0001181431-12-044369.txt : 20120808 0001181431-12-044369.hdr.sgml : 20120808 20120808172648 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001181431-12-044369 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20120806 FILED AS OF DATE: 20120808 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120808 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PIERGALLINI ALFRED A CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001198779 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-33268 FILM NUMBER: 121017789 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 rrd352686.xml A. PIERGALLINI FORM 4 - AUGUST 6, 2012 X0306 4 2012-08-06 0 0000887733 CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO CENT 0001198779 PIERGALLINI ALFRED A 1340 TREAT BLVD., STE. 600 WALNUT CREEK CA 94597 1 0 0 0 Class A Common Stock 2012-08-06 4 M 0 30582 6.54 A 77162 D Class A Common Stock 2012-08-06 4 F 0 18299 10.93 D 58863 D Common Stock 8979 D Director Stock Option (right to buy) 6.54 2012-08-06 4 M 0 30582 0 D 2012-08-09 Class A Common Stock 30582 0 D Shares withheld by the Issuer in payment of the aggregate option exercise price 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 exercise. 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. /s/ JoAnn Jonte, as attorney-in-fact for Alfred A. Piergallini 2012-08-08