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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 * BAKER KELLY A   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) CHRO (Last) (First) (Middle) 1031 MENDOTA HEIGHTS ROAD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 04/06/2017 (Street) ST. PAUL, MN 55120 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 04/06/2017   A(1)   95 A $ 36.1675 14,112 (2) D

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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 Option (3)

$ 48.47

07/01/2019

07/01/2026

Common Stock

10,379

10,379

D

Employee Stock Option (4)

$ 49.52

(5)

02/01/2026

Common Stock

25,000

25,000

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
BAKER KELLY A 1031 MENDOTA HEIGHTS ROAD ST. PAUL, MN 55120			CHRO

Signatures

Les B. Korsh, by Power of Attorney		04/10/2017
**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 acquired by Reporting Person pursuant to the Patterson Companies, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
(2)	Includes 11,043 Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs") awarded on 2/1/2016 and 7/1/2016 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 2/1/2016 award vests as follows: 4,645 shares vest 2/1/2018 and 4,644 shares vest 2/1/2019. The 7/1/2016 RSUs vest cumulatively in 5 equal annual installments commencing on the one year anniversary of the date of grant and each anniversary thereafter.
(3)	Stock option granted pursuant to the Patterson Companies, Inc. 2015 Omnibus Incentive Plan on 7/1/2016.
(4)	Stock option granted pursuant to the Patterson Companies, Inc. 2015 Omnibus Incentive Plan on 2/1/2016.
(5)	This stock option becomes exercisable as follows: 25% on 2/1/2019, 25% on 2/1/2020 and 50% on 2/1/2021.

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