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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 * WILTZ JAMES W   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol PATTERSON COMPANIES, INC. [PDCO] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 129 VIRGINIA STREET 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/29/2011 (Street) ST. PAUL, MN 55102 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 12/29/2011   J(4)(5)   167,600 D (4) (5) 90,254 I (1) Revocable Trust (4) (5) Common Stock               107,969 D   Common Stock               25,000 I GRAT (2) Common Stock               9,550 I Family Trust (3)

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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

Forward Sale Contract (Obligation to Sell)

(4) (5)

12/29/2011

J(4)(5)

200,000

12/28/2011

12/28/2011

Common Stock

200,000

(4) (5)

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
WILTZ JAMES W 129 VIRGINIA STREET ST. PAUL, MN 55102	X

Signatures

Matthew L. Levitt, by Power of Attorney		12/29/2011
**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)	Revocable Trust of which the Reporting Person is the Settlor and Trustee.
(2)	Held by Grantor Retained Annuity Trust.
(3)	In Trust for members of Reporting Person's Family.
(4)	On 12/29/11 the Reporting Person (RP) settled a prepaid forward sale contract with an unaffiliated third party buyer that was entered into on 12/29/09. The RP agreed to deliver to the buyer up to 200,000 shares on 12/29/11, the maturity date of the contract. The RP received $4,408,248 as of the date of contract. The RP pledged 200,000 shares (Pledged Shares) to secure his obligations under the contract. See FOOTNOTE 5.
(5)	In accordance with the prepaid forward sale contract described in FOOTNOTE 4, the number of shares to be delivered to the buyer on the maturity date is as follows: (a) if the value per share on the maturity date (Maturity Price) is less than $24.92, the RP will deliver all the Pledged Shares; (b) if the Maturity Price is between $24.92 and $34.61, the RP will deliver shares equal to $24.92 divided by the Maturity Price times the number of Pledged Shares; and (c) if the Maturity Price is greater than $34.61, the RP will deliver shares equal to the Pledged Shares times the ratio of $24.92 plus Maturity Price less $34.61 divided by Maturity Price, or the cash equivalent. The Maturity Price was $29.74. Accordingly, RP delivered 167,600 of the Pledged Shares and retained 32,400 shares.

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