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View the official recordSEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial OwnershipAll the details
Dates, kept separate
Transaction date
Jul 13, 2026
Reporting period
Not applicable
Filed with the SEC
Jul 14, 2026
OfficerTax withholding
Context
Classification
tax withholding
Code F — shares delivered to pay exercise price or tax liability
Planned / mechanical clue
Tax mechanics (code F)
Only flagged when a footnote says so; never inferred
Source receipt
Record ID
0001193125-26-303325
Filed / recorded
Jul 14, 2026, 8:53 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
Howard Machek
Relationship
Officer
Officer title
Chief Accounting Officer
Security
Class A Common Stock
Table
Non-derivative (Table I)
Transaction date
Jul 13, 2026
Transaction code
F
Shares / units
3,924
Price per share
$37.59
Acquired / disposed
Disposed (D)
Shares owned after
47,944
Ownership form
Direct
Amendment
No
Footnotes from the filing
Shares delivered by Reporting Person in payment of the withholding tax liability upon vesting of restricted stock. The amount of shares withheld is based on the average of the high and low sales prices of CENTA on July 13, 2026.