FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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 *   MISIAK DAVID G 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 11/01/2016 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) President, Patterson Dental 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) ST. PAUL, MN 55120 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 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 11,285 (1) (2) (3) D   Common Stock 14,655 I By ESOP

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		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)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Options	  (4)	07/01/2025	Common Stock	50,000	$ 56.66	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
MISIAK DAVID G 1031 MENDOTA HEIGHTS ROAD ST. PAUL, MN 55120	Â	Â	  President, Patterson Dental	Â

Signatures

Les B. Korsh, by Power of Attorney		11/07/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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)	Includes 6,590 shares of restricted stock awarded in the years 2010 through 2015 to Reporting Person pursuant to the Patterson Companies, Inc. 2012 Equity Incentive Plan, which vest as follows: 600 shares vest on 4/26/2017, 660 shares vest on 4/29/2017, 720 shares vest on 4/30/2017, 1,147 shares vest on 7/1/2017, 660 shares vest on 4/29/2018, 1,148 shares vest on 7/1/2018, 1,147 shares on 7/1/2019 and 508 shares vest on 7/1/2020.
(2)	Includes 3,432 Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs") awarded on 7/1/2016 and 11/1/2016 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 RSUs vest cumulatively in 5 equal annual installments commencing on the one year anniversary of the date of grant and each anniversary thereafter.
(3)	Includes 1,263 shares acquired pursuant to Reporting Person's participation in the Patterson Companies, Inc. Capital Accumulative Plan in the years 2014 and 2015 and remain subject to the terms of such Plan.
(4)	Options are exercisable as follows: 25% on 7/1/2018, 25% on 7/1/2019 and 50% on 7/1/2020.

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