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CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO

For the period ended Dec 28, 2024. Filed Feb 6, 2025.

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A company's report for each of its first three quarters. The financial statements are not audited. It shows how the business has moved since the last annual report, and what management says changed.

Dec 28, 2024 · Filed Feb 6, 2025

CENT$48.64+1.8%Stored close · as of Nov 9, 2026

What changed in Risk Factors?

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The baseline is this issuer’s latest earlier reporting period of the same form that was filed before the current report. A previous 10-Q is a different quarter, not a year-over-year comparison. Amendments are excluded.

Compared 12 previous paragraphs and 28 current paragraphs.

6 unchanged; 5 reworded; 6 added; 1 removed; 0 previous and 11 current paragraphs rearranged.

Tables are not compared: 1 previous and 1 current tables excluded. Dates, whitespace, punctuation and numbering changes are ignored; changes to financial figures remain significant.

A changed paragraph is not evidence that risk increased or decreased. An unchanged paragraph does not establish that risk stayed the same.

Added paragraphs (6)

Current report

ended September 28, 2024.

Current report

(1)In August 2019, our Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program to purchase up to $100 million of our common stock

Current report

Authorization and 2019 Repurchase Authorization, collectively.

Current report

(4)During the period, we repurchased 1,677,632 shares under the two programs, 1,321,243 CENTA shares and 356,389 CENT

Current report

shares, including 37,563 shares repurchased under the Equity Dilution Authorization and 1,640,069 shares repurchased under the
Removed paragraphs (1)

Previous report

(4)Excludes 0.3 million shares remaining under our Equity Dilution Authorization as of June 29, 2024.
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Previous wording

There have been no material changes from the risk factors previously disclosed in Item 1A to Part I of our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

Current wording

There have been no material changes from the risk factors previously disclosed in Item 1A to Part I of our Form 10-K for the fiscal year

Previous wording

The following table sets forth the repurchases of any equity securities during the fiscal quarter ended June 29, 2024 and the dollar amount of authorized share repurchases remaining under our stock repurchase program.

Current wording

The following table sets forth the repurchases of any equity securities during the fiscal quarter ended December 28, 2024 and the dollar

Previous wording

(1)During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2019, our Board of Directors authorized a $100 million share repurchase program, (the "2019 Repurchase Authorization"). The 2019 Repurchase Authorization has no fixed expiration date and expires when the amount authorized has been used or the Board withdraws its authorization. The repurchase of shares may be limited by certain financial covenants in our credit facility that restrict our ability to repurchase our stock. As of June 29, 2024, we had $82.0 million of authorization remaining under our 2019 Repurchase Authorization.

Current wording

(the "2019 Repurchase Authorization”). The 2019 Repurchase Authorization has no fixed expiration date and expires when the

Previous wording

(2)In February 2019, our Board of Directors authorized us to make supplemental stock purchases to minimize dilution resulting from issuances under our equity compensation plans (the "Equity Dilution Authorization"). In addition to our regular share repurchase program, we are permitted to purchase annually a number of shares equal to the number of shares of restricted stock and stock options granted in the prior fiscal year, to the extent not already repurchased, and the current fiscal year. The Equity Dilution Authorization has no fixed expiration date and expires when the Board withdraws its authorization.

Current wording

(2)In February 2019, our Board of Directors authorized us to make supplemental stock purchases to minimize dilution resulting from

Previous wording

(3)Shares purchased during the period indicated represent withholding of a portion of shares to cover taxes in connection with the vesting of restricted stock and do not reduce the dollar value of shares that may be purchased under our stock repurchase plan.

Current wording

vesting of restricted stock and do not reduce the dollar value of shares that may be purchased under our stock repurchase plan.
Rearranged current paragraphs (11)

Current report — wording carried from elsewhere

amount of authorized share repurchases remaining under our stock repurchase programs.

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amount authorized has been used or the Board withdraws its authorization. In December 2024, our Board of Directors authorized a

Current report — wording carried from elsewhere

$100 million increase in the share repurchase program, (the "2024 Repurchase Authorization"). The 2024 Repurchase

Current report — wording carried from elsewhere

Authorization has no fixed expiration date and expires when the amount authorized has been used or the Board withdraws its

Current report — wording carried from elsewhere

authorization. The repurchase of shares may be limited by certain financial covenants in our credit facility that restrict our ability to

Current report — wording carried from elsewhere

repurchase our stock. As of December 28, 2024, we had $131 million of authorization remaining under our 2024 Repurchase

Current report — wording carried from elsewhere

issuances under our equity compensation plans (the “Equity Dilution Authorization”). In addition to our 2019 and 2024 Repurchase

Current report — wording carried from elsewhere

Authorizations, we are permitted to purchase annually a number of shares equal to the number of shares of restricted stock and

Current report — wording carried from elsewhere

stock options granted in the prior fiscal year, to the extent not already repurchased, and the current fiscal year. The Equity Dilution

Current report — wording carried from elsewhere

Authorization has no fixed expiration date and expires when the Board withdraws its authorization.

Current report — wording carried from elsewhere

(3)Shares purchased during the period indicated include withholding of a portion of shares to cover taxes in connection with the