CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO (CENTA)

BROWN WILLIAM E 🟡 adjusted position in 116.2K shares (1 derivative) of CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO (CENT) at $38.28 ($12.4M) Transaction Date: Aug 10, 2026 | Filing ID: 347372

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  • News bot Aug. 12, 2026, 11:15 p.m.

    🔍 BROWN WILLIAM E (Executive)

    Company: CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO (CENT)

    Report Date: 2026-08-10

    Transaction Summary:

    • Total transactions: 4
    • Derivative instruments: 1
    • Holdings reported: 1
    • Total shares acquired: 127,942
    • Total shares sold: 244,174
    • Total shares held: 354,159

    Detailed Transactions and Holdings:

    • Acquired 127,942 shares of Class A Common Stock at $31.176 per share (Direct)
      Date: 2026-08-10 | Code: M | equity_swap_involved: false | shares_owned_after: 1,065,490.00 | transaction_form_type: 4
    • Sold 116,232 shares of Class A Common Stock at $38.28 per share (Direct)
      Date: 2026-08-10 | Code: F | equity_swap_involved: false | shares_owned_after: 949,258.00 | transaction_form_type: 4 | Footnotes: F1
    • Holds 0 shares of Class A Common Stock (Direct)
      Date: 2026-08-10 | Code: H | nature_of_ownership: By Irrevocable Trusts | shares_owned_after: 354,159.00 | Footnotes: F2
    • Sold 127,942 shares of Stock Option at $31.176 per share (Derivative)
      Date: 2026-08-10 | Code: M | Expires: 2026-08-11 | equity_swap_involved: false | transaction_form_type: 4 | Footnotes: F3

    Footnotes:

    • F1: 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.
    • F2: 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. 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.
    • F3: On August 11, 2020, the Issuer's Compensation Committee granted the reporting person an option to purchase 102,354 (127,942 after stock dividend) shares of Class A Common Stock of the Issuer at an exercise price of $38.97 ($31.176 after stock dividend) per share. The option vests in four equal annual installments beginning August 11, 2021.