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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES 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 * POHLMAN KEVIN M   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) President - Animal Health (Last) (First) (Middle) 822 7TH STREET, SUITE 740 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 08/07/2018 (Street) GREELEY, CO 80631 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 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 (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 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 08/07/2018   F(1)   51 D $ 22.625 72,636 (2) (3) (4) D   Common Stock               388 (5) I By ESOP

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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 (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

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 (Month/Day/Year)

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

Employee Stock Options (6)

$ 22.48

07/01/2021

07/01/2028

Common Stock

13,345

13,345

D

Employee Stock Options (7)

$ 39.23

08/07/2020

08/07/2027

Common Stock

5,539

5,539

D

Employee Stock Options (8)

$ 47.51

07/01/2020

07/01/2027

Common Stock

13,935

13,935

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
POHLMAN KEVIN M 822 7TH STREET, SUITE 740 GREELEY, CO 80631			President - Animal Health

Signatures

Les B. Korsh, by Power of Attorney		08/09/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Represents shares of common stock withheld for payment of taxes incurred upon the lapse of restrictions on restricted stock units issued pursuant to the Patterson Companies, Inc. 2015 Omnibus Incentive Plan ("Plan").
(2)	Includes 9,650 Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs") awarded on 9/21/2015, 7/1/2016, 7/1/2017, 8/7/2017 and 7/1/2018 to Reporting Person pursuant to the Plan. The RSUs vest contingent upon continued employment as follows: 313 units vest on 9/21/2018, 1,879 units in aggregate vest on 7/1/2019, 191 units vest on 8/7/2019, 313 units vest on 9/21/2019, 1,879 units in aggregate vest on 7/1/2020, 191 units vest on 8/7/2020, 314 units vest on 9/21/2020, 1,881 units in aggregate vest on 7/1/2021, 191 units vest on 8/7/2021, 1,417 units vest on 7/1/2022, 191 units vest on 8/7/2022 and 890 units vest on 7/1/2023.
(3)	Includes 4,467 shares acquired pursuant to Reporting Person's participation in the Patterson Companies, Inc. Capital Accumulation Plan in the years 2016 and 2017 and remain subject to the terms of such plan.
(4)	Includes 56,255 RSUs awarded on 6/11/2018 to Reporting Person pursuant to a Restrictive Covenants, Severance and Change in Control Agreement between Patterson Companies, Inc. and the Reporting Person. Each RSU represents a right to receive one share of common stock upon vesting. The RSUs are issued under the Plan and will vest, contingent upon continued employment, 25% on 6/11/2019, 25% on 6/11/2020 and 50% on 6/11/2021.
(5)	Represents shares of common stock indirectly held by the Reporting Person's Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) account through June 30, 2018.
(6)	Stock options granted pursuant to the Plan on 7/1/2018.
(7)	Stock option granted pursuant to the Plan on 8/7/2017.
(8)	Stock option granted pursuant to the Plan on 7/1/2017.

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