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
September 30, 2005
Date of report
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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ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS
On September 27, 2005, Patterson Companies, Inc. named David P. Sproat as president of its subsidiary, Patterson Medical Products, Inc. Sproat joined Patterson Companies in 1997, and has served in various sales and marketing capacities, most recently as Vice President of Sales for the Patterson Dental Supply, Inc. unit since July 2004.
Sproat will be responsible for Patterson Medical’s North American operations. David Amson will continue as managing director of the Homecraft Ltd. unit which conducts Patterson Medical’s international operations. Edward L. Donnelly, who took over as president of Patterson Medical in October 2004, when Howard A. Schwartz took a long-term disability leave and subsequently died, remains with Patterson Medical. Sproat, Amson, and Donnelly are not principal officers of Patterson Companies.
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 30, 2005 | By: | /s/ R. Stephen Armstrong | ||
| R. Stephen Armstrong | ||||
| Executive Vice President, Treasurer and (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) | ||||