8-K


UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
 
 
FORM 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)
February 25, 2016
 
 
 
PATTERSON COMPANIES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
Minnesota
 
0-20572
 
41-0886515
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
1031 Mendota Heights Road
St. Paul, Minnesota 55120
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)
(651) 686-1600
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code)
 
 

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Item 2.02
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION 
On February 25, 2016, Patterson Companies, Inc. issued a press release announcing its financial results for the third quarter of fiscal year 2016 ended January 30, 2016. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.
 
Item 9.01
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS 

(d)
EXHIBITS
 
 
99.1
Press release of Patterson Companies, Inc., dated February 25, 2016.




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 25, 2016
 
 
 
By:
 
/s/ Ann B. Gugino
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ann B. Gugino
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Executive Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)




EXHIBIT INDEX
 
Exhibit
Number
 
Description
99.1
 
Press release of Patterson Companies, Inc., dated February 25, 2016.