.

Remarks:

Exhibit 24.1; Power of Attorney