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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Reed Michael A   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO [CENT] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Executive Vice President (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O CENTRAL GARDEN & PET COMPANY, 1340 TREAT BLVD, SUITE 600 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 05/11/2017 (Street) WALNUT CREEK, CA 94597 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Class A Common Stock 05/11/2017   S   7,557 D $ 33.41 (1) 142,558 D   Class A Common Stock 05/11/2017   M   6,250 A $ 6.43 148,808 D   Class A Common Stock 05/11/2017   F(2)   3,328 D $ 33.1 145,480 D   Class A Common Stock 05/11/2017   M   6,250 A $ 10.63 151,730 D   Class A Common Stock 05/11/2017   F(2)   3,788 D $ 33.1 147,942 D   Class A Common Stock 05/11/2017   M   6,250 A $ 13.82 154,192 D   Class A Common Stock 05/11/2017   F(2)   4,138 D $ 33.1 150,054 D   Class A Common Stock 05/12/2017   M   6,250 A $ 6.43 156,304 D   Class A Common Stock 05/12/2017   F(2)   3,323 D $ 33.33 152,981 D   Class A Common Stock 05/12/2017   M   6,250 A $ 10.63 159,231 D   Class A Common Stock 05/12/2017   F(2)   3,780 D $ 33.33 155,451 D   Class A Common Stock 05/12/2017   M   6,250 A $ 13.82 161,701 D   Class A Common Stock 05/12/2017   F(2)   4,127 D $ 33.33 157,574 D   Class A Common Stock 05/12/2017   S   7,550 D $ 33 (3) 150,024 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Class A Common Stock

$ 6.43

05/11/2017

M

6,250

(4)

03/31/2019

Class A Common Stock

6,250

$ 0

6,250

D

Class A Common Stock

$ 6.43

05/12/2017

M

6,250

(4)

03/31/2019

Class A Common Stock

6,250

$ 0

0

D

Class A Common Stock

$ 10.63

05/11/2017

M

6,250

(5)

03/31/2021

Class A Common Stock

6,250

$ 0

31,250

D

Class A Common Stock

$ 10.63

05/12/2017

M

6,250

(5)

03/31/2021

Class A Common Stock

6,250

$ 0

25,000

D

Class A Common Stock

$ 13.82

05/11/2017

M

6,250

(6)

01/29/2022

Class A Common Stock

6,250

$ 0

43,750

D

Class A Common Stock

$ 13.82

05/12/2017

M

6,250

(6)

01/29/2022

Class A Common Stock

6,250

$ 0

37,500

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Reed Michael A C/O CENTRAL GARDEN & PET COMPANY 1340 TREAT BLVD, SUITE 600 WALNUT CREEK, CA 94597			Executive Vice President

Signatures

/s/Michael Reed		05/14/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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).
(1)	The range of prices for the shares of Class A Common Stock is from $33.36 to $33.44. Mr. Reed undertakes that he will provide, upon request by the staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, full information regarding the number of securities sold at each separate price.
(2)	Shares withheld by the Issuer in payment of the aggregate option exercise price and withholding tax liability 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.
(3)	The range of prices for the shares of Class A Common Stock is from $32.97 to $33.01. Mr. Reed undertakes that he will provide, upon request by the staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, full information regarding the number of securities sold at each separate price.
(4)	Options were granted on August 12, 2013 and all shares are vested & exercisable.
(5)	On April 16, 2015, the reporting person was granted an option to purchase 50,000 shares of Class A Common Stock of the Issuer. The option vests in four equal annual installments beginning March 31, 2016.
(6)	On January 29, 2016, the reporting person was granted an option to purchase 50,000 shares of Class A Common Stock of the Issuer. The option vests in four equal annual installments beginning January 29, 2017.

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