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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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * WEBSTER JEFFREY H   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) 86 LEOMINISTER ROAD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/14/2005 (Street) STERLING, MA 01564 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 03/14/2005   X(1)   100,000 D $ 25.414 49,414 D   Common Stock 03/14/2005   J   100,000 A $ 50.664 149,414 D   Common Stock 03/14/2005   S(2)   45,869 D $ 50.587 103,545 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

Call Option (obligation to sell)

$ 25.25

03/14/2005

X

100,000

04/05/2005

04/05/2005

Common Stock

100,000

$ 0

66,374 (3) (4) (5)

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
WEBSTER JEFFREY H 86 LEOMINISTER ROAD STERLING, MA 01564			President - Subsidiary

Signatures

Matthew L. Levitt, by Power of Attorney		03/15/2005
**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)	In connection with the settlement of a call option entered into on November 26, 2001 as part of Share Option Hedging Transaction, the reporting person paid to the option holder, for each share of stock subject to the option, the excess of the market price of $50.664 per share over the exercise price of $25.25 per share.
(2)	The reporting person has disgorged any short swing profits resulting from these transactions.
(3)	Options granted as follows: 50,750 on 07/09/01 at $17.155, 5,702 on 04/29/02 at $22.57, 6,446 on 04/28/03 at $19.965, and 3,476 on 4/26/2004 at $38.50.
(4)	Options exercisable as follows: 7,250 on July 9 of each year 2004-2010, 5,702 on 04/29/2011, 6,446 on 04/28/12, and 3,476 on 4/26/2013.
(5)	All grants expire 10 years after grant date.

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