Howard Machek - 13 Jul 2026 Form 4 Insider Report for CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO (CENT)

Reporting relationship: Chief Accounting Officer
Issuer ticker: CENT
Reported as of: 13 Jul 2026
Net transaction value: $0
SEC form: 4
Accepted by SEC: 14 Jul 2026, 16:53:11 UTC
Prior SEC filing: 12 Feb 2026
Source filing: View source filing
Reporting owner signature: ./s/Filomena Eickstaedt as Attorney-in-fact

Key filing fact

Howard Machek filed Form 4 for CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO (CENT) on 14 Jul 2026.

Key facts

This page summarizes Howard Machek's Form 4 filing for CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO (CENT).
1 reported transaction and 0 derivative rows are listed below.
Accepted by SEC: 14 Jul 2026, 16:53.

Change

Previous filing in this sequence was filed on 12 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 0001650256 Primary reporting owner

Machek Howard

Relationship: Chief Accounting Officer
Address: C/O CENTRAL GARDEN & PET COMPANY, 1340 TREAT BLVD, SUITE 600, WALNUT CREEK
Signature: ./s/Filomena Eickstaedt as Attorney-in-fact
Signature date: 14 Jul 2026

Reported non-derivative transactions

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

CENT transaction

Class A Common Stock

Tax liability

Transaction value
Shares: -3,924
Change %: -7.6%
Price: $37.59^*
Shares after: 47,944
Date: 13 Jul 2026
Ownership: Direct
Footnotes: F1

CENT holding

Common Stock

No transaction description listed

Transaction value
Shares
Change %
Price
Shares after: 1,000
Date: 13 Jul 2026
Ownership: Direct

CENT holding

Units

No transaction description listed

Transaction value
Shares
Change %
Price
Shares after: 7,371
Date: 13 Jul 2026
Ownership: By 401(k) Plan
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

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 sales prices of CENTA on July 13, 2026.

Footnote 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.