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Central Garden & Pet Company filings document an operating company with Pet and Garden businesses and Class A common stock listed on Nasdaq under CENTA. The company's 8-K reports disclose quarterly operating results, fiscal outlook updates and press-release exhibits tied to sales, margins, earnings per share and segment performance.
The filings also cover governance and compensation events, including board appointments, committee assignments and bonus determinations. Capital-structure disclosures identify common stock and Class A common stock, while material-event reports provide formal records of financial condition and other public-company actions.
Central Garden & Pet Company (CENT) director, chairman, and 10% owner William E. Brown reported routine tax‑related share withholding tied to restricted stock vesting. On February 6, 2026, the issuer withheld 1,882 shares of Class A common stock at $33.60 per share to cover withholding taxes. On February 9, 2026, the issuer withheld another 2,958 shares at $33.92 per share for the same purpose. After these transactions, Brown directly owned 925,525 Class A shares. In addition, 374,258 Class A shares are held by various family irrevocable trusts for the benefit of his children and grandchildren; Brown and his spouse serve as co‑trustees with investment control but disclaim beneficial ownership of those trust‑held shares.
A holder of Class A Common stock has filed a Rule 144 notice to sell up to 3,250 shares through Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC on the NASDAQ, with an aggregate market value of $108,485.00. The issuer had 51,014,844 shares outstanding when the notice was prepared.
The shares to be sold were acquired on 01/01/2025 as restricted stock vesting under a registered plan, provided by the issuer as “Services Rendered” rather than for cash. The planned sale date is approximately 02/10/2026, subject to Rule 144 conditions and representations about material nonpublic information.
Central Garden & Pet executive John D. Walker III, President of Garden Consumer Products, reported a routine tax-related share withholding on restricted stock vesting. On February 6, 2026, 1,181 shares of Class A common stock were delivered at $33.6 per share to cover withholding taxes.
After this transaction, Walker beneficially owns 67,985 Class A common shares directly and an additional 2,200 units indirectly through the company’s 401(k) plan CENTA Stock Fund, which holds a mix of CENTA shares and cash.
Central Garden & Pet’s Chief Financial Officer Bradley G. Smith reported a routine tax-related share withholding. On February 6, 2026, 776 shares of Class A common stock were delivered at $33.60 per share to cover withholding taxes due upon vesting of restricted stock. After this transaction, Smith directly beneficially owned 9,731 Class A common shares.
Central Garden & Pet’s President of Pet Consumer Products, John Edward Hanson, reported two Class A common stock transactions on February 6, 2026. He delivered 1,636 shares at $33.60 per share to cover withholding taxes on vested restricted stock, and separately disposed of 2,165 directly held shares by transferring them to the Hanson Family Trust.
After these transactions, Hanson directly owned 41,279 Class A shares, held 2,693.61 units in the company’s 401(k) CENTA Stock Fund, and 12,155 Class A shares were held by the Hanson Family Trust, for which he disclaims beneficial ownership except for his pecuniary interest.
Central Garden & Pet Company reports weaker fiscal Q1 2026 results, with net sales of $617.4M, down from $656.4M a year earlier, and net income falling to $6.8M, or $0.11 per diluted share, from $14.0M, or $0.21.
Pet segment sales declined 2.7% while Garden sales dropped 12.0%, mainly from shipment timing, portfolio exits and lost distribution. Gross margin improved to 30.9% on productivity gains and mix, but $7.7M of facility-closure charges lifted SG&A and reduced operating income to $16.5M. The company acquired Champion USA’s U.S. assets for about $57M and ended the quarter with $1.19B of senior notes and $737.2M in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash.
Central Garden & Pet Company filed a current report to share that it has released its latest quarterly financial results. The company issued a press release covering results for the first quarter of its fiscal year 2026, which ended on December 27, 2025.
The press release, dated February 4, 2026, is included as Exhibit 99.1 to the report. Central Garden & Pet’s common stock (CENT) and Class A common stock (CENTA) are listed on The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC.
Central Garden & Pet Company Chief Executive Officer Nicholas Lahanas reported stock transactions in the company’s Class A common stock. On January 30, 2026, he acquired 2,814 shares at $0 per share, increasing his direct holdings to 89,406 shares.
On the same date, 1,144 shares were withheld and disposed of at $30.22 per share to cover withholding tax related to performance share units, leaving him with 88,262 Class A shares held directly. He also indirectly holds 3,318.686 units in the company’s 401(k) plan, representing interests in a fund invested in CENTA stock and cash.
Central Garden & Pet president John Edward Hanson reported changes in indirect holdings of Class A common stock through the Hanson Family Trust. On January 30, 2026, the trust received 2,814 Class A shares at $0, and 1,313 shares at $30.22 were delivered to cover withholding taxes tied to performance share unit settlement. Following these trust-related transactions, 9,990 Class A shares are shown as held indirectly by the trust, with Mr. Hanson disclaiming beneficial ownership except for his pecuniary interest. Separately, the filing reflects 45,080 Class A shares held directly and 2,693.61 units in a CENTA stock fund within the company 401(k) plan. The balance also incorporates a correction of a prior transpositional error.
Central Garden & Pet’s Chief Accounting Officer, Howard Machek, reported multiple equity transactions in Class A common stock on January 30, 2026. He exercised a stock option for 4,255 shares at $22.80 per share, converting the option into common stock.
The filing shows 2,253 Class A shares acquired at $0, linked to settlement of performance share units. It also reports share withholdings of 985 shares and 3,667 shares at $30.22 per share to cover tax liabilities on performance units and restricted stock. After these transactions, he directly held tens of thousands of Class A shares, plus 1,000 Common shares and 6,867 units in a 401(k) plan.