# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000887733
**File Stem:** 0001140361-25-046380
**Filing Date:** 2025-12
**Character Count:** 2155
**Document Hash:** 9aa0fb1af077c74973b0f021efdbf29e
**Contains OCR:** False
**Source Format:** 

## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001140361-25-046380.hdr.sgml**: 20251222

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001140361-25-046380

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: DEFA14A

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 4

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20251222

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20251222

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000887733
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** WHOLESALE-MISCELLANEOUS NONDURABLE GOODS [5190]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 07 Trade & Services
- **EIN:** 680275553
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 0927

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** DEFA14A
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-33268
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251592444

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 1340 TREAT BOULEVARD
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 600
- **CITY:** WALNUT CREEK
- **STATE:** CA
- **ZIP:** 94597
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 9259484000

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 1340 TREAT BOULEVARD
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 600
- **CITY:** WALNUT CREEK
- **STATE:** CA
- **ZIP:** 94597

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** CENTRAL GARDEN & PET COMPANY
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19941019

### UNITED STATES

### SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

#### Washington, D.C. 20549

### SCHEDULE 14A

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#### Securities Exchange Act of 1934

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## CENTRAL GARDEN & PET COMPANY

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