Howard Machek - Jan 27, 2022 Form 4 Insider Report for CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO (CENT)

Role
Chief Accounting Officer
Signature
/s/Howard Machek
Stock symbol
CENT
Transactions as of
Jan 27, 2022
Transactions value $
-$94,767
Form type
4
Date filed
1/31/2022, 03:04 PM
Previous filing
Nov 3, 2021
Next filing
Feb 11, 2022

Transactions Table

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Ownership Footnotes
transaction CENT Class A Common Stock Options Exercise $124K +9K +21.49% $13.82 50.9K Jan 27, 2022 Direct
transaction CENT Class A Common Stock Tax liability -$219K -5.24K -10.3% $41.83 45.6K Jan 27, 2022 Direct F1
holding CENT Units 4.51K Jan 27, 2022 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) Options Exercise $0 -9K -100% $0.00* 0 Jan 27, 2022 Class A Common Stock 9K $13.82 Direct F3
* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id Content
F1 Shares withheld by the Issuer in payment of the aggregate option exercise price and withholding tax liability 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.
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 Options were granted on January 29, 2016, and all shares are vested and have been exercised.