Derivative exercise or conversion — not an open-market buy.
Written from the filing's own figures. OQRO describes what was reported and never tells you what to buy or sell
View the official recordSEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial OwnershipAll the details
Dates, kept separate
Transaction date
Feb 10, 2026
Reporting period
Not applicable
Filed with the SEC
Feb 12, 2026
DirectorIndirect holdingOption exercise
Context
Classification
option exercise
Code M — exercise or conversion of a derivative security
Planned / mechanical clue
None found in footnotes
Only flagged when a footnote says so; never inferred
Source receipt
Record ID
0001193125-26-048807
Filed / recorded
Feb 12, 2026, 9:21 PM UTC
Added to OQRO
Oct 6, 2026, 10:14 PM UTC
Parser
form4-xml-v2
Data quality
Verified: identifiers matched exactly
Issuer
CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO
Issuer CIK
887733
Ticker
CENT
Reporting person
John Ranelli
Relationship
Director
Security
Class A Common Stock
Table
Non-derivative (Table I)
Transaction date
Feb 10, 2026
Transaction code
M
Shares / units
8,803
Price per share
$22.72
Acquired / disposed
Acquired (A)
Shares owned after
10,230
Ownership form
Indirect — By John R. Ranelli Trust
Amendment
No
Footnotes from the filing
On December 7, 2023, Company declared a stock dividend, payable to all holders on record of Common Stock and Class A Common Stock as of January 8, 2024, of one share of Class A Common Stock for every four shares of Common Stock and Class A Common Stock outstanding. At the same time, pursuant to anti-dilution provisions, an option for 7,043 shares Class A Common Stock on January 8, 2024 became exercisable for 8,803 shares of Class A Common Stock.
Mr. Ranelli disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares of the Company's Common Stock and Class A Common Stock owned by the John R. Ranelli Trust dated 12/24/97 except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
Traded Feb 17 · filed the same dayNot under a reported trading plan
Central Garden & Pet's President, Pet Consumer Prod sold $174K of Central Garden & Pet shares. The filing does not indicate a pre-arranged trading plan.