0001181431-12-046990.txt : 20120822 0001181431-12-046990.hdr.sgml : 20120822 20120822165240 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001181431-12-046990 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20120820 FILED AS OF DATE: 20120822 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120822 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Reed Michael A CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001417288 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-33268 FILM NUMBER: 121050197 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: CENTRAL GARDEN & PET COMPANY STREET 2: 1340 TREAT BLVD 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: 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 rrd354039.xml MICHAEL A. REED FORM 4 8-20-2012 X0306 4 2012-08-20 0 0000887733 CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO CENT 0001417288 Reed Michael A 1340 TREAT BOULEVARD SUITE 600 WALNUT CREEK CA 94597 0 1 0 0 Executive Vice President Class A Common Stock 2012-08-20 4 M 0 30000 4.60 A 61634 D Class A Common Stock 2012-08-20 4 F 0 17121 11.05 D 44513 D Stock Option (Right to Buy) 4.60 2012-08-20 4 M 0 30000 0 D 2014-03-04 Class A Common Stock 30000 80000 D Options exercised through sales plan pursuant to Rule 10b5-1(c)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. 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 exercise. On March 4, 2008, the reporting person was granted an option to purchase 120,000 shares of Class A Common Stock of the Issuer. The option vests in five equal annual installments beginning March 4, 2009. Twenty percent of the option vests based on the satisfaction of certain annual performance targets for each of the fiscal years ending September 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012. /s/ JoAnn Jonte, as attorney-in-fact for Michael A. Reed 2012-08-22