Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

POHLMAN KEVIN M

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 7/11/2017

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

PATTERSON COMPANIES, INC. [PDCO]

(Last) (First) (Middle)

822 7TH STREET, SUITE 740

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
___ X ___ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
President - Animal Health /

(Street)

GREELEY, CO 80631

(City) (State) (Zip)

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

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	8502 ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	D
Common Stock	69 ⁽³⁾	I	By ESOP

*Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g.* , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)**
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		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)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Employee Stock Options	7/1/2020	7/1/2027	Common Stock	$13935.00	$47.51	D

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	Includes 5,741 Restricted Stock Unites ("RSUs") awarded on 9/21/2015, 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 2015 award vests as follows: 313 shares vest each year on the anniversary of the grant from 2017 through 2019 and 314 shares vest in 2020. The 2016 award vests as follows: 464 shares vest each year on the anniversary of the grant from 2018 through 2020 and 465 shares vest 2021. The 2017 award vests in 5 equal annual installments commencing on the one year anniversary of the date of grant and each anniversary thereafter.
(2)	Includes 2,234 shares acquired pursuant to Reporting Person's participation in the Patterson Companies, Inc. Capital Accumulation Plan in the year 2016 and remain subject to the terms of such plan.
(3)	Represents shares of common stock indirectly held by the Reporting Person's Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) account through July 10, 2017.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	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		7/21/2017
^** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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