---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-22-256645"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CENT"
cik: "0000887733"
company_name: "CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO"
filed_at: "2022-10-03T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-23T06:12:50.980511+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Central Garden & Pet defers CEO retention payments to 2028 and 2029

## Summary
- CEO Timothy Cofer's retention payments due Oct 2023 and 2024 are deferred to Oct 2028 and 2029, respectively.
- Each payment is $1.9M plus compound annual 8% interest from Oct 14, 2019, payable in stock/cash.
- Payments conditional on continuous employment through respective retention dates (Oct 2023 for 2028 payment, Oct 2024 for 2029 payment).
- The Oct 2022 retention payment remains unchanged and is not deferred.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-22-256645
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CENT
- cik: 0000887733
- company_name: CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO
- filed_at: 2022-10-03T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887733/000119312522256645/0001193125-22-256645-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887733/000119312522256645/d403457d8k.htm

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