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) January 10, 2017
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)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
| ☐ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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| Item 7.01 | REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE |
Beginning on January 10, 2017, Patterson Companies, Inc. (the “Company”) will participate in conferences with investors and analysts during the 35th Annual JP Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco, California. A copy of the Company’s presentation materials used in the conferences has been posted to the Company’s website and is furnished as Exhibit 99 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. The information set forth therein is incorporated herein by reference and constitutes a part of this report.
This information is furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 of Form 8-K promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and shall not be deemed to be “filed” with the SEC for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing. By filing this Current Report on Form 8-K and furnishing this information, the Company makes no admission as to the materiality of any information contained in this report.
Please refer to page 2 of the presentation attached hereto as Exhibit 99 for a discussion of certain forward-looking statements included therein and the risks and uncertainties related thereto.
| Item 9.01 | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS |
(d) EXHIBITS
| 99 | Presentation by Patterson Companies, Inc. |
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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: January 10, 2017 | By: | /s/ Les B. Korsh | ||||
| Les B. Korsh | ||||||
| Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||||||
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Exhibit Index
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99 | Presentation by Patterson Companies, Inc. | |
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