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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20250502110311
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000894189-25-003435
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	SCHEDULE 13G/A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
FILED AS OF DATE:		20250502
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20250502

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000887733
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	WHOLESALE-MISCELLANEOUS NONDURABLE GOODS [5190]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	07 Trade & Services
		EIN:				680275553
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0927

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SCHEDULE 13G/A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	005-45575
		FILM NUMBER:		25906285

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1340 TREAT BOULEVARD
		STREET 2:		SUITE 600
		CITY:			WALNUT CREEK
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94597
		BUSINESS PHONE:		9259484000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1340 TREAT BOULEVARD
		STREET 2:		SUITE 600
		CITY:			WALNUT CREEK
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94597

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	CENTRAL GARDEN & PET COMPANY
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19941019

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Pacer Advisors, Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001616667
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	
		EIN:				202687376
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SCHEDULE 13G/A

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		500 CHESTERFIELD PARKWAY
		CITY:			MALVERN
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			19355
		BUSINESS PHONE:		610-644-8100

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		500 CHESTERFIELD PARKWAY
		CITY:			MALVERN
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			19355
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<filingPersonName>This statement is filed by Pacer US Small Cap Cash Cows ETF, a series of Pacer Funds Trust, a Delaware statutory trust (the Fund), Pacer Advisors, Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation (the Adviser), and Joe M. Thomson (Mr. Thomson) (Mr. Thomson together with the Fund and the Adviser, collectively, the Reporting Persons and each a Reporting Person), with respect to shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (Common Stock), of Central Garden &amp; Pet Company, a Delaware corporation (the Issuer).&#13;
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The Reporting Persons have entered into a Joint Filing Agreement, a copy of which is filed May 2, 2025 with this Schedule 13G Amendment as Exhibit 99.2, pursuant to which they have agreed to file this Schedule 13G jointly in accordance with the provisions of Rule 13d-1(k) of the Act.</filingPersonName>
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