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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Central Garden & Pet (CENT)

Central Garden & Pet raises buyback authorization by $100 million to about $127 million

Positive Impact 4 of 5 shareholder Written later

On February 11, 2026, Central Garden & Pet's board approved a $100 million increase in the company's share repurchase authorization, bringing the total to approximately $127 million as of that date. The same day, shareholders elected nine directors, ratified Deloitte & Touche LLP as auditor, and approved the advisory vote on executive pay. The filing also discloses the appointment of Kay M. Schwichtenberg to the board, effective March 1, 2026.

Key points

  • Board approved a $100 million increase to the share repurchase authorization on February 11, 2026; total authorization is approximately $127 million as of that date.
  • Company press release states management considers the market price of its shares to be currently undervalued.
  • Kay M. Schwichtenberg appointed to the board effective March 1, 2026, and to the Audit Committee; she retired as Executive Vice President, Animal & Public Health in February 2023.
  • Shareholders approved the executive compensation advisory vote with 16,346,943 votes for and 218,084 against.

The filing

CompanyCentral Garden & Pet (CENT)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECFeb 18, 2026, 4:05 PM ET
Accession number0001193125-26-057026

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change5.07 Shareholder Vote Results8.01 Other Events

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 6:56 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on February 18, 2026.

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