William E. Brown - 11 Feb 2026 Form 4 Insider Report for CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO (CENT)

Role: Chairman, Director, 10%+ Owner
Signature: /s/ William E. Brown
Issuer symbol: CENT
Transactions as of: 11 Feb 2026
Net transactions value: $0
Form type: 4
Filing time: 12 Feb 2026, 20:12:38 UTC
Previous filing: 10 Feb 2026
SEC: View on sec.gov

Reporting Owners (1)

Name	Relationship	Address	Signature	Signature date	CIK
BROWN WILLIAM E	Chairman, Director, 10%+ Owner	C/O CENTRAL GARDEN & PET COMPANY, 1340 TREAT BLVD, SUITE 600, WALNUT CREEK	/s/ William E. Brown	12 Feb 2025	0000936179

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	CENT	Class A Common Stock	Award	$0	+14,063	+1.5%	$0.000000	939,588	11 Feb 2026	Direct	F1
holding	CENT	Class A Common Stock						374,258	11 Feb 2026	By Irrevocable Trusts	F2

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	The Reporting Person was awarded by the Issuer's Compensation Committee on February 11, 2026 a grant of 14,063 shares of restricted Class A Common Stock, which will vest in increments of 33 1/3% per year commencing on the third anniversary of the date of the grant.
F2	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.

Content

The Reporting Person was awarded by the Issuer's Compensation Committee on February 11, 2026 a grant of 14,063 shares of restricted Class A Common Stock, which will vest in increments of 33 1/3% per year commencing on the third anniversary of the date of the grant.

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.