WILLIAM E. BROWN - 16 Feb 2023 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: 16 Feb 2023
Transactions value $: -$4,561,284
Form type: 4
Filing time: 17 Feb 2023, 17:08:21 UTC
Previous filing: 14 Feb 2023
Next filing: 08 Feb 2024
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	Sale	-$3,935,000	-100,000	-9.62%	$39.35	939,116	16 Feb 2023	Direct
transaction	CENT	Class A Common Stock	Sale	-$626,283	-15,671	-1.67%	$39.96	923,445	16 Feb 2023	Direct	F1
holding	CENT	Class A Common Stock						246,012	16 Feb 2023	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 range of prices for the shares of Class A Common Stock is from $39.95 to $40.09. The Reporting Person undertakes that he will provide, upon request by the staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, full information regarding the number of securities sold at each separate price.
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 range of prices for the shares of Class A Common Stock is from $39.95 to $40.09. The Reporting Person undertakes that he will provide, upon request by the staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, full information regarding the number of securities sold at each separate price.

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.