Brooks Pennington III - 11 Feb 2026 Form 4 Insider Report for CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO (CENT)

Role
Director
Signature
/s/Brooks Pennington III
Issuer symbol
CENT
Transactions as of
11 Feb 2026
Net transactions value
$0
Form type
4
Filing time
13 Feb 2026, 16:19:37 UTC
Previous filing
15 Aug 2025
Next filing
17 Feb 2026
SEC
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Reporting Owners (1)

Name Relationship Address Signature Signature date CIK
PENNINGTON BROOKS III Director 1340 TREAT BLVD, SUITE 600, WALNUT CREEK /s/Brooks Pennington III 13 Feb 2026 0001057369

Transactions Table

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Ownership Footnotes
transaction CENT Class A Common Stock Award $0 +3,584 +9.7% $0.000000 40,630 11 Feb 2026 Direct F1
holding CENT Class A Common Stock 6,579 11 Feb 2026 By Spouse F2
holding CENT Class A Common Stock 20,911 11 Feb 2026 By LLC F3
holding CENT Class A Common Stock 43,750 11 Feb 2026 By BPCB F4
holding CENT Common Stock 6,938 11 Feb 2026 By Spouse F2
holding CENT Common Stock 7,604 11 Feb 2026 By LLC F3
holding CENT Common Stock 130,956 11 Feb 2026 Direct
holding CENT Units 2,241 11 Feb 2026 By 401(k) Plan F5
* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id Content
F1 Restricted stock award granted under the Company's Nonemployee Director Equity Incentive Plan, as amended.
F2 Mr. Pennington disclaims beneficial ownership of 6,579 shares of the Issuer's Class A Common Stock owned by his spouse and 6,938 shares of the Issuer's Common Stock owned by his spouse.
F3 By Pennington Management Company II, LLC, in which Mr. Pennington has an ownership interest. Mr. Pennington is the President of Pennington Management Company II, LLC. Mr. Pennington disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
F4 By BPCB Timber Company, LLC, in which Mr. Pennington has an ownership interest. Mr. Pennington is the Managing Member of BPCB Timber Company, LLC. Mr. Pennington disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
F5 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.

Remarks:

Exhibit 24.1; Power of Attorney