WILLIAM E. BROWN - 24 Sep 2022 Form 5 Insider Report for CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO (CENT)

Role: Chairman, Director, 10%+ Owner
Signature: /s/ JoAnn Jonte, as Attorney-in-Fact for William E. Brown
Issuer symbol: CENT
Transactions as of: 24 Sep 2022
Transactions value $: $0
Form type: 5
Filing time: 08 Nov 2022, 12:35:45 UTC
Previous filing: 11 Oct 2022
Next filing: 28 Dec 2023
SEC: View on sec.gov

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	CENT	Class A Common Stock	Gift	$0	-11,880	-1.15%	$0	1,019,774	21 Dec 2021	Direct
transaction	CENT	Class A Common Stock	Gift	$0	-1,890	-0.19%	$0	1,017,884	29 Dec 2021	Direct
holding	CENT	Class A Common Stock						246,012	24 Sep 2022	By Irrevocable Trusts	F1
holding	CENT	Common Stock						1,386,792	24 Sep 2022	Direct	F2

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

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	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.
F2	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 are convertible into Common Stock.

Content

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 are convertible into Common Stock.