Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Zurbay Donald
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
06/29/2018		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
PATTERSON COMPANIES, INC. [PDCO]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
1031 MENDOTA HEIGHTS		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chief Financial Officer
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

ST. PAUL, MN 55120		 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 Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 30,878 (1)
D
 
Common Stock 11,121 (2)
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Options   (3) 06/29/2028 Common Stock 99,250 $ 22.67 D  
Employee Stock Options (4) 07/01/2021 07/01/2028 Common Stock 33,363 $ 22.48 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Zurbay Donald
1031 MENDOTA HEIGHTS
ST. PAUL, MN 55120		       Chief Financial Officer  

Signatures

Les B. Korsh, by Power of Attorney 07/03/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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 an inducement award of Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs") granted outside the Patterson Companies, Inc. 2015 Omnibus Incentive Plan ("Plan") to Reporting Person on 6/29/2018. The RSUs awarded vest, assuming continued employment, 50% on the first anniversary of the date of the grant and the remaining 50% on the second anniversary of the date of the grant.
(2) Represents RSUs awarded on 7/1/2018 to Reporting Person pursuant to the Plan. The award vests, contingent upon continued employment, in 5 equal annual installments commencing on the one year anniversary of the date of the grant and each anniversary thereafter
(3) Represents an inducement award of stock options granted outside the Plan on 6/29/2018. The stock options granted would vest pro-rata over the course of 3 years, with one-third of the shares vesting on 6/29/2019, one-third vesting on 6/29/2020, and the remaining one-third vesting 6/29/2021, in all cases subject to continued employment.
(4) Stock Options granted pursuant to the Plan on 7/1/2018.

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