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 ^*

GOEDKEN DENNIS W

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 3/1/2018

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

PATTERSON COMPANIES, INC. [PDCO]

(Last) (First) (Middle)

1031 MENDOTA HEIGHTS ROAD

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

_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
___ X ___ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Interim CFO /

(Street)

ST. PAUL, MN 55120

(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	4285 ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	D
Common Stock	815 ⁽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)

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	Includes 1,576 shares of restricted stock received through awards in the years 2013 through 2015 to Reporting Person, which vest, contingent upon continued employment, as follows: 297 shares vest 4/29/2018, 282 shares vest 7/1/2018, 238 shares vest 7/1/2018, 283 shares vest 7/1/2019, 238 shares vest 7/1/2019 and 238 shares vest 7/1/2020.
(2)	Includes 2,289 Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs") awarded on 7/1/2016 and 7/1/2017 to Reporting Person pursuant 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 2016 RSUs vest as follows: 248 shares vest each year on the anniversary of the grant from 2018 through 2021. The 2017 RSUs vest as follows: 259 shares vest each year on the anniversary of the grant from 2018 through 2020 and 260 shares vest 7/1/2021 and 7/1/2022.
(3)	Represents shares of common stock indirectly held by the Reporting Person's Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) accounting through January 2, 2018.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
GOEDKEN DENNIS W 1031 MENDOTA HEIGHTS ROAD ST. PAUL, MN 55120			Interim CFO

Signatures
Les B. Korsh, by Power of Attorney		3/1/2018
^** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
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