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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
1489054	John Ranelli	C/O Central Garden &Amp; Pet Company 1340 Treat Boulevard, Suite 600 Walnut Creek CA 94597		Yes	No	No	No

Reported Non-Derivative Transactions

Sec. Name	Acquisiton - Disposition	Date	Amount	Price	Remaning Holdings	Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
Class A Common Stock	Acquisiton	2016-10-31	156,903	$12.50	421,607	No	4	M	Direct
Class A Common Stock	Disposition	2016-10-31	135,770	$22.71	285,837	No	4	F	Direct
Class A Common Stock	Acquisiton	2016-10-31	156,903	$15.00	442,740	No	4	M	Direct
Class A Common Stock	Disposition	2016-10-31	140,945	$22.71	301,795	No	4	F	Direct
Class A Common Stock	Disposition	2016-11-01	628	$22.83	638	No	4	S	Indirect	By John R. Ranelli Trust
Common Stock	Disposition	2016-11-01	7,258	$23.73	81,863	No	4	S	Indirect	By John R. Ranelli Trust

Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
No	4	M	Direct
No	4	F	Direct
No	4	M	Direct
No	4	F	Direct
No	4	S	Indirect	By John R. Ranelli Trust
No	4	S	Indirect	By John R. Ranelli Trust

Reported Derivative Transactions

Sec. Name	Sec. Type	Acquisiton - Disposition	Date	Amount	Price	Amount - 2	Price - 2
Class A Common Stock	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	Disposition	2016-10-31	156,903	$0.00	156,903	$12.50
Class A Common Stock	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	Disposition	2016-10-31	156,903	$0.00	156,903	$15.00

Remaning Holdings	Exercise Date	Expiration Date	Equity Swap Involved	Transaction Form Type	Transaction Code	Nature of Ownership
52,302		2019-02-11	No	4	M	Direct
52,302		2019-02-11	No	4	M	Direct

Reported Non-Derivative Holdings

Sec. Name	Remaning Holdings	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
Common Stock	96,379	Direct

Footnotes

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 respective average of the high and low sales prices on the date of the exercise.
Shares sold through 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 $22.67 to $23.14. Mr. Ranelli 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.
Mr. Ranelli disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares of the Company's Common Stock and Class A Common Stock owned by the John R. Ranelli Trust Dated 12/24/97 except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
The range of prices for the shares of Common Stock is from $23.46 to $24.16. Mr. Ranelli 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.
The option vests in four equal annual installments beginning February 11, 2013.