X0306 4 2015-08-18 0 0000887733 CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO CENT 0001506621 Varlas Lori A. C/O CENTRAL GARDEN & PET COMPANY 1340 TREAT BOULEVARD, SUITE 600 WALNUT CREEK CA 94597 0 1 0 0 SVP, CFO and Secretary Class A Common Stock 2015-08-18 4 M 0 33750 9.54 A 89702 D Class A Common Stock 2015-08-18 4 F 0 28905 12.39 D 60797 D Class A Common Stock 2015-08-18 4 M 0 8000 9.26 A 68797 D Class A Common Stock 2015-08-18 4 F 0 6740 12.39 D 62057 D Class A Common Stock 2015-08-20 4 S 0 1260 13.10 D 60797 D Class A Common Stock 2015-08-20 4 M 0 10000 6.43 A 70797 D Class A Common Stock 2015-08-20 4 F 0 6895 12.80 D 63902 D Stock Option (Right to Buy) 9.54 2015-08-18 4 M 0 33750 0.00 D 2018-03-26 Class A Common Stock 33750 11250 D Stock Option (Right to Buy) 9.26 2015-08-18 4 M 0 8000 0.00 D 2017-04-13 Class A Common Stock 8000 18000 D Stock Option (Right to Buy) 6.43 2015-08-20 4 M 0 10000 0.00 D 2019-03-31 Class A Common Stock 10000 27500 D 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 price on the date of exercise. On March 26, 2012, the reporting person was granted an option to purchase 45,000 shares of Class A Common Stock of the Issuer. The option vests in four equal annual installments beginning March 26, 2013. On April 13, 2011, the Issuer's Compensation Committee granted the reporting person an option to purchase 50,000 shares of Class A Common Stock of the Issuer. The option vests in five equal annual installments beginning April 13, 2012. Twenty percent of the option also vests based on the satisfaction of certain annual performance targets for each of the fiscal years ending September 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015. On August 12, 2013, the Reporting Person was granted an option to purchase 50,000 shares of Class A Common Stock of the Issuer. The option vests in four equal annual installments beginning March 31, 2014. /s/ Lori A. Varlas 2015-08-20