144 0001843398 XXXXXXXX LIVE 0000887733 CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO 001-33268 1340 TREAT BOULEVARD SUITE 600 WALNUT CREEK CA 94597 9259484000 Walker John D. III Officer Class A Common Stock Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.

3000 Schwab Way Westlake TX 76262

5000 192500.00 51340003 08/11/2026 NASDAQ Class A Common Stock 02/13/2024 Restricted Stock Lapse Central Garden & Pet Company N 3871 02/13/2024 Equity Compensation Class A Common Stock 02/20/2024 Restricted Stock Lapse Central Garden & Pet Company N 1129 02/20/2024 Equity Compensation Y 08/11/2026 JOHN D WALKER III