Howard Machek - Aug 4, 2023 Form 4 Insider Report for CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO (CENT)

Role: Chief Accounting Officer
Signature: /s/Howard Machek
Stock symbol: CENT
Transactions as of: Aug 4, 2023
Transactions value $: -$147,384
Form type: 4
Date filed: 8/8/2023, 04:10 PM
Previous filing: Mar 31, 2023
Next filing: Dec 19, 2023

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	CENT	Class A Common Stock	Options Exercise	$265K	+7.22K	+14.48%	$36.70	57.1K	Aug 4, 2023	Direct
transaction	CENT	Class A Common Stock	Tax liability	-$284K	-6.62K	-11.59%	$43.00	50.5K	Aug 4, 2023	Direct	F1
transaction	CENT	Class A Common Stock	Sale	-$128K	-3K	-5.95%	$42.65	47.5K	Aug 7, 2023	Direct
holding	CENT	Units						5.55K	Aug 4, 2023	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	-7.22K	-100%	$0.00^*	0	Aug 4, 2023	Class A Common Stock	7.22K	$36.70	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 19, 2018, and all shares are vested and have been exercised.