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accession: "0000887733-25-000009"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CENT"
cik: "0000887733"
company_name: "CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO"
filed_at: "2025-02-18T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-26T18:31:31.929598+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
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source: SEC EDGAR
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# Central Garden & Pet approves FY2024 bonuses, salary increases, elects directors

## Summary
- Mary Beth Springer (former interim CEO) received $920,000 bonus for FY2024.
- CEO Nicholas Lahanas received $245,000 bonus; Hanson, Walker, Brown got $341k, $167k, $132k.
- Base salaries raised to $568k (Hanson), $567k (Walker), and $309k (Brown) effective Jan 1, 2025.
- All 10 director nominees elected at Feb 12 annual meeting; Deloitte ratified as auditor.
- Director William Brown had 16.9M votes for, 2.4M withheld; Christopher Metz had 14.0M for, 5.3M withheld.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000887733-25-000009
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CENT
- cik: 0000887733
- company_name: CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO
- filed_at: 2025-02-18T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887733/000088773325000009/0000887733-25-000009-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887733/000088773325000009/cent-20250218.htm

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