Central Garden & Pet (CENT) Form 3 CENTRAL GARDEN & PET / Bradley G. Smith ownership change

SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Smith Bradley G.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

1340 TREAT BOULEVARD

SUITE 600

(Street)

WALNUT CREEK CA 94597

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
09/29/2024

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO [ CENT ]

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
Chief Financial Officer

5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Class A Common Stock	7,285(1)	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	(2)	02/09/2027	Class A Common Stock	658	35.216	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Includes 219 restricted shares of Class A Common Stock granted on 2/9/21, which shares will vest annually in one-fourth increments and be exercisable beginning on 2/9/22; 1,218 restricted shares of Class A Common Stock granted on 5/18/21, which shares will vest annually in one-third increments and be exercisable beginning on 5/18/23; 562 restricted shares of Class A Common Stock granted on 2/9/22, which shares will vest annually in one-half increments and be exercisable beginning on 2/9/24; 1,152 restricted shares of Class A Common Stock granted on 2/6/23, which shares will vest annually in one-half increments and be exercisable beginning on 2/6/25; 1,127 restricted shares of Class A Common Stock granted on 2/6/24, which shares will vest annually in one-half increments and be exercisable beginning on 2/6/26; and 3,007 restricted shares of Class A Common Stock granted on 2/6/24, which shares will vest annually in one-fourth increments and be exercisable beginning on 2/6/26.

2. Options were granted February 9, 2021, of which 1,968 have vested and have been exercised; and the remaining 658 shares shall vest and be exercisable on February 9, 2025.

	/s/Bradley Smith	10/08/2024
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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