UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)

~~September 16~~October 26, 2024

PATTERSON COMPANIES, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Minnesota

0-20572

41-0886515

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

1031 Mendota Heights Road

St. Paul, Minnesota 55120

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)

(651) 686-1600

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code)

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Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading

Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Common Stock, par value $.01

PDCO

NASDAQ Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

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Item 52.0702 ~~Submission~~Results of ~~Matters~~Operations toand aFinancial ~~Vote of Security Holders~~Condition.

~~(a) The~~On ~~Company held its annual meeting of shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on September~~December 165, 2024., ~~There~~Patterson ~~were 88~~Companies,~~144,355~~ ~~shares~~Inc. ofissued ~~the~~a ~~Company’s~~press ~~common~~release ~~stock~~announcing ~~outstanding~~its ~~and~~financial ~~entitled~~results tofor ~~vote~~the atsecond ~~the~~quarter ~~Annual~~ended ~~Meeting~~October 26, 2024. AtA ~~the~~copy ~~Annual~~of ~~Meeting,~~ the ~~holders~~press ofrelease ~~82,666,553~~is ~~shares~~furnished ofas ~~common~~Exhibit ~~stock~~99 ~~were~~to ~~represented~~this inCurrent ~~person~~Report oron byForm ~~proxy;~~8-K ~~therefore,~~and ais ~~quorum~~incorporated ~~was~~by ~~present~~reference herein.

~~(b) The~~Item ~~matters~~9.01. ~~that~~Financial ~~were~~Statements ~~voted upon at the Annual Meeting,~~ and ~~the number of votes cast for or against, as well as the number of abstentions and broker non-votes, as to each such matter, where applicable, are set forth below~~Exhibits.

Proposal No. 1: Election of Directors


(d)		Exhibits

99		Press release of Patterson Companies, Inc., dated December 5, 2024.

104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

John D. Buck, Meenu Agarwal, Alex N. Blanco, Jody H. Feragen, Robert C. Frenzel, Philip G.J. McKoy, Neil A. Schrimsher, Pamela J. Tomczik and Donald J. Zurbay were elected directors of the Company to have terms expiring in 2025, and until their successors shall be elected and duly qualified. The results of the vote were as follows:

	For		Against		Abstain		BrokerNon-Votes
John D. Buck		71,352,800		3,407,608		50,730		7,855,415
Meenu Agarwal		74,396,564		354,115		60,459		7,855,415
Alex N. Blanco		74,086,789		673,361		50,988		7,855,415
Jody H. Feragen		71,947,726		2,807,013		56,399		7,855,415
Robert C. Frenzel		74,303,865		454,258		53,015		7,855,415
Philip G.J. McKoy		74,457,727		298,947		54,464		7,855,415
Neil A. Schrimsher		73,890,624		869,475		51,039		7,855,415
Pamela J. Tomczik		74,458,405		298,971		53,762		7,855,415
Donald J. Zurbay		73,472,631		1,285,570		52,937		7,855,415

Proposal No. 2 : Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation

The advisory proposal concerning the Company’s executive compensation program was approved. The results of the non-binding vote were as follows:

For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
70,725,241		3,510,091		575,806		7,855,415

Proposal No. 3: Ratification of the Appointment of the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The proposal to ratify the selection of Ernst and Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending April 26, 2025 was approved. The results of the vote were as follows:

For		Against		Abstain
80,401,764		2,209,447		55,342

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

PATTERSON COMPANIES, INC.

Date: September 18, 2024

/s/ Les B. Korsh

Date: December 5, 2024

/s/ Les B. Korsh

Les B. Korsh

Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary

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