<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001062993-25-015985.txt : 20251008
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001062993-25-015985
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	SCHEDULE 13G/A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20251008
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20251008

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:		251381870

	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:			GEODE CAPITAL HOLDINGS LLC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001269241
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	
		EIN:				113698613
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SCHEDULE 13G/A

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		100 SUMMER STREET
		STREET 2:		12TH FLOOR
		CITY:			BOSTON
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			02110
		BUSINESS PHONE:		617-392-8533

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		100 SUMMER STREET
		STREET 2:		12TH FLOOR
		CITY:			BOSTON
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			02110
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			<amendmentNo>1</amendmentNo>
			<securitiesClassTitle>Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share</securitiesClassTitle>
			<eventDateRequiresFilingThisStatement>09/30/2025</eventDateRequiresFilingThisStatement>
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				<issuerName>Central Garden &amp; Pet Company</issuerName>
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					<com:zipCode>94597</com:zipCode>
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				<designateRulePursuantThisScheduleFiled>Rule 13d-1(b)</designateRulePursuantThisScheduleFiled>
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			<reportingPersonName>Geode Capital Holdings LLC</reportingPersonName>
			<citizenshipOrOrganization>DE</citizenshipOrOrganization>
			<reportingPersonBeneficiallyOwnedNumberOfShares>
				<soleVotingPower>472535</soleVotingPower>
				<sharedVotingPower>0</sharedVotingPower>
				<soleDispositivePower>472535</soleDispositivePower>
				<sharedDispositivePower>0</sharedDispositivePower>
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			<reportingPersonBeneficiallyOwnedAggregateNumberOfShares>472535</reportingPersonBeneficiallyOwnedAggregateNumberOfShares>
			<classPercent>4.9</classPercent>
			<typeOfReportingPerson>HC</typeOfReportingPerson>
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				<issuerName>Central Garden &amp; Pet Company</issuerName>
				<issuerPrincipalExecutiveOfficeAddress>1340 Treat Blvd., Suite 600, Walnut Creek, CALIFORNIA 94597</issuerPrincipalExecutiveOfficeAddress>
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				<filingPersonName>Geode Capital Holdings LLC</filingPersonName>
				<principalBusinessOfficeOrResidenceAddress>100 Summer Street, 12th Floor, Boston, MA 02110</principalBusinessOfficeOrResidenceAddress>
				<citizenship>Delaware, USA</citizenship>
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				<notApplicableFlag>N</notApplicableFlag>
				<typeOfPersonFiling>HC</typeOfPersonFiling>
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				<amountBeneficiallyOwned>472,535</amountBeneficiallyOwned>
				<classPercent>4.90</classPercent>
				<numberOfSharesPersonHas>
					<solePowerOrDirectToVote>472,535</solePowerOrDirectToVote>
					<sharedPowerOrDirectToVote>0</sharedPowerOrDirectToVote>
					<solePowerOrDirectToDispose>472,535</solePowerOrDirectToDispose>
					<sharedPowerOrDirectToDispose>0</sharedPowerOrDirectToDispose>
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			</item4>
			<item5>
				<notApplicableFlag>N</notApplicableFlag>
				<classOwnership5PercentOrLess>Y</classOwnership5PercentOrLess>
			</item5>
			<item6>
				<notApplicableFlag>N</notApplicableFlag>
				<ownershipMoreThan5PercentOnBehalfOfAnotherPerson>Various clients of Geode Capital Management, LLC and Geode Capital Management Trust Company, LLC have the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, the common stock of the Issuer. No one person's interest in the common stock of the Issuer relates to more than five percent of the class of securities.</ownershipMoreThan5PercentOnBehalfOfAnotherPerson>
			</item6>
			<item7>
				<notApplicableFlag>N</notApplicableFlag>
				<subsidiaryIdentificationAndClassification>See attached Exhibit A.</subsidiaryIdentificationAndClassification>
			</item7>
			<item8>
				<notApplicableFlag>Y</notApplicableFlag>
			</item8>
			<item9>
				<notApplicableFlag>Y</notApplicableFlag>
			</item9>
			<item10>
				<notApplicableFlag>N</notApplicableFlag>
				<certifications>By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect, other than activities solely in connection with a nomination under ?? 240.14a-11.
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			</item10>
		</items>
		<exhibitInfo>Item 7 Identification and classification of the subsidiary which acquired the security being reported on by the parent holding company or control person.

Geode Capital Management, LLC: IA
Geode Capital Management Trust Company, LLC: BK

This filing reflects the securities beneficially owned, or that may be deemed to be beneficially owned, by Geode Capital Holdings, LLC and certain of its subsidiaries.  Geode Capital Management, LLC is an investment adviser registered under Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.  Geode Capital Management Trust Company, LLC is a trust company chartered under the laws of the State of New Hampshire.</exhibitInfo>
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			<reportingPersonName>Geode Capital Holdings LLC</reportingPersonName>
			<signatureDetails>
				<signature>Laura M. Doherty</signature>
				<title>Chief Operating Officer</title>
				<date>10/08/2025</date>
			</signatureDetails>
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