Central Garden & Pet chairman distributes 1,000 shares

Reported positions after the distribution include 349,259 Class A shares held through trusts and 948,258 shares held directly.

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

William E. Brown reported disposition transactions in this Form 4 filing. Central Garden & Pet Co. (CENT) reported that Chairman William E. Brown and his spouse, acting as co-trustees, caused a family Irrevocable Trust to distribute 1,000 shares of Class A Common Stock to a beneficiary on September 24, 2026. The reported post-transaction position held through the trusts was 349,259 shares; Brown’s direct position was 948,258 shares. Brown and his spouse share investment control over securities held in the trusts and disclaim beneficial ownership except to the extent of their pecuniary interest.

Insider Trade Summary

Other: 1,000 shares

Other 2 txns

Insider BROWN WILLIAM E

Role Chairman

Type	Security	Shares	Price	Value
Other	Class A Common Stock F1	1,000	$0.00	$0.00
holding	Class A Common Stock	--	--	--

Holdings After Transaction: Class A Common Stock — 349,259 shares (Indirect, By Irrevocable Trusts); Class A Common Stock — 948,258 shares (Direct)

Footnotes (1)

1. 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. On September 24, 2026, the Reporting Person and his spouse as co-trustees of the Irrevocable caused one of the family Irrevocable Trust to distribute 1,000 shares of Class A Comnon Stock to a beneficiary of one of the family 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.

Key Figures

Shares distributed: 1,000 shares Reported indirect holdings: 349,259 shares Reported direct holdings: 948,258 shares

3 metrics

Shares distributed 1,000 shares Class A Common Stock distributed to a beneficiary on September 24, 2026

Reported indirect holdings 349,259 shares Class A Common Stock held through Irrevocable Trusts following the transaction

Reported direct holdings 948,258 shares Class A Common Stock held directly following the transaction

Key Terms

Irrevocable Trusts, co-trustees, pecuniary interest

3 terms

Irrevocable Trusts technical

"securities held in each of the Irrevocable Trusts"

co-trustees technical

"as co-trustees of the Irrevocable Trusts"

pecuniary interest financial

"except to the extent of his and his wife's pecuniary interest therein"

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SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

BROWN WILLIAM E

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O CENTRAL GARDEN & PET COMPANY

1340 TREAT BLVD, SUITE 600

(Street)

WALNUT CREEK CALIFORNIA 94597

(City) (State) (Zip)

UNITED STATES

(Country)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO [ CENT ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	X	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)
	Chairman

2a. Foreign Trading Symbol

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/24/2026

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Class A Common Stock	09/24/2026		J(1)		1,000	D	$0	349,259	I	By Irrevocable Trusts(1)
Class A Common Stock								948,258	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. 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. On September 24, 2026, the Reporting Person and his spouse as co-trustees of the Irrevocable caused one of the family Irrevocable Trust to distribute 1,000 shares of Class A Comnon Stock to a beneficiary of one of the family 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.

	/s/ William E. Brown	09/25/2026
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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