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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

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FORM 8-K

 

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CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT

TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

June 1, 2006

Date of report

 

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PATTERSON COMPANIES, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

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Minnesota		0-20572		41-0886515
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

1031 Mendota Heights Road

St. Paul, Minnesota 55120

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)

(651) 686-1600

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code)

 

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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

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ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS

On June 1, 2006, Patterson Companies, Inc. issued a press release announcing the appointment of Scott P. Anderson as president of its dental business, Patterson Dental Supply, Inc. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein. Anderson is not a principal officer of Patterson Companies, Inc.

ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

 

(c)

EXHIBITS

 

99

Press release of Patterson Companies, Inc., dated June 1, 2006.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

		PATTERSON COMPANIES, INC.
Date: June 1, 2006		By:		/s/ R. Stephen Armstrong
				R. Stephen Armstrong Executive Vice President, Treasurer and Chief     Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)