0001181431-11-024283.txt : 20110415 0001181431-11-024283.hdr.sgml : 20110415 20110415193626 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001181431-11-024283 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20110413 FILED AS OF DATE: 20110415 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20110415 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Varlas Lori A. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001506621 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-33268 FILM NUMBER: 11764138 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O CENTRAL GARDEN & PET COMPANY STREET 2: 1340 TREAT BOULEVARD, SUITE 600 CITY: WALNUT CREEK STATE: CA ZIP: 94597 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000887733 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: WHOLESALE-MISCELLANEOUS NONDURABLE GOODS [5190] IRS NUMBER: 680275553 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1340 TREAT BOULEVARD STREET 2: SUITE 600 CITY: WALNUT CREEK STATE: CA ZIP: 94597 BUSINESS PHONE: 9259484000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1340 TREAT BOULEVARD STREET 2: SUITE 600 CITY: WALNUT CREEK STATE: CA ZIP: 94597 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: CENTRAL GARDEN & PET COMPANY DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19941019 4 1 rrd308556.xml L. VARLAS FORM 4 X0303 4 2011-04-13 0 0000887733 CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO CENT 0001506621 Varlas Lori A. C/O CENTRAL GARDEN & PET COMPANY 1340 TREAT BOULEVARD, SUITE 600 WALNUT CREEK CA 94597 0 1 0 0 SVP, CFO and Secretary Stock Option (Right to Buy) 9.26 2011-04-13 4 A 0 50000 0 A 2017-04-13 Class A Common Stock 50000 50000 D On April 13, 2011, the Issuer's Compensation Committee granted the reporting person an option to purchase 50,000 shares of Class A Common Stock of the Issuer. The option vests in five equal annual installments beginning April 13, 2012 based on the satisfaction of certain annual performance targets for each of the fiscal years ending September 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015. /s/ Lori A. Varlas 2011-04-15