0001181431-11-052433.txt : 20111011 0001181431-11-052433.hdr.sgml : 20111010 20111011143620 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001181431-11-052433 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 3 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20111005 FILED AS OF DATE: 20111011 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20111011 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Hibbert Paul CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001532215 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 3 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-33268 FILM NUMBER: 111135258 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: 0924 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 3 1 rrd323582.xml FORM 3 10-5-2011 X0204 3 2011-10-05 0 0000887733 CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO CENT 0001532215 Hibbert Paul C/O CENTRAL GARDEN & PET COMPANY 1340 TREAT BOULEVARD, SUITE 600 WALNUT CREEK CA 94597 0 1 0 0 SVP - Supply Chain Stock Option (Right to Buy) 9.85 2015-06-30 Class A Common Stock 6000 D Stock Option (Right to Buy) 8.99 2016-06-04 Class A Common Stock 12500 D Stock Option (Right to Buy) 9.26 2017-04-13 Class A Common Stock 25000 D On June 30, 2009, the Issuer's Compensation Committee granted the reporting person an option to purchase 6,000 shares of Class A Common Stock of the Issuer. The Option vests in five equal annual installments beginning June 30, 2010 based on the satisfaction of certain annual performance for each of the fiscal years ending September 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013. As October 5, 2011, 2,400 shares of Class A Common Stock are vested and exercisable. On June 4, 2010, the Issuer's Compensation Committee granted the reporting person an option to purchase 12,500 shares of Class A Common Stock of the Issuer. The Option vests in five equal annual installments beginning June 4, 2011 based on the satisfaction of certain annual performance for each of the fiscal years ending September 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014. As October 5, 2011, 2,500 shares of Class A Common Stock are vested and exercisable. On April 13, 2011, the Issuer's Compensation Committee granted the reporting person an option to purchase 25,000 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 for each of the fiscal years ending September 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015. Exhibit 24.1: Power of Attorney /s/ Paul Hibbert 2011-10-11 EX-24.1 2 rrd289970_327281.htm POWER OF ATTORNEY rrd289970_327281.html 
Exhibit 24

POWER OF ATTORNEY

      The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints William E. Brown, Lori A. Varlas,
JoAnn Jonte and Mary-Lou Sonntag, and each of them, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

	(1)	execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity
as an officer, director, and/or person who holds more than 10% of the stock of Central
Garden & Pet Company (the "Company"), Forms 3, Forms 4 and Forms 5 in accordance with
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and
the rules thereunder;

	(2)	do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which
may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Forms 3, Forms 4 or Forms 5
and timely file any such forms with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission
and any other authority; and

	(3)	take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the
foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best
interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being understood that the
documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned, pursuant to this
Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such
attorney-in-fact may approve in his or her discretion.

      The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and authority
to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary or proper to
be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all
intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full
power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such
attorney-in-fact, or his or her substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be
done pursuant to this power of attorney.  The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing
attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not
assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply
with Section 16 of the Exchange Act.


      This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is
no longer required to file Forms 3, Forms 4, and Forms 5 with respect to the undersigned's
holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by
the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the attorneys-in-fact.

      The undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 6th day
of October, 2011.


                                           /s/ Paul Hibbert
                                           Signature
                                           Paul Hibbert
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