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Table of Contents UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 FORM 10 - K ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended April 24 , 2021 OR TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from to Commission File No. 0-20572 Minnesota ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) PATTERSON COMPANIES , INC . ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) 1031 Mendota Heights Road St. Paul , Minnesota 55120 ( Address of principal executive offices including Zip Code ) Registrant's telephone number , including area code : ( 651 ) 686-1600 Securities registered pursuant Title of each class Common Stock , par value $ .01 X to Trading Symbol ( s ) . PDCO Section Accelerated filer Emerging growth company 41-0886515 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) of 12 ( b ) Name of exchange on which registered NASDAQ Global Select Market No No x Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes x Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . Yes " Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes x No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( §232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes x No 0 Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company , or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer , " " smaller reporting company , " and " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . Large accelerated filer Smaller reporting company the Act : Non - accelerated filer If an emerging growth company , indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13 ( a ) of the Exchange Act . ** Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report > No x Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act ) . Yes The aggregate market value of voting common equity held by non - affiliates , computed by reference to the price at which the common equity was last sold as of the last business day of the registrant's most recently completed second fiscal quarter ( October 24 , 2020 ) was approximately $ 2,590,000,000 ( For purposes of this calculation all of the registrant's executive officers and directors are deemed affiliates . ) As of June 16 , 2021 , there were 96,880,000 shares of Common Stock of the registrant issued and outstanding . Documents Incorporated By Reference Portions of the registrant's definitive proxy statement to be filed pursuant to Regulation 14A within 120 days after the registrant's fiscal year - end of April 24 , 2021 are incorporated by reference into Part III .