Brooks Pennington III - 09 Aug 2021 Form 4 Insider Report for CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO (CENT)

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	CENT	Class A Common Stock	Tax liability	$22,198	-513	-1.4%	$43.27	36,533	09 Aug 2021	Direct	F1
holding	CENT	Class A Common Stock						3,876	09 Aug 2021	By Spouse	F2
holding	CENT	Class A Common Stock						15,208	09 Aug 2021	By LLC	F3
holding	CENT	Units						2,065	09 Aug 2021	By 401(k) Plan	F4
holding	CENT	Common Stock						159,950	09 Aug 2021	Direct
holding	CENT	Common Stock						6,938	09 Aug 2021	By Spouse	F2
holding	CENT	Common Stock						7,604	09 Aug 2021	By LLC	F3

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

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 of the sales prices of CENTA on August 9, 2021.
F2	Mr. Pennington disclaims beneficial ownership of 3,876 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	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.