Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

(b)(c) On October 6, 2009 Patterson Companies, Inc. announced that James W. Wiltz, President and Chief Executive Officer, will retire at the end of the current fiscal year as of April 24, 2010. The Board of Directors named Scott P. Anderson, currently the president of the Patterson Dental Supply, Inc. subsidiary, as Mr. Wiltz' successor. A copy of the press release issued by the Company on October 6, 2009 announcing the retirement of Mr. Wiltz and the appointment of Mr. Anderson as Mr. Wiltz' successor is furnished as Exhibit 99 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits 99 Press release of Patterson Companies, Inc., dated October 6, 2009.

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