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Filing Details

Accession Number:: 0001181431-12-048908
Form Type:: 4
Zero Holdings:: No
Publication Time:: 2012-09-06 13:46:22
Reporting Period:: 2012-09-04

Filing Date:: 2012-09-06
Accepted Time:: 2012-09-06 13:46:22
SEC Url:: Form 4 Filing

Issuer

Cik	Name	Symbol	Sector (SIC)	IRS No
887733	Central Garden & Pet Co	CENT	Wholesale-Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods (5190)	680275553

Insiders

Cik	Name	Reported Address	Insider Title	Director	Officer	Large Shareholder	Other
1057369	Iii Brooks Pennington	1280 Atlanta Highway Madison GA 30650		Yes	No	No	No

Reported Non-Derivative Transactions

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Sec. Name	Acquisiton - Disposition	Date	Amount	Price	Remaning Holdings	Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership
Class A Common Stock	Acquisiton	2012-09-04	5,000	$9.06	97,042	No	4	M	Direct
Class A Common Stock	Disposition	2012-09-04	4,216	$11.80	92,826	No	4	F	Direct
Class A Common Stock	Disposition	2012-09-05	784	$12.22	92,042	No	4	S	Direct

Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership
No	4	M	Direct
No	4	F	Direct
No	4	S	Direct

Reported Derivative Transactions

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Sec. Name	Sec. Type	Acquisiton - Disposition	Date	Amount	Price	Amount - 2	Price - 2
Class A Common Stock	Stock Option (right to buy)	Disposition	2012-09-04	5,000	$0.00	5,000	$9.04

Remaning Holdings	Exercise Date	Expiration Date	Equity Swap Involved	Transaction Form Type	Transaction Code	Nature of Ownership
12,076		2013-08-08	No	4	M	Direct

Reported Non-Derivative Holdings

Sec. Name	Remaning Holdings	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
Class A Common Stock	38,080	Indirect	By L.P
Class A Common Stock	3,876	Indirect	By Spouse
Class A Common Stock	15,208	Indirect	By LLC

Footnotes

Options exercised through sales plan pursuant to Rule 10b5-1(c)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Shares withheld by the Issuer in payment of the aggregate option exercise price and withholding tax liability incurred upon the above-reported exercise of options. The amount of shares withheld is based on the average of the respective average of the high and low sales prices on August 31, 2012 and on the date of exercise.
Sale effected under sales plan pursuant to Rule 10b5-1(c)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
The range of prices for the shares of Class A Common Stock is from $12.22 to $13.2199. Mr. Pennington 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.
By BPCB Partners L.P. The general managing partner of BPCB Partners L.P. is BPCB Management Company LLC ("BPCBLLC") and Mr. Pennington is the sole member of BPCBLLC. Mr. Pennington disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
Mr. Pennington disclaims beneficial ownership of 3,876 shares of the Issuer's Class A Common Stock owned by his spouse.
By Pennington Management Company II, LLC, in which Mr. Pennington has an ownership interest. Mr. Pennington is the President of Pennington Management Company II, LLC. Mr. Pennington disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
One-third of the total options granted will become exercisable at each of 6 months, 18 months and 30 months after February 8, 2010, the date of grant.