William E. Brown - 11 Feb 2026 Form 4 Insider Report for CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO (CENT)

Reporting relationship: Chairman, Director, 10%+ Owner
Issuer ticker: CENT
Reported as of: 11 Feb 2026
Net transaction value: $0
SEC form: 4
Accepted by SEC: 12 Feb 2026, 20:12:38 UTC
Prior SEC filing: 10 Feb 2026
Next SEC filing: 26 Mar 2026
Source filing: View source filing
Reporting owner signature: /s/ William E. Brown

Key filing fact

William E. Brown filed Form 4 for CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO (CENT) on 12 Feb 2026.

Key facts

This page summarizes William E. Brown's Form 4 filing for CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO (CENT).
1 reported transaction and 0 derivative rows are listed below.
Accepted by SEC: 12 Feb 2026, 20:12.

Change

Previous filing in this sequence was filed on 10 Feb 2026.
Current net transaction value: $0.

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Evidence

Filed on Form 4

Ownership activity is grounded in SEC Form 4 disclosures.

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Reporting Owners (1)

CIK 0000936179 Primary reporting owner

BROWN WILLIAM E

Relationship: Chairman, Director, 10%+ Owner
Address: C/O CENTRAL GARDEN & PET COMPANY, 1340 TREAT BLVD, SUITE 600, WALNUT CREEK
Signature: /s/ William E. Brown
Signature date: 12 Feb 2025

Reported non-derivative transactions

Shares, units, or other non-derivative securities reported in this filing.

CENT transaction

Class A Common Stock

Award

Transaction value: $0
Shares: +14,063
Change %: +1.5%
Price: $0.000000
Shares after: 939,588
Date: 11 Feb 2026
Ownership: Direct
Footnotes: F1

CENT holding

Class A Common Stock

No transaction description listed

Transaction value
Shares
Change %
Price
Shares after: 374,258
Date: 11 Feb 2026
Ownership: By Irrevocable Trusts
Footnotes: F2

^* marks a reported price that did not pass the local price check.

Additional SEC filing notes

Filing notes and footnotes

Explanation of responses 2 footnotes

Footnote F1

The Reporting Person was awarded by the Issuer's Compensation Committee on February 11, 2026 a grant of 14,063 shares of restricted Class A Common Stock, which will vest in increments of 33 1/3% per year commencing on the third anniversary of the date of the grant.

Footnote F2

These securities are owned directly by various family Irrevocable Trusts and indirectly by the Reporting Person and his spouse as co-trustees of the Irrevocable Trusts. The Reporting Person and his spouse, as co-trustees, have and share investment control over the securities held in each of the Irrevocable Trusts but disclaim beneficial ownership of the reported securities held by the Irrevocable Trusts except to the extent of his and his wife's pecuniary interest therein.