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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-22-031977"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CENT"
cik: "0000887733"
company_name: "CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO"
filed_at: "2022-02-09T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-27T09:48:32.474008+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Central Garden & Pet determines FY2021 bonuses, raises base salaries for NEOs

## Summary
- CEO Cofer bonus $1.512M; base salary raised to $1.025M.
- CFO Lahanas bonus $326K; base raised to $470.475K.
- President Hanson bonus $342K; Walker $320K; Chairman Brown $185K; Yuhas $300K.
- Compensation Committee approved form of Performance Share Unit agreement for future awards.
- Annual meeting elected all 11 director nominees and ratified Deloitte as auditor.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-22-031977
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CENT
- cik: 0000887733
- company_name: CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO
- filed_at: 2022-02-09T23:59:59+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, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887733/000119312522031977/0001193125-22-031977-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887733/000119312522031977/d249841d8k.htm

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