Howard Machek - 30 Jan 2026 Form 4 Insider Report for CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO (CENT)

Reporting relationship: Chief Accounting Officer
Issuer ticker: CENT
Reported as of: 30 Jan 2026
Net transaction value: -$43,569
SEC form: 4
Accepted by SEC: 02 Feb 2026, 17:05:44 UTC
Prior SEC filing: 15 Jul 2025
Next SEC filing: 10 Feb 2026
Source filing: View source filing
Reporting owner signature: /s/Filomena Eickstaedt as Attorney-in-fact for Howard Machek

Key filing fact

Howard Machek filed Form 4 for CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO (CENT) on 02 Feb 2026.

Key facts

This page summarizes Howard Machek's Form 4 filing for CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO (CENT).
5 reported transactions and 1 derivative row are listed below.
Accepted by SEC: 02 Feb 2026, 17:05.

Change

Previous filing in this sequence was filed on 15 Jul 2025.
Current net transaction value: -$43,569.

Research use

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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 for Howard Machek
Signature date: 02 Feb 2026

Reported non-derivative transactions

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

CENT transaction

Class A Common Stock

Award

Transaction value: $0
Shares: +2,253
Change %: +5%
Price: $0.000000
Shares after: 47,344
Date: 30 Jan 2026
Ownership: Direct

CENT transaction

Class A Common Stock

Tax liability

Transaction value: $29,767
Shares: -985
Change %: -2.1%
Price: $30.22
Shares after: 46,359
Date: 30 Jan 2026
Ownership: Direct
Footnotes: F1

CENT transaction

Class A Common Stock

Options Exercise

Transaction value: $97,014
Shares: +4,255
Change %: +9.2%
Price: $22.80
Shares after: 50,614
Date: 30 Jan 2026
Ownership: Direct

CENT transaction

Class A Common Stock

Tax liability

Transaction value: $110,817
Shares: -3,667
Change %: -7.2%
Price: $30.22
Shares after: 46,947
Date: 30 Jan 2026
Ownership: Direct
Footnotes: F3

CENT holding

Common Stock

No transaction description listed

Transaction value
Shares
Change %
Price
Shares after: 1,000
Date: 30 Jan 2026
Ownership: Direct

CENT holding

Units

No transaction description listed

Transaction value
Shares
Change %
Price
Shares after: 6,867
Date: 30 Jan 2026
Ownership: By 401(k) Plan
Footnotes: F2

Reported derivative securities

Options, warrants, convertible securities, or similar derivative positions disclosed in the filing.

CENT transaction Derivative

Stock Option (Right to Buy)

Options Exercise

Transaction value: $0
Shares: -4,255
Change %: -100%
Price: $0.000000
Shares after: 0
Date: 30 Jan 2026
Ownership: Direct
Underlying class: Class A Common Stock
Underlying amount: 4,255
Exercise price: $22.80
Footnotes: F4

^* marks a reported price that did not pass the local price check.

Additional SEC filing notes

Filing notes and footnotes

Explanation of responses 4 footnotes

Footnote F1

Shares delivered by Reporting Person in payment of the withholding tax liability upon settlement of performance share units.

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.

Footnote F3

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 January 30, 2026.

Footnote F4

Options were granted on February 10, 2020, and all shares are vested and have been exercised.