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At CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO.'s shareholder meeting held February 13, 2024, in the 2023-2024 proxy season, 88 asset managers reported how they voted in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 4,645 separate fund positions. Their filings are grouped here into 11 reported items; because filers word the same ballot item differently, that can be more than the number of items on the ballot. On the most widely held item on that ballot — To ratify the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered public… — CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO.'s filing reports the proposal as approved, with 98% support of the votes cast (FOR divided by FOR plus AGAINST, the conventional basis for proxy support; abstentions, broker non-votes and unvoted shares are excluded because none of them took a side). Source: CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO.'s Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on February 15, 2024.
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Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO.’s Form 8-K, filed February 15, 2024 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated November 8, 2026.
Meeting of February 13, 2024: 10 items on CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO.’s Form 8-K, filed February 15, 2024: 9 elected · 1 approved.
None.
Material dissent: a director nominee under 80% of the votes cast, say-on-pay under 70%, any other item the board put forward under 80%, or a shareholder proposal with more than 50%, on the company’s own Form 8-K tally. How this is decided
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These tallies are CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed February 15, 2024 (Item 5.07, “Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders”). They cover every share voted at the meeting, not just the funds that file Form N-PX.
| Ballot item | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Broker non-votes | Support (of votes cast) | Reported outcome | Voting standard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elect Director: William E. Brown | 16,713,322 | -- | -- | 3,498,041 | 294,412 | 83% | Elected | — |
| Elect Director: Courtnee Chun | 17,883,058 | -- | -- | 2,328,305 | 294,412 | 88% | Elected | — |
| Elect Director: Lisa Coleman | 17,859,281 | -- | -- | 2,352,082 | 294,412 | 88% | Elected | — |
| Elect Director: Brendan P. Dougher | 17,883,037 | -- | -- | 2,328,326 | 294,412 | 88% | Elected | — |
| Elect Director: Michael J. Griffith | 17,779,238 | -- | -- | 2,432,125 | 294,412 | 88% | Elected | — |
| Elect Director: Christopher T. Metz | 17,816,552 | -- | -- | 2,394,811 | 294,412 | 88% | Elected | — |
| Elect Director: Brooks M. Pennington III | 16,494,151 | -- | -- | 3,717,212 | 294,412 | 82% | Elected | — |
| Elect Director: John R. Ranelli | 17,638,764 | -- | -- | 2,572,599 | 294,412 | 87% | Elected | — |
| Elect Director: Mary Beth Springer | 17,943,791 | -- | -- | 2,267,572 | 294,412 | 89% | Elected | — |
| 2. The ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending on September 28, 2024 | 20,408,817 | 377,599 | 1,135 | -- | 0 | 98% | Approved | — |
This meeting is also recorded here as February 9, 2024; both records come from the same filing, so the date should be checked against it.
Source: CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on February 15, 2024 — read the filing on EDGAR.
Each item below shows how the 88 asset managers that disclosed a CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO. vote in their SEC Form N-PX filings actually voted. Share totals are the shares those managers' funds voted, summed across every fund they report. These are reported items, not a count of the ballot: fund filings describe one ballot item in different words. Two descriptions are shown as one item only on evidence — the same text (or one cut short of the other), the same director nominee, or a match to the same row of CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO.’s own Form 8-K tally — never because they merely read alike. A description that could not be joined that way is listed on its own, so one ballot item can appear more than once.
Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
88% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Brendan P. Dougher
CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Brendan P. Dougher”): 17,883,037 for, 2,328,326 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed February 15, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.
Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “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: 3 Proposal One : The following individuals were elected to serve as directors until the Company's next annual meeting and until their resp…”
Support: 88% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
Fund share totals are not shown for this item: fund-reported shares overlap across filings (an adviser and the funds it manages can each report the same shares), and here their sum exceeds the total votes cast at the meeting.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock | 5,772,557 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 5,733,399 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,997,947 | Withhold |
| Victory Capital | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,196,069 | Withhold |
| Allspring | 2,085,973 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Pacer Funds Trust | 1,235,198 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 87,620 | 0 | 0 | 1,012,464 | Mixed |
| State Street | 751,891 | 0 | 0 | 105,402 | Mixed |
| Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II | 0 | 0 | 765,000 | 0 | Abstain |
| Charles Schwab | 598,913 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 0 | 0 | 446,473 | 0 | Abstain |
| OLD WESTBURY FUNDS INC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 430,000 | Withhold |
| JPMorgan | 382,118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AMG FUNDS | 347,754 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WILLIAM BLAIR FUNDS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 347,401 | Withhold |
| Invesco | 287,136 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 261,596 | 0 | 6,443 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 121,838 | 0 | 142,219 | 0 | Mixed |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 247,642 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 220,242 | Withhold |
| BOSTON TRUST WALDEN FUNDS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 215,816 | Withhold |
| Brighthouse | 151,320 | 0 | 0 | 34,304 | Mixed |
| Guggenheim | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150,455 | Withhold |
| TIAA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137,388 | Withhold |
| Equitable | 78,596 | 0 | 0 | 53,059 | Mixed |
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Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
82% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Brooks M. Pennington III
CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Brooks M. Pennington III”): 16,494,151 for, 3,717,212 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed February 15, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.
Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “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: 3 Proposal One : The following individuals were elected to serve as directors until the Company's next annual meeting and until their resp…”
Support: 82% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
Fund share totals are not shown for this item: fund-reported shares overlap across filings (an adviser and the funds it manages can each report the same shares), and here their sum exceeds the total votes cast at the meeting.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5,772,557 | Withhold |
| Vanguard | 5,733,399 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,997,947 | Withhold |
| Victory Capital | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,196,069 | Withhold |
| Allspring | 2,085,973 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Pacer Funds Trust | 1,235,198 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 17,640 | 0 | 0 | 1,082,444 | Withhold |
| State Street | 262 | 0 | 0 | 857,031 | Withhold |
| Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II | 0 | 0 | 765,000 | 0 | Abstain |
| Charles Schwab | 598,913 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 0 | 0 | 446,473 | 0 | Abstain |
| OLD WESTBURY FUNDS INC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 430,000 | Withhold |
| JPMorgan | 382,118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AMG FUNDS | 347,754 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WILLIAM BLAIR FUNDS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 347,401 | Withhold |
| Invesco | 287,136 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 241,364 | 0 | 26,675 | 0 | Mixed |
| Jackson National | 249,764 | 0 | 14,293 | 0 | Mixed |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 247,642 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 220,242 | Withhold |
| BOSTON TRUST WALDEN FUNDS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 215,816 | Withhold |
| Brighthouse | 151,320 | 0 | 0 | 34,304 | Mixed |
| Guggenheim | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150,455 | Withhold |
| TIAA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137,388 | Withhold |
| Equitable | 53,059 | 0 | 0 | 78,596 | Mixed |
Showing the 25 largest of 81 asset managers. All 81 are in the interactive database (link above).
Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
88% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Christopher T. Metz
CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Christopher T. Metz”): 17,816,552 for, 2,394,811 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed February 15, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.
Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “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: 3 Proposal One : The following individuals were elected to serve as directors until the Company's next annual meeting and until their resp…”
Support: 88% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
Fund share totals are not shown for this item: fund-reported shares overlap across filings (an adviser and the funds it manages can each report the same shares), and here their sum exceeds the total votes cast at the meeting.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock | 5,772,557 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 5,733,399 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,997,947 | Withhold |
| Victory Capital | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,196,069 | Withhold |
| Allspring | 2,085,973 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Pacer Funds Trust | 1,235,198 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 87,620 | 0 | 0 | 1,012,464 | Mixed |
| State Street | 751,891 | 0 | 0 | 105,402 | Mixed |
| Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II | 0 | 0 | 765,000 | 0 | Abstain |
| Charles Schwab | 0 | 0 | 0 | 598,913 | Withhold |
| John Hancock | 0 | 0 | 446,473 | 0 | Abstain |
| OLD WESTBURY FUNDS INC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 430,000 | Withhold |
| JPMorgan | 382,118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AMG FUNDS | 347,754 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WILLIAM BLAIR FUNDS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 347,401 | Withhold |
| Invesco | 287,136 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 261,596 | 0 | 6,443 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 249,764 | 0 | 14,293 | 0 | Mixed |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 247,642 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 220,242 | Withhold |
| BOSTON TRUST WALDEN FUNDS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 215,816 | Withhold |
| Brighthouse | 151,320 | 0 | 0 | 34,304 | Mixed |
| Guggenheim | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150,455 | Withhold |
| TIAA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137,388 | Withhold |
| Equitable | 131,655 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 81 asset managers. All 81 are in the interactive database (link above).
Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
88% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Courtnee Chun
CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Courtnee Chun”): 17,883,058 for, 2,328,305 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed February 15, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.
Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “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: 3 Proposal One : The following individuals were elected to serve as directors until the Company's next annual meeting and until their resp…”
Support: 88% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
Fund share totals are not shown for this item: fund-reported shares overlap across filings (an adviser and the funds it manages can each report the same shares), and here their sum exceeds the total votes cast at the meeting.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock | 5,772,557 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 5,733,399 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,997,947 | Withhold |
| Victory Capital | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,196,069 | Withhold |
| Allspring | 2,085,973 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Pacer Funds Trust | 1,235,198 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 87,620 | 0 | 0 | 1,012,464 | Mixed |
| State Street | 751,891 | 0 | 0 | 105,402 | Mixed |
| Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II | 0 | 0 | 765,000 | 0 | Abstain |
| Charles Schwab | 598,913 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 0 | 0 | 446,473 | 0 | Abstain |
| OLD WESTBURY FUNDS INC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 430,000 | Withhold |
| JPMorgan | 382,118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AMG FUNDS | 347,754 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WILLIAM BLAIR FUNDS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 347,401 | Withhold |
| Invesco | 287,136 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 261,596 | 0 | 6,443 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 121,838 | 0 | 142,219 | 0 | Mixed |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 247,642 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 220,242 | Withhold |
| BOSTON TRUST WALDEN FUNDS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 215,816 | Withhold |
| Brighthouse | 151,320 | 0 | 0 | 34,304 | Mixed |
| Guggenheim | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150,455 | Withhold |
| TIAA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137,388 | Withhold |
| Equitable | 78,596 | 0 | 0 | 53,059 | Mixed |
Showing the 25 largest of 81 asset managers. All 81 are in the interactive database (link above).
Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
87% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: John R. Ranelli
CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: John R. Ranelli”): 17,638,764 for, 2,572,599 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed February 15, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.
Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “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: 3 Proposal One : The following individuals were elected to serve as directors until the Company's next annual meeting and until their resp…”
Support: 87% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
Fund share totals are not shown for this item: fund-reported shares overlap across filings (an adviser and the funds it manages can each report the same shares), and here their sum exceeds the total votes cast at the meeting.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock | 5,772,557 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 5,733,399 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,997,947 | Withhold |
| Victory Capital | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,196,069 | Withhold |
| Allspring | 2,085,973 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Pacer Funds Trust | 1,235,198 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 87,620 | 0 | 0 | 1,012,464 | Mixed |
| State Street | 262 | 0 | 0 | 857,031 | Withhold |
| Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II | 0 | 0 | 765,000 | 0 | Abstain |
| Charles Schwab | 598,913 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 0 | 0 | 446,473 | 0 | Abstain |
| OLD WESTBURY FUNDS INC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 430,000 | Withhold |
| JPMorgan | 382,118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AMG FUNDS | 347,754 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WILLIAM BLAIR FUNDS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 347,401 | Withhold |
| Invesco | 287,136 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 261,596 | 0 | 6,443 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 249,764 | 0 | 14,293 | 0 | Mixed |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 247,642 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 220,242 | Withhold |
| BOSTON TRUST WALDEN FUNDS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 215,816 | Withhold |
| Brighthouse | 151,320 | 0 | 0 | 34,304 | Mixed |
| Guggenheim | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150,455 | Withhold |
| TIAA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137,388 | Withhold |
| Equitable | 131,655 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 81 asset managers. All 81 are in the interactive database (link above).
Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
88% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Lisa Coleman
CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Lisa Coleman”): 17,859,281 for, 2,352,082 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed February 15, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.
Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “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: 3 Proposal One : The following individuals were elected to serve as directors until the Company's next annual meeting and until their resp…”
Support: 88% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
Fund share totals are not shown for this item: fund-reported shares overlap across filings (an adviser and the funds it manages can each report the same shares), and here their sum exceeds the total votes cast at the meeting.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock | 5,772,557 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 5,733,399 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,997,947 | Withhold |
| Victory Capital | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,196,069 | Withhold |
| Allspring | 2,085,973 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Pacer Funds Trust | 1,235,198 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 87,620 | 0 | 0 | 1,012,464 | Mixed |
| State Street | 751,891 | 0 | 0 | 105,402 | Mixed |
| Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II | 0 | 0 | 765,000 | 0 | Abstain |
| Charles Schwab | 598,913 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 0 | 0 | 446,473 | 0 | Abstain |
| OLD WESTBURY FUNDS INC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 430,000 | Withhold |
| JPMorgan | 382,118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AMG FUNDS | 347,754 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WILLIAM BLAIR FUNDS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 347,401 | Withhold |
| Invesco | 287,136 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 261,596 | 0 | 6,443 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 121,838 | 0 | 142,219 | 0 | Mixed |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 247,642 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 220,242 | Withhold |
| BOSTON TRUST WALDEN FUNDS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 215,816 | Withhold |
| Brighthouse | 151,320 | 0 | 0 | 34,304 | Mixed |
| Guggenheim | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150,455 | Withhold |
| TIAA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137,388 | Withhold |
| Equitable | 78,596 | 0 | 0 | 53,059 | Mixed |
Showing the 25 largest of 81 asset managers. All 81 are in the interactive database (link above).
Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
89% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: M. Beth Springer
CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Mary Beth Springer”): 17,943,791 for, 2,267,572 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed February 15, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.
Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “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: 3 Proposal One : The following individuals were elected to serve as directors until the Company's next annual meeting and until their resp…”
Support: 89% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
Fund share totals are not shown for this item: fund-reported shares overlap across filings (an adviser and the funds it manages can each report the same shares), and here their sum exceeds the total votes cast at the meeting.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock | 5,772,557 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 5,733,399 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,997,947 | Withhold |
| Victory Capital | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,196,069 | Withhold |
| Allspring | 2,085,973 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Pacer Funds Trust | 1,235,198 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 87,620 | 0 | 0 | 1,012,464 | Mixed |
| State Street | 751,891 | 0 | 0 | 105,402 | Mixed |
| Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II | 0 | 0 | 765,000 | 0 | Abstain |
| Charles Schwab | 598,913 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 0 | 0 | 446,473 | 0 | Abstain |
| OLD WESTBURY FUNDS INC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 430,000 | Withhold |
| JPMorgan | 382,118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AMG FUNDS | 347,754 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WILLIAM BLAIR FUNDS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 347,401 | Withhold |
| Invesco | 287,136 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 261,596 | 0 | 6,443 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 249,764 | 0 | 14,293 | 0 | Mixed |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 247,642 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 220,242 | Withhold |
| BOSTON TRUST WALDEN FUNDS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 215,816 | Withhold |
| Brighthouse | 151,320 | 0 | 0 | 34,304 | Mixed |
| Guggenheim | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150,455 | Withhold |
| TIAA | 137,388 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 131,655 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 81 asset managers. All 81 are in the interactive database (link above).
Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
88% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Michael J. Griffith
CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Michael J. Griffith”): 17,779,238 for, 2,432,125 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed February 15, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.
Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “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: 3 Proposal One : The following individuals were elected to serve as directors until the Company's next annual meeting and until their resp…”
Support: 88% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
Fund share totals are not shown for this item: fund-reported shares overlap across filings (an adviser and the funds it manages can each report the same shares), and here their sum exceeds the total votes cast at the meeting.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock | 5,772,557 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 5,733,399 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,997,947 | Withhold |
| Victory Capital | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,196,069 | Withhold |
| Allspring | 2,085,973 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Pacer Funds Trust | 1,235,198 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 87,620 | 0 | 0 | 1,012,464 | Mixed |
| State Street | 751,891 | 0 | 0 | 105,402 | Mixed |
| Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II | 0 | 0 | 765,000 | 0 | Abstain |
| Charles Schwab | 0 | 0 | 0 | 598,913 | Withhold |
| John Hancock | 0 | 0 | 446,473 | 0 | Abstain |
| OLD WESTBURY FUNDS INC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 430,000 | Withhold |
| JPMorgan | 382,118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AMG FUNDS | 347,754 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WILLIAM BLAIR FUNDS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 347,401 | Withhold |
| Invesco | 287,136 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 261,596 | 0 | 6,443 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 249,764 | 0 | 14,293 | 0 | Mixed |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 247,642 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 220,242 | Withhold |
| BOSTON TRUST WALDEN FUNDS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 215,816 | Withhold |
| Brighthouse | 151,320 | 0 | 0 | 34,304 | Mixed |
| Guggenheim | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150,455 | Withhold |
| TIAA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137,388 | Withhold |
| Equitable | 131,655 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 81 asset managers. All 81 are in the interactive database (link above).
Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
83% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: William E. Brown
CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: William E. Brown”): 16,713,322 for, 3,498,041 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed February 15, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.
Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “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: 3 Proposal One : The following individuals were elected to serve as directors until the Company's next annual meeting and until their resp…”
Support: 83% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
Fund share totals are not shown for this item: fund-reported shares overlap across filings (an adviser and the funds it manages can each report the same shares), and here their sum exceeds the total votes cast at the meeting.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock | 5,772,557 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 5,733,399 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,997,947 | Withhold |
| Victory Capital | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,196,069 | Withhold |
| Allspring | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,085,973 | Withhold |
| Pacer Funds Trust | 1,235,198 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 87,620 | 0 | 0 | 1,012,464 | Mixed |
| State Street | 262 | 0 | 0 | 857,031 | Withhold |
| Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II | 0 | 0 | 765,000 | 0 | Abstain |
| Charles Schwab | 598,913 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 0 | 0 | 446,473 | 0 | Abstain |
| OLD WESTBURY FUNDS INC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 430,000 | Withhold |
| JPMorgan | 382,118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AMG FUNDS | 347,754 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WILLIAM BLAIR FUNDS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 347,401 | Withhold |
| Invesco | 287,136 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 261,596 | 0 | 6,443 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 249,764 | 0 | 14,293 | 0 | Mixed |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 247,642 | Withhold |
| Principal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 220,242 | Withhold |
| BOSTON TRUST WALDEN FUNDS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 215,816 | Withhold |
| Brighthouse | 42,569 | 0 | 0 | 143,055 | Mixed |
| Guggenheim | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150,455 | Withhold |
| TIAA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137,388 | Withhold |
| Equitable | 131,655 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 81 asset managers. All 81 are in the interactive database (link above).
10% of fund votes cast · no official result
Description as filed by funds: NON-VOTING AGENDA.
The 22 asset managers below reported 128,712 for, 1,172,902 against, 774,778 abstained. The figure above is FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST + WITHHELD) of the shares these managers voted; abstained and unvoted shares are in neither half, and these managers are a subset of all shareholders, not the meeting result.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II | 0 | 0 | 765,000 | 0 | Abstain |
| Charles Schwab | 0 | 523,956 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| AMG FUNDS | 0 | 245,284 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 0 | 241,364 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Jackson National | 121,838 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| SEI | 0 | 48,728 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Prudential/PGIM | 0 | 43,829 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| TIMOTHY PLAN | 0 | 39,006 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Global X | 0 | 17,619 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Brighthouse | 0 | 0 | 9,778 | 0 | Abstain |
| STERLING CAPITAL FUNDS | 0 | 9,193 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Zacks Trust | 5,569 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Exchange Place Advisors Trust | 0 | 3,090 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| NORTHERN LIGHTS FUND TRUST II | 1,185 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nationwide | 0 | 380 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| SYNTAX ETF TRUST | 0 | 227 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| WILSHIRE MUTUAL FUNDS INC | 0 | 165 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Boltwood Capital Management | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| CITY NATIONAL ROCHDALE FUNDS | 0 | 61 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| JPMorgan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Lincoln Financial | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| RBB FUND, INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
98% Approved · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: To ratify the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending on September 28, 2024.
CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO.’s own tally for this item (“2. The ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending on September 28, 2024”): 20,408,817 for, 377,599 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed February 15, 2024 (Item 5.07).
Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal Two : The appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending on September 28, 2024 was ratified, by the votes set forth in the following table:”
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
Fund share totals are not shown for this item: fund-reported shares overlap across filings (an adviser and the funds it manages can each report the same shares), and here their sum exceeds the total votes cast at the meeting.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock | 5,772,557 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 5,733,399 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 2,997,947 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Victory Capital | 2,196,069 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Allspring | 2,085,973 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Pacer Funds Trust | 1,235,198 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 1,100,084 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 752,297 | 36 | 104,960 | 0 | Mixed |
| Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II | 0 | 0 | 765,000 | 0 | Abstain |
| Charles Schwab | 598,913 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 446,473 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| OLD WESTBURY FUNDS INC | 430,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 382,118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AMG FUNDS | 347,754 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WILLIAM BLAIR FUNDS | 347,401 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 287,136 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 268,039 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 264,057 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 247,642 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 220,242 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BOSTON TRUST WALDEN FUNDS | 215,816 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brighthouse | 175,846 | 0 | 9,778 | 0 | Mixed |
| Guggenheim | 150,455 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 137,388 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 131,655 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 88 asset managers. All 88 are in the interactive database (link above).
Ranked separately for each type of Form N-PX report. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two tables can list the same shares and are never added together. Each is ranked by the shares voted on the item that the most managers of that type reported, shown as a share of the 52,332,000 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock | 11.03% |
| 2 | Vanguard | 10.96% |
| 3 | Dimensional | 5.73% |
| 4 | Victory Capital | 4.20% |
| 5 | Allspring | 3.99% |
| 6 | Pacer Funds Trust | 2.36% |
| 7 | Fidelity | 2.10% |
| 8 | State Street | 1.64% |
| 9 | Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II | 1.46% |
| 10 | Charles Schwab | 1.14% |
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boltwood Capital Management | <0.01% |
As disclosed to the SEC in Form 13F (quarter-end holdings of 30 large managers), Schedules 13D and 13G (beneficial ownership above 5%) and the company’s own proxy statement (DEF 14A). Each row names its form.
| Holder | % outstanding | Disclosure |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock | 14.91% | 13F |
| Vanguard Group | 11.05% | 13F |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors | 6.92% | 13F |
| Victory Capital Management, Inc. | 5.53% | 13G |
| State Street | 4.05% | 13F |
| William E. Brown | 3.06% | DEF14A |
| Geode Capital | 1.65% | 13F |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC | 1.55% | 13G |
| Charles Schwab | 1.32% | 13F |
| Renaissance Technologies | 1.27% | 13F |
Percentages above are of 52,332,000 shares outstanding, as reported by CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO. on its Form 10-Q dated December 30, 2023 (see the filing on EDGAR). This is the count contemporaneous with the 2023-2024 meeting, not today’s. Each holding is as of its own filing, which may be dated before or after the meeting.
Every figure above is derived from filings made with the US Securities and Exchange Commission: Form N-PX, in which registered funds disclose how they voted every proxy and institutional managers disclose their votes on executive pay (say-on-pay, say-on-frequency and golden parachutes), and Form 8-K Item 5.07, in which the company reports its own meeting results. Shares outstanding are taken from CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO.’s 10-Q dated December 30, 2023. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on November 8, 2026; a live search always shows the current data.
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