CENT · Insider Trading
Central Garden and Pet Co
Every open-market purchase and sale reported by CENT officers, directors and 10%+ beneficial owners on SEC Form 4, which must be filed within two business days of the transaction. Sales often reflect scheduled 10b5-1 plans or tax withholding rather than a directional view, so read counts alongside the size and the filer.
| Filed | Insider | Role | Type | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-12-10 | Gus D Halas | Pres&CEO Central Operating Co | F | −6,419 | −$78.06K |
| 2012-12-04 | Brooks Pennington III | Director | MIXED | — | −$8.47K |
| 2012-09-11 | Brooks Pennington III | Director | MIXED | — | −$3.28K |
| 2012-09-06 | Brooks Pennington III | Director | MIXED | — | −$14.03K |
| 2012-08-22 | Michael A Reed | Executive Vice President | MIXED | +12,879 | −$51.19K |
| 2012-08-20 | Lori A. Varlas | SVP, CFO and Secretary | I | −1,263 | −$9.22K |
| 2012-08-08 | John Balousek | Director | MIXED | — | −$134.18K |
| 2012-08-08 | Alfred A Piergallini | Director | MIXED | +12,283 | −$2 |
| 2012-06-27 | Gus D Halas | Pres&CEO Central Operating Co | A | +17,500 | — |
| 2012-06-06 | Brooks Pennington III | Director | MIXED | — | −$12.57K |
| 2012-05-29 | Michael A Reed | Executive Vice President | MIXED | −6,288 | −$105.22K |
| 2012-05-14 | Brooks Pennington III | Director | MIXED | −39,000 | −$337.71K |
| 2012-05-14 | Brooks Pennington III | Director | MIXED | −39,000 | −$337.71K |
| 2012-05-09 | Brooks Pennington III | Director | Sell | −161,000 | −$1.50M |
| 2012-05-08 | Steven R. LaMonte | EVP, President-Garden Segment | A | +40,000 | — |
| 2012-05-03 | Brooks Pennington III | Director | MIXED | — | −$7.87K |
| 2012-04-13 | David N Chichester | Director | MIXED | — | −$41.09K |
| 2012-04-09 | David N Chichester | Director | MIXED | — | −$34.86K |
| 2012-04-04 | Gus D Halas | Pres&CEO Central Operating Co | A | +65,000 deriv. | — |
| 2012-04-04 | David N Chichester | Director | MIXED | — | −$30.18K |
| 2012-03-28 | Michael A Reed | Executive Vice President | A | +50,000 deriv. | — |
| 2012-03-28 | Gus D Halas | Pres&CEO Central Operating Co | A | +300,000 deriv. | — |
| 2012-03-28 | Frank Palantoni | Executive Vice President | A | +90,000 deriv. | — |
| 2012-03-28 | Janet M Brady | SVP, Human Resources | A | +36,000 deriv. | — |
| 2012-03-28 | Lori A. Varlas | SVP, CFO and Secretary | A | +45,000 deriv. | — |
| 2012-03-28 | Paul Hibbert | SVP - Supply Chain | A | +50,000 deriv. | — |
| 2012-03-28 | George A. Yuhas | General Counsel | A | +45,000 deriv. | — |
| 2012-02-29 | David N Chichester | Director | MIXED | — | −$1.93K |
| 2012-02-22 | Lori A. Varlas | SVP, CFO and Secretary | Sell | −3,000 | −$28.50K |
| 2012-02-16 | Gus D Halas | Pres&CEO Central Operating Co | MIXED | +27,293 | −$146.72K |
| 2012-02-16 | Janet M Brady | SVP, Human Resources | MIXED | +3,904 | −$24.77K |
| 2012-02-16 | Frank Palantoni | Executive Vice President | MIXED | +7,071 | −$40.38K |
| 2012-02-16 | George A. Yuhas | General Counsel | MIXED | +6,258 | −$36.93K |
| 2012-02-16 | Michael A Reed | Executive Vice President | MIXED | +8,204 | −$29.86K |
| 2012-02-16 | Lori A. Varlas | SVP, CFO and Secretary | MIXED | +6,604 | −$38.71K |
| 2012-02-16 | Paul Hibbert | SVP - Supply Chain | MIXED | +5,523 | −$28.74K |
| 2012-02-14 | Michael A Reed | Executive Vice President | F | −1,839 | −$16.95K |
| 2012-02-14 | John Balousek | Director | A | +2,142 | — |
| 2012-02-14 | Alfred A Piergallini | Director | A | +2,142 | — |
| 2012-02-14 | John Ranelli | Director | A | +2,142 | — |
| 2012-02-14 | David N Chichester | Director | A | +2,142 | — |
| 2012-02-14 | Brooks Pennington III | Director | A | +2,142 | — |
| 2012-02-13 | Brooks Pennington III | Director | Sell | −50,000 | −$465.02K |
| 2012-02-06 | Brooks Pennington III | Director | MIXED | — | −$17.06K |
| 2011-12-20 | Lori A. Varlas | SVP, CFO and Secretary | A | +40,000 | — |
| 2011-12-06 | Michael A Reed | Executive Vice President | F | −1,771 | −$16.83K |
| 2011-12-06 | Gus D Halas | Pres&CEO Central Operating Co | F | −19,295 | −$144.48K |
| 2011-10-05 | Brooks Pennington III | Director | MIXED | — | −$3.90K |
| 2011-08-24 | Brooks Pennington III | Director | Sell | −2,117 | −$15.39K |
| 2011-06-06 | Brooks Pennington III | Director | MIXED | — | −$17.54K |
Form 4 reports a change in beneficial ownership by an officer, director or 10%+ holder, and must be filed within two business days of the transaction — so this is close to real time, unlike the 45-day-lagged 13F institutional data.
Transaction codes matter more than the raw buy/sell count. Code P is an open-market purchase — an insider choosing to buy with their own money, which is the signal most research treats as informative. Code S is a sale, but sales are frequently pre-scheduled under a 10b5-1 plan or cover tax withholding on vesting equity, so a run of sales often says nothing directional. Codes A and M are grants and option exercises rather than open-market decisions.
Full filing history and per-insider positions are on the CENT quote page; the site-wide leaderboard is on the insider transactions hub.
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