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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM  i 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)

 i February 27, 2020

 i PATTERSON COMPANIES, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

i Minnesota		i 0-20572		i 41-0886515
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 i 1031 Mendota Heights Road

 i St. Paul,  i Minnesota  i 55120

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)

 i (651)  i 686-1600

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

i ☐	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

i ☐	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

i ☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

i ☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
i Common Stock, par value $.01		i PDCO		i NASDAQ Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

Emerging growth company   i ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

Item 2.02

Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On February 27, 2020, Patterson Companies, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the third quarter ended January 25, 2020. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)    Exhibits

	99			Press release of the Company dated February 27, 2020.
	104			Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL).

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

				PATTERSON COMPANIES, INC.
Date: February 27, 2020				By:		/s/ Les B. Korsh
						Les B. Korsh
						Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary