METZ CHRISTOPHER T 4
4 · CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO · Filed Aug 18, 2025
Insider Transaction Report
Form 4
METZ CHRISTOPHER T
Director
Transactions
- Exercise/Conversion
Class A Common Stock
2025-08-14$22.72/sh+8,803$200,004→ 27,795 total - Exercise/Conversion
Stock Option (Right to Buy)
2025-08-14−8,803→ 0 totalExercise: $22.72Exp: 2026-02-11→ Class A Common Stock (8,803 underlying) - Tax Payment
Class A Common Stock
2025-08-14$32.93/sh−6,074$200,017→ 21,721 total
Footnotes (4)
- [F1]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.
- [F2]Shares withheld by the Issuer in payment of the aggregate option exercise price 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.
- [F3]This option was previously reported as an option for 7,043 shares of Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $28.40 per share, but was adjusted to reflect the stock dividend declared by Company on December 7, 2023. As a result of the stock dividend, the option also entitled the Reporting Person to receive, upon exercise, 1,760 shares of Class A Common Stock for no additional consideration.
- [F4]Options were granted on February 11, 2020, and all shares are vested and have been exercised.