BROOKS M. PENNINGTON III - Corporate Board Profile

CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2013-12-27	Brooks M. Pennington III 59 Director of Special Projects for the Company since October 2006. ... DIRECTOR COMPENSATION TABLE ... Brooks M. Pennington FeesEarned orPaid inCash ($) 64,900 StockAwards(2)(3)($) 20,003 OptionAwards(2)(3)($) 45,466 All Other Compensation($) 119,475 Total($) 249,844
2014-12-29	Brooks M. Pennington III 60 Director of Special Projects for the Company since October 2006. ... DIRECTOR COMPENSATION TABLE ... Brooks M. Pennington FeesEarned or Paid in Cash ($) 66,500 Stock Awards ($) 20,001 Option Awards ($) 46,048 All Other Compensation ($) 125,244 Total ($) 257,793
2015-12-29	Brooks M. Pennington III(2)(4) Director of Special Projects for the Company since October 2006. ... (2) Member of Succession Committee. (4) Member of Strategy Committee. ... DIRECTOR COMPENSATION TABLE ... Brooks M. Pennington FeesEarned or Paid in Cash $75,500, Stock Awards $20,006, Option Awards $44,422, All Other Compensation $126,521, Total $265,949.
2016-12-30	Brooks M. Pennington III 62 Director of Special Projects for the Company since October 2006. ... DIRECTOR COMPENSATION TABLE ... Brooks M. Pennington FeesEarned or Paid in Cash ($) 71,500 Stock Awards($) 20,006 Option Awards($) 40,147 All Other Compensation($) 135,779 Total($) 267,432
2017-12-22	Brooks M. Pennington III(2)(3) 63 Director of Special Projects for the Company since October 2006. ... Member of Investment Committee and Target Setting Committee. DIRECTOR COMPENSATION TABLE: Brooks M. Pennington FeesEarned orPaidin Cash ($) 83,500 StockAwards ($) 20,009 OptionAwards ($) 43,330 AllOtherCompensation ($) 134,885 Total ($) 281,724
2018-12-21	Brooks M. Pennington III(2)(3) 64 Chairman since February 2018. Director of Special Projects for the Company since October 2006. ... (2) Member of Investment Committee. (3) Member of Target Setting Committee. DIRECTOR COMPENSATION TABLE: Brooks M. Pennington FeesEarned or Paid in Cash($) 194,500 StockAwards($) 20,000 OptionAwards($) 44,470 AllOtherCompensation($) 143,216 Total($) 402,186
2019-12-20	Brooks M. Pennington III(2)(4) 65 Chairman from February 2018 to September 2019. Director of Special Projects for the Company since October 2006. ... Investment Committee, which was created in February 2017, are Messrs. Brown (Chairman), Colligan, Edwards, Pennington and Ranelli. DIRECTOR COMPENSATION TABLE: Brooks M. Pennington Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($) 169,000 Stock Awards ($) 20,018 Option Awards ($) 43,187 All Other Compensation ($) 149,437 Total ($) 381,642
2020-12-23	Brooks M. Pennington III Chairman from February 2018 to September 2019. Director of Special Projects for the Company since October 2006. From 1994 through September 2006, Mr. Pennington was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Pennington Seed, Inc., a business which was acquired by the Company in 1998. He also serves on the boards of several private companies. Mr. Pennington has over 42 years of work experience in the lawn and garden industry, including 12 years as the former Chief Executive Officer of Pennington Seed, Inc. Our Executive Committee currently consists of Messrs. Brown, Cofer and Pennington. The members of the Investment Committee, which was created in February 2017, are Messrs. Brown (Chairman), Edwards, Griffith, Pennington and Ranelli. Members of the Board of Directors who are not employees of the Company received directors’ fees consisting of $60,000 per year and $1,500 for each Board meeting attended in person. The chair of the Compensation Committee receives additional annual retainer fees of $15,000, the chair of the Audit Committee receives additional annual retainer fees of $20,000 and the lead independent director receives an additional retainer fee of $35,000. Directors who are not employees of the Company who attend meetings of any of the Company’s standing committees receive an additional $1,500 for each meeting not held on the same day as a Board meeting. Each non-employee director also receives $500 for participation in each telephonic meeting of the Board of Directors or any committee of less than three hours and $1,000 for participation in meetings of three hours or more. The Company pays non-employee directors $1,500 for each day spent traveling to board and committee meetings, attending subsidiary and division management meetings and conducting plant and facility visits. Mr. Pennington receives similar annual, per meeting and travel fees for his Board service. Under the Nonemployee Director Equity Incentive Plan, on the date of each Annual Meeting of Stockholders, each non-employee director will be granted a number of (i) options to purchase shares of Class A Common Stock determined by dividing $200,000 by the closing price of a share of Class A Common Stock on the date of such meeting and (ii) shares of restricted stock determined by dividing $70,000 (increased from $20,000, such increase effective as of the Annual Meeting) by the closing price of a share of Class A Common Stock on the date of such meeting. Mr. Pennington receives similar awards under the 2003 Equity Incentive Plan. All other compensation for Mr. Pennington includes salary of $118,308, the Company’s matching contributions under the Company’s 401(k) Plan of $3,549 and medical and life insurance premium payments of $12,373.
2021-12-27	Brooks M. Pennington III (2)(4) 67 Chairman from February 2018 to September 2019. Director of Special Projects for the Company since October 2006. From 1994 through September 2006, Mr. Pennington was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Pennington Seed, Inc., a business which was acquired by the Company in 1998. He also serves on the boards of several private companies. Mr. Pennington has over 44 years of work experience in the lawn and garden industry, including 12 years as the former Chief Executive Officer of Pennington Seed, Inc. The members of the Investment Committee, which was created in February 2017, are Messrs. Brown (Chairman), Edwards, Griffith, Pennington and Ranelli and Ms. Chun. Our Executive Committee currently consists of Messrs. Brown, Cofer and Pennington. The Executive Committee has all the powers of the Board except those powers reserved by law to the full Board or as limited by the Executive Committee Charter. The Executive Committee did not meet in fiscal 2021. Mr. Pennington receives similar annual, per meeting and travel fees for his Board service. Total compensation for Mr. Pennington in 2021 was $334,507.
2022-12-28	Brooks M. Pennington III (2)(4) Mr. Pennington served as the Company's Chairman from February 2018 to September 2019 and has been Director of Special Projects for the Company since October 2006. From 1994 through September 2006, Mr. Pennington was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Pennington Seed, Inc., a business which was acquired by the Company in 1998. He also serves on the boards of several private companies. Mr. Pennington has over 45 years of work experience in the lawn and garden industry, including 12 years as the former Chief Executive Officer of Pennington Seed, Inc.
2023-12-28	Brooks M. Pennington III served as Director of Special Projects and was a member of the Executive Committee and Investment Committee. His total compensation for 2023 was $239,121.
2024-12-30	Brooks M. Pennington III, 70, has served as Director since 1998. He is co-owner of Pennington & Pennington, LLC. He was Chairman from February 2018 to September 2019 and was Director of Special Projects until March 2023. Member of Executive and Investment Committees. Director compensation table shows total compensation of $197,519.