NOTE 1 GENERAL

Basis of Presentation

In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments necessary to present fairly the financial position of our Company as of October 26, 2013, and our results of operations and cash flows for the periods ended October 26, 2013 and October 27, 2012. Such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature. The results of operations for the periods ended October 26, 2013 and October 27, 2012, are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements included in the 2013 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on June 26, 2013.

The condensed consolidated financial statements of Patterson Companies, Inc. (“Patterson” or “Company”) include the assets and liabilities of PDC Funding Company, LLC (“PDC Funding”) and PDC Funding Company II, LLC (“PDC Funding II”), wholly owned subsidiaries and separate legal entities under Minnesota law. PDC Funding and PDC Funding II are fully consolidated special purpose entities of our Company established to sell customer installment sale contracts to outside financial institutions in the normal course of business. The assets of PDC Funding and PDC Funding II would be available first and foremost to satisfy the claims of its creditors. There are no known creditors of PDC Funding or PDC Funding II.

Fiscal Year End

The fiscal year end of our Company is the last Saturday in April. The second quarter of fiscal years 2014 and 2013 represents the 13 weeks ended October 26, 2013 and October 27, 2012, respectively. Fiscal years 2014 and 2013 each include 52 weeks of operations.

Comprehensive Income

Other than net income, the only significant items included in comprehensive income are foreign currency translation adjustments. Foreign currency translation adjustments do not include a provision for income tax because earnings from foreign operations are considered to be indefinitely reinvested outside the U.S.

Earnings Per Share

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share (shares in thousands):


	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	October 26, 2013		October 27, 2012		October 26, 2013		October 27, 2012
Denominator:
Denominator for diluted earnings per share—average shares		101,069		103,706		101,048		104,371
Effect of dilutive securities—stock options, restricted stock, ESOP and stock purchase plans		899		709		896		728

Denominator for diluted earnings per share—adjusted weighted average shares		101,968		104,415		101,944		105,099

Options to purchase 75 shares of common stock during both the three and six months ended October 26, 2013, and 421 shares during both the three and six months ended October 27, 2012, respectively, were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share because the effect would have been anti-dilutive. There were no unvested restricted stock award excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share during the three and six months ended October 26, 2013, or the three and six months ended October 27, 2012, respectively, because the effect would have been anti-dilutive.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

In July 2012, the FASB issued ASU No. 2012-02, Testing Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets for Impairment. Under this standard, entities testing long-lived intangible assets for impairment now have an option of performing a qualitative assessment to determine whether further impairment testing is necessary. If an entity determines, on the basis of qualitative factors, that the fair value of the indefinite-lived intangible asset is more-likely-than-not less than the carrying amount, the existing quantitative impairment test is required. Otherwise, no further impairment testing is required. For Patterson, this ASU was effective beginning April 28, 2013. The adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on Patterson’s consolidated results of operations or financial condition.