Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Sproat David P
   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)
President, Subsidiary
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
PATTERSON MEDICAL SUPPLY, INC., 1000 REMINGTON BLVD, SUITE 210		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/30/2010
(Street)

BOLINGBROOK, IL 60440		 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 04/30/2010   F(1)   493 D $ 31.96 62,647 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 Options (2)               (3)   (4) Common Stock 18,988   18,988 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Sproat David P
PATTERSON MEDICAL SUPPLY, INC.
1000 REMINGTON BLVD, SUITE 210
BOLINGBROOK, IL 60440		       President, Subsidiary  

Signatures

 Matthew L. Levitt, by Power of Attorney   05/03/2010
**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) Shares withheld for taxes incurred upon lapse of restrictions on restricted stock issued pursuant to the Patterson Companies, Inc. Equity Incentive Plan.
(2) Options granted as follows: 3,758 on 4/30/2001 at $15.28; 2,690 on 4/29/2002 at $22.57; 3,194 on 4/28/2003 at $19.965; 1,738 on 4/26/2004 at $38.50; and 7,608 on 7/1/2004 at $37.30.
(3) Options for 18,988 shares are exercisable as follows: 3,758 shares on 4/29/2010; 2,690 shares on 4/29/2011; 3,194 shares on 4/27/2012; 1,738 shares on 4/26/2013; 1,388 shares on 7/1/2007 and 7/1/2008; 1,128 shares on 7/1/2009; 1,054 shares on 7/1/2010; 966 shares on 7/1/2011; 884 shares on 7/1/2012; and 800 shares on 7/1/2013.
(4) All grants expire 10 years after grant date.

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