X0306 4 2018-08-13 0 0000887733 CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO CENT 0001489054 Ranelli John C/O CENTRAL GARDEN & PET COMPANY 1340 TREAT BLVD, SUITE 600 WALNUT CREEK CA 94597 1 0 0 0 Class A Common Stock 2018-08-13 4 F 0 252 36.69 D 290 D Class A Common Stock 100 I By John R. Ranelli Trust Common Stock 7439 I By John R. Ranelli Trust 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 August 13, 2018. Mr. Ranelli disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares of the Company's Common Stock and Class A Common Stock owned by the John R. Ranelli Trust dated 12/24/97 except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein. The amount of Common Stock beneficially owned indirectly by the Reporting Person following the reported transaction in Column 5 was overstated by 7,258 shares of CENT on the Form 4 filed on December 15, 2016 and was reflected incorrectly in all subsequent reports, but it has been corrected above. /s/John Ranelli 2018-08-15