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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’s Chief Financial Officer, Bradley G. Smith, reported two stock transactions in the company’s Class A Common Stock on January 30, 2026. He acquired 844 shares at a price of $0.00 per share, increasing his direct holdings at that point to 10,853 shares.
On the same day, 346 shares were delivered at a price of $30.22 per share to cover withholding tax upon settlement of performance share units, as described in the footnote. After these transactions, Smith directly owned 10,507 Class A Common shares.
Central Garden & Pet President John D. Walker III reported equity-related transactions in Class A Common Stock. On January 30, 2026, he acquired 2,814 shares at $0.00 per share, reflecting the settlement of performance share units.
On the same date, 976 shares were withheld at $30.22 per share to cover tax liabilities from that settlement, leaving him with 69,166 directly held Class A shares. He also has 2,200 units held indirectly through the issuer’s 401(k) plan, invested in the CENTA Stock Fund.
William E. Brown, Chairman and 10% owner of Central Garden & Pet Company (CENTA), reported multiple open-market sales totaling 103,125 shares of Class A common stock on August 28-29, 2025. The reported sales were executed at prices ranging from $32.56 to $33.12, with per-lot price ranges disclosed in the filing. After the transactions, Mr. Brown's reported beneficial ownership positions are shown as both indirect holdings through family irrevocable trusts and direct holdings, with the filing noting specific post-transaction share totals. The Form 4 is signed and dated August 31, 2025, and includes an explanatory note that the irrevocable trusts are for the benefit of his descendants and that he and his spouse serve as co-trustees.
Central Garden & Pet Company (CENTA) Form 144: An insider filed a notice to sell 100,000 shares of Class A common stock, with an aggregate market value of $3,266,000, representing shares outstanding of 51,618,478. The securities were acquired on 02/28/2007 as a stock dividend. The filing lists an approximate sale date of 08/28/2025 through J.P. Morgan Securities LLC on NASDAQ. The notice discloses two prior sales by the same person on 05/29/2025 totaling 7,800 shares for gross proceeds of $249,571. The filer certifies no undisclosed material adverse information and provides required Rule 144 details.
Form 144 notice for Central Garden & Pet Company (CENTA) reports a proposed sale of 3,125 Class A common shares through Wells Fargo Clearing Services on 08/28/2025 with an aggregate market value of $101,590.00. The shares were acquired as a gift on 02/05/2007 from William E Brown, who is also shown as a seller in recent transactions. The filing discloses prior sales on 05/29/2025 by William E Brown (3,000 shares, $96,150) and William Brown (Various Trusts) (4,800 shares, $153,421). The filer certifies no undisclosed material adverse information.
John R. Ranelli, a director of Central Garden & Pet Company (CENTA), reported a sale of Class A common stock on 08/25/2025. The filing shows 3,076 shares of Class A Common Stock were sold at an aggregate range of prices between $32.53 and $32.64 per share, leaving beneficial ownership of 1,427 Class A shares and 7,039 shares of Common Stock held indirectly by the John R. Ranelli Trust dated 12/24/97. The filing is submitted by a single reporting person and signed by an attorney-in-fact on 08/28/2025. Mr. Ranelli disclaims beneficial ownership of the trust shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest.
George Yuhas, General Counsel of Central Garden & Pet Company (CENTA), filed an initial Form 3 reporting beneficial ownership. He directly owns 5,895 shares of Class A common stock and indirectly holds 5,886.93 units through the company's 401(k) CENTA Stock Fund. He also holds two vested, exercisable stock options: 20,833 shares exercisable at $22.80 (granted 02/10/2020) and 6,743 shares exercisable at $35.216 (granted 02/09/2021).
John D. Walker III, President, Garden Consumer Pro at Central Garden & Pet Co. (CENTA), reported an insider stock sale. On 08/25/2025 he disposed of 3,500 shares of Class A Common Stock at an average price reported as $32.5892 (range disclosed $32.51–$32.63). After the sale the reporting person beneficially owned 67,328 shares directly and held an additional 2,173 units indirectly through the company 401(k) CENTA Stock Fund, which includes shares of CENTA stock and cash. The Form 4 was signed by an attorney-in-fact on 08/26/2025.
Central Garden & Pet Company (CENTA) filing a Form 144 notifies the market of a proposed sale of 3,076 shares of Class A common stock, with an aggregate market value of $102,123.20 based on the filing. The shares represent a small fraction of the issuer's outstanding Class A common stock, listed as 51,618,478 shares outstanding.
The filing states the shares were acquired on 08/12/2025 by transfer from John R. Ranelli (who received them as compensation on 02/12/2025), and the proposed approximate sale date is 08/25/2025 on NASDAQ through J.P. Morgan Securities LLC. The filer certifies no undisclosed material adverse information is known.
Central Garden & Pet Company (CENTA) submitted a Form 144 notice proposing the sale of 3,500 shares of Class A common stock through Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. on 08/25/2025 with an aggregate market value of $114,062.00. The shares were acquired on 02/13/2024 by Restricted Stock Lapse from the issuer and are identified as equity compensation. The filing shows 51,618,478 shares outstanding for the class. No securities were reported sold in the prior three months and the filer represents compliance with disclosure statements required by the form.