UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant To Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) February 14, 2017

Central Garden & Pet Company

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (925) 948-4000

(Former name or former address if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

Fiscal 2016 Bonus Determinations

On February 14, 2017, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Central Garden & Pet Company (the “Company”) approved cash bonus payments to the Company’s named executive officers, in respect of fiscal 2016. This bonus compensation information was not included in the Summary Compensation Table included in the Company’s Proxy Statement for its 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 30, 2016 (the “Proxy Statement”), because the amount of the bonuses had not been determined at the time of filing the Proxy Statement. In accordance with Item 5.02(f), the table below updates the Bonus and Total columns in the fiscal 2016 summary compensation table for the named executive officers previously set forth in the Proxy Statement. No other amounts have changed.

SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE

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On February 14, 2017, at the Annual Meeting, the following proposals were submitted to the stockholders:

For more information about the foregoing proposals, see the Proxy Statement, the relevant portions of which are incorporated herein by reference. Holders of the Company’s Common Stock are entitled to one vote per share and holders of the Company’s Class B Stock are entitled to the lesser of ten votes per share or 49% of the total number of votes of Common Stock and Class B Stock which are voted for a director or on a proposal. Holders of the Company’s Common Stock and holders of the Company’s Class B Stock vote together as a single class on all matters (including the election of directors) submitted to a vote of stockholders, unless otherwise required by law. The number of votes cast for and withheld/against and the number of abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to each matter voted upon are set forth below:

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Proposal One:

The following individuals were elected to serve as directors until the Company’s next annual meeting and until their respective successors are elected and qualified by the votes set forth in the following table:

Proposal Two:

The stockholders voted, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, to hold an advisory (non-binding) vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers every three years, by the votes set forth in the following table:

In light of the stockholder’s strong preference for Three Years, the Company has decided that it will continue to conduct the executive compensation advisory vote every three years.

Proposal Three:

The stockholders approved, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, by the votes set forth in the following table:

Proposal Four:

The stockholders approved the amendment to the Nonemployee Director Equity Incentive Plan, by the votes set forth in the following table:

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Proposal Five:

The appointment of Deloitte & Touché LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2017 was ratified, by the votes set forth in the following table:

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Dated: February 21, 2017

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