8-K

 

 

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)

August 30, 2018

 

 

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 2.02

Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On August 30, 2018, Patterson Companies, Inc. issued a press release announcing its financial results for the first quarter ended July 28, 2018, updated guidance for fiscal 2019, and establishment of a pre-tax reserve of $28.3 million for the anticipated settlement of the In re Dental Supplies Litigation matter. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.

 

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

 

99    Press release of Patterson Companies, Inc., dated August 30, 2018.

 


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: August 30, 2018     By:   /s/ Les B. Korsh
      Les B. Korsh
      Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary