Sec Form 4 Filing - GOEDKEN DENNIS W @ PATTERSON COMPANIES, INC. - 2018-04-30

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person GOEDKEN DENNIS W 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol PATTERSON COMPANIES, INC. [ PDCO] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Interim CFO (Last) (First) (Middle) 1031 MENDOTA HEIGHTS ROAD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 04/30/2018 (Street) ST. PAUL, MN55120 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) __ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person _____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 04/30/2018 F( 1 ) 107 D $ 23.28 4,440 ( 2 ) ( 3 ) D Common Stock 815 ( 4 ) D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Report ing Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other GOEDKEN DENNIS W 1031 MENDOTA HEIGHTS ROAD ST. PAUL, MN55120 Interim CFO Signatures Les B. Korsh, by Power of Attorney 05/01/2018 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Represents shares of common stock withheld for payment of taxes incurred upon the lapse of restrictions on restricted stock award granted in 2013. ( 2 )Includes 1,279 shares of restricted stock received through awards in the years 2014 and 2015 to Reporting Person, which vest, contingent upon continued employment, as follows: 282 shares vest 7/1/2018, 238 shares vest 7/1/2018, 283 shares vest 7/1/2019, 238 shares vest 7/1/2019 and 238 shares vest 7/1/2020. ( 3 )Includes 2,289 Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs") awarded on 7/1/2016 and 7/1/2017 to Reporting Person pursuant to the Patterson Companies, Inc. 2015 Omnibus Incentive Plan. Each RSU represents a right, contingent upon continued employment, to receive one share of common stock. The 2016 RSUs vest as follows: 248 shares vest each year on July 1 from 2018 through 2021. The 2017 RSUs vest as follows: 259 shares vest each year on July 1 from 2018 through 2020 and 260 shares vest on 7/1/2021 and 7/1/2022. ( 4 )Represents shares of common stock indirectly held by the Reporting Person's Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) account through January 2, 2018.

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