X0609 4 2026-09-24 false 0000887733 CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO CENT 0000936179 BROWN WILLIAM E false C/O CENTRAL GARDEN & PET COMPANY 1340 TREAT BLVD, SUITE 600 WALNUT CREEK CA 94597 true true true false Chairman false Class A Common Stock 2026-09-24 4 J false 1000 0 D 349259 I By Irrevocable Trusts Class A Common Stock 948258 D These securities are owned directly by various family Irrevocable Trusts and indirectly by the Reporting Person and his spouse as co-trustees of the Irrevocable Trusts. On September 24, 2026, the Reporting Person and his spouse as co-trustees of the Irrevocable caused one of the family Irrevocable Trust to distribute 1,000 shares of Class A Comnon Stock to a beneficiary of one of the family Irrevocable Trusts. The Reporting Person and his spouse, as co-trustees, have and share investment control over the securities held in each of the Irrevocable Trusts but disclaim beneficial ownership of the reported securities held by the Irrevocable Trusts except to the extent of his and his wife's pecuniary interest therein. /s/ William E. Brown 2026-09-25