Howard Machek

CIK 1650256 · Chief Accounting Officer · last filed 2026-02-12

Howard Machek is a Chief Accounting Officer who has filed 54 SEC Form 4 insider transactions across 2 companies since 2015. The most recent filing, for CENTA, was dated Feb 12, 2026. Across all open-market trades the lifetime net is −$1.8M, making them a net seller over the disclosed history. Current disclosed insider exposure totals $2.2M across reported positions.

"Disclosed insider exposure" sums this person's most-recently-reported share counts across each company they're an insider in, multiplied by the current underlying price. It is not net worth — it misses retail holdings, private investments, real estate, index funds, and any company where the person isn't an SEC-reporting insider. For informational purposes only.

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Disclosed Exposure

$2.22M

Companies

2

Total Filings

54

Lifetime Open-Market Net

-$1.80M

Holdings By Company

Latest on-record share count from this person's most recent non-derivative Form 4 transaction in each company. Disclosed exposure = shares × current underlying price.
Symbol Role Shares Price Disclosed Exposure Lifetime OM Net Filings Latest Filed
CENTA Chief Accounting Officer 58,735 $37.77 $2.22M -$1.45M 49 2026-02-12
CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO (CENT.A) Delisted Chief Accounting Officer 32,807 -$350.5K 5 2016-08-10

Recent Filings

54 filings
Form 4 transactions across all companies, newest first.
Filed Symbol Action Net Shares Net $ Link
2026-02-12 CENTA Grant (A) +6,250 $0 EDGAR
2026-02-10 CENTA Tax (F) −1,329 -$44.7K EDGAR
2026-02-02 CENTA Mixed +1,856 -$43.6K EDGAR
2025-07-15 CENTA Tax (F) −3,924 -$140.7K EDGAR
2025-02-13 CENTA Grant (A) +2,974 $0 EDGAR
2025-02-11 CENTA Tax (F) −838 -$27.5K EDGAR
2025-02-07 CENTA Tax (F) −672 -$22.9K EDGAR
2024-07-16 CENTA Tax (F) −3,923 -$129.1K EDGAR
2024-05-15 CENTA Mixed −7,345 -$467.9K EDGAR
2024-04-02 CENTA Tax (F) −587 -$21.4K EDGAR
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Codes: P = open-market purchase · S = open-market sale · A = grant/award · M = option exercise · F = tax withholding at vest · G = bona-fide gift · D = disposition to issuer · J = other (see filing footnote). Only P / S codes carry directional signal.