| FORM 3 |
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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2. Date of Event Requiring Statement
(Month/Day/Year) 10/05/2011 |
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO [ CENT ] |
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4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
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6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned | |||
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| 1. Title of Security (Instr. 4) | 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) | 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) | 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) |
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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||
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| 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4) | 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4) | 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) | 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) | ||
| Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | ||||
| Stock Option (Right to Buy) | (1) | 06/30/2015 | Class A Common Stock | 6,000 | $9.85 | D | |
| Stock Option (Right to Buy) | (2) | 06/04/2016 | Class A Common Stock | 12,500 | $8.99 | D | |
| Stock Option (Right to Buy) | (3) | 04/13/2017 | Class A Common Stock | 25,000 | $9.26 | D | |
| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. On June 30, 2009, the Issuer's Compensation Committee granted the reporting person an option to purchase 6,000 shares of Class A Common Stock of the Issuer. The Option vests in five equal annual installments beginning June 30, 2010 based on the satisfaction of certain annual performance for each of the fiscal years ending September 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013. As October 5, 2011, 2,400 shares of Class A Common Stock are vested and exercisable. |
| 2. On June 4, 2010, the Issuer's Compensation Committee granted the reporting person an option to purchase 12,500 shares of Class A Common Stock of the Issuer. The Option vests in five equal annual installments beginning June 4, 2011 based on the satisfaction of certain annual performance for each of the fiscal years ending September 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014. As October 5, 2011, 2,500 shares of Class A Common Stock are vested and exercisable. |
| 3. On April 13, 2011, the Issuer's Compensation Committee granted the reporting person an option to purchase 25,000 shares of Class A Common Stock of the Issuer. The Option vests in five equal annual installments beginning April 13, 2012 based on the satisfaction of certain annual performance for each of the fiscal years ending September 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015. |
| Remarks: |
| Exhibit 24.1: Power of Attorney |
| /s/ Paul Hibbert | 10/11/2011 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
| Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
| * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5 (b)(v). | ||
| ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). | ||
| Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. | ||
| Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number. | ||