BROWN WILLIAM E 4

What Happened

• William E. Brown, listed as a 10% owner of Central Garden & Pet Co. (CENT), reported a gift (code G) of 2,040 shares on 2026-03-25. The filing records the transaction price as $0.00 and total proceeds as $0 (a non-sale transfer).
• This was a transfer by gift rather than an open-market sale or purchase, which generally does not signal a buy/sell decision about the company’s prospects.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-03-25; filing date: 2026-03-26 (timely filed).
• Transaction type/code: Gift (G); price reported: $0.00; total reported proceeds: $0.
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the provided filing details.
• Footnote: The shares are held directly by various family irrevocable trusts and indirectly by the reporting person and his spouse as co‑trustees. As co‑trustees they share investment control but disclaim beneficial ownership of the trust-held securities except to the extent of any pecuniary interest.
• Insider status: Reporting person is a 10% owner (ownership-level filing, not necessarily executive trading).

Context

• Gifts are typically transfers for personal, family, or estate-planning reasons and do not necessarily reflect the insider’s view of the company’s future performance. For retail investors, purchases are often more informative about insider sentiment than gifts or transfers.