---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-22-093716"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CENT"
cik: "0000887733"
company_name: "CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO"
filed_at: "2022-04-01T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-26T11:21:47.235812+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Central Garden & Pet GC to retire Apr 4; board adds exclusive forum bylaw

## Summary
- General Counsel George Yuhas resigns effective April 4, 2022; successor to be appointed.
- Board adopted exclusive forum provision for derivative, fiduciary, and internal corporate claims in Delaware.
- New bylaw also designates federal district courts as exclusive forum for Securities Act claims.
- Amended by-laws effective March 31, 2022 filed as Exhibit 3.1.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-22-093716
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CENT
- cik: 0000887733
- company_name: CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO
- filed_at: 2022-04-01T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.03, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887733/000119312522093716/0001193125-22-093716-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887733/000119312522093716/d337075d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-093716
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-093716.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-093716.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  George A. Yuhas resigned as General Counsel and Secretary at CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: General Counsel and Secretary
  source text: Mr. Yuhas’s resignation as General Counsel will be effective on April 4, 2022 upon the appointment of the Company’s new general counsel.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887733/000119312522093716/0001193125-22-093716-index.htm

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