0001181431-12-012853.txt : 20120229 0001181431-12-012853.hdr.sgml : 20120229 20120229131152 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001181431-12-012853 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20120227 FILED AS OF DATE: 20120229 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120229 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CHICHESTER DAVID N CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001227132 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-33268 FILM NUMBER: 12651247 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO STREET 2: 3697 MT DIABLO BLVD STE 310 CITY: LAFAYETTE STATE: CA ZIP: 94549 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: 0929 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 rrd336422.xml D. CHICHESTER FORM 4 X0304 4 2012-02-27 0 0000887733 CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO CENT 0001227132 CHICHESTER DAVID N 1340 TREAT BLVD., STE. 600 WALNUT CREEK CA 94597 1 0 0 0 Class A Common Stock 2012-02-27 4 M 0 600 6.54 A 37046 D Class A Common Stock 2012-02-27 4 S 0 600 9.75 D 36446 D Common Stock 2804 D Director Stock Option (right to buy) 6.54 2012-02-27 4 M 0 600 0 D 2012-08-09 Class A Common Stock 600 29982 D Sale effected under a sale plan pursuant to Rule 10b5-1(c)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. One-third of the total options granted became exercisable at each of 6 months, 18 months and 30 months after February 9, 2009, the date of the grant. Exhibit 24.1: Power of Attorney /s/ David N. Chichester 2012-02-28 EX-24.1 2 rrd301543_340275.htm POWER OF ATTORNEY rrd301543_340275.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 28th day
of February, 2012.


                                           /s/ David N. Chichester
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                                           David N. Chichester
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