X0306 4 2020-05-18 0 0000887733 CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO CENT 0000936179 BROWN WILLIAM E C/O CENTRAL GARDEN & PET COMPANY 1340 TREAT BLVD., SUITE 600 WALNUT CREEK CA 94597 1 1 1 0 Chairman Class A Common Stock 2020-05-18 5 G 0 E 450 0.00 D 2029374 D Common Stock 2020-05-19 4 S 0 185427 34.00 D 1388592 D Class A Common Stock 246012 I By Irrevocable Trusts The shares of the Issuer's Common Stock were sold for financial diversification. The Reporting Person has no current plans to sell additional shares. After the sale, the Reporting Person owns a total of 5,018,425 shares of the Issuer's stock. The amount of shares of the Issuer's Common Stock beneficially owned in column 5 excludes 1,600,459 shares of Class B common stock, which is convertible into Common Stock. These securities are owned directly by various family Irrevocable Trusts and indirectly by the Reporting Person and his spouse as co-trustees of the Irrevocable Trusts. The Reporting Person and his spouse, as co-trustees, have and share investment control over the securities held in each of the Irrevocable Trusts but disclaim beneficial ownership of the reported securities held by the Irrevocable Trusts except to the extent of his and his wife's pecuniary interest therein. /s/ William E. Brown 2020-05-20