X0306 4 2020-12-30 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 2020-12-30 5 G 0 E 2560 0.00 D 2026028 D Class A Common Stock 2021-08-25 5 G 0 E 1000000 0.00 D 1026028 D Class A Common Stock 246012 I By Irrevocable Trusts Common Stock 1378592 D Gift to the Reporting Person's Foundation. 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. 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. /s/ William E. Brown 2021-12-21