SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

SLAVKIN HAROLD C

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

USC SCHL OF DENT, OFF OF DEAN-STE 203

925 W. 34TH ST.

(Street)

LOS ANGELES

90089

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

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)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
06/16/2006

4. If Amendment, Date of 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

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)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	06/16/2006		M		3,000	A	$19.71	3,000	D
Common Stock	06/16/2006		S		3,000	D	$34.66	0	D
Common Stock								350	I	Spouse's Account

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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
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)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Director Stock Options	$19.71	06/16/2006		M			3,000	⁽¹⁾	⁽²⁾	Common Stock	3,000	$0.00	69,940⁽³⁾	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Options exercisable as follows: 5,000 on December 4, 2002 and 8,000 on December 4 of each year 2003-2004, 12,000 on 9/10/03, 12,000 on 9/9/04 12,000 on 9/13/05, 384 on 5/02/06, 12,000 on 9/12/06 and 556 on 5/01/07.

2. All grants expire 10 years after grant date.

3. Options granted as follows: 21,000 on 12/4/2001 at $19.71, 12,000 on 9/10/02 at $23.9425, 12,000 on 9/9/03 at $27.8595, 12,000 on 9/13/04 at $37.18, 384 on 5/02/05 at $50.75, 12,000 on 9/12/2005 at $40.935 and 556 on 5/01/06 at $32.30.

	Matthew L. Levitt, by Power of Attorney	06/19/2006
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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