144 0000936179 XXXXXXXX LIVE 0000887733 CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO 001-33268 1340 TREAT BOULEVARD SUITE 600 WALNUT CREEK CA 94597 9259484000 BROWN WILLIAM E Officer Class A Common Stock Wells Fargo Clearing Services

One North Jefferson Avenue St. Louis MO 63103

3125 101590.00 51618478 08/28/2025 NASDAQ Class A Common Stock 02/05/2007 Gift William E Brown Y 01/01/1996 3125 N/A N William E Brown

1340 Treat Blvd., Suite 600 Walnut Creek CA 94597

Central Garden & Pet Company 05/29/2025 3000 96150.00 William Brown (Various Trusts)

1340 Treat Blvd., Suite 600 Walnut Creek CA 94597

Central Garden & Pet Company 05/29/2025 4800 153421.00 The shares sold today are owned by various family Irrevocable Trusts, and William E Brown and his Spouse are Co-TTEES on the Trusts indirectly. 08/28/2025 William E Brown