144 0001489054 XXXXXXXX LIVE 0000887733 Central Garden & Pet Company 001-33268 1340 Treat Boulevard, Suite 600 Walnut Creek CA 94597 925-948-4000 John R. Ranelli Director Class A Common Stock J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

390 Madison Avenue, 6th Floor New York NY 10017

2500 83075 53186394 02/13/2025 NASDAQ Class A Common Stock 01/28/2025 Transfer From John R. Ranelli, who acquired the shares from compensation on 02/12/19 N 2500 01/28/2025 N/A Y The shares filed today will be sold by the John R. Ranelli Trust Dated 12/24/97, John R. Ranelli as Trustee 02/13/2025 /s/ J.P. Morgan Securities LLC as agent and attorney-in-fact for John R. Ranelli