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EXCEL - IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT - PATTERSON COMPANIES, INC.Financial_Report.xls
EX-31.2 - SECTION 302 CFO CERTIFICATION - PATTERSON COMPANIES, INC.d314274dex312.htm
10-Q/A - FORM 10-Q AMENDMENT NO. 1 - PATTERSON COMPANIES, INC.d314274d10qa.htm
EX-32 - SECTION 906 CEO AND CFO CERTIFICATION - PATTERSON COMPANIES, INC.d314274dex32.htm

Exhibit 31.1

Certification of the Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to

Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as

adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

I, Scott P. Anderson, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q/A for the period ended January 28, 2012 of Patterson Companies, Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report.

 

   
Date: March 12, 2012       /s/ SCOTT P. ANDERSON
      Scott P. Anderson
      President and Chief Executive Officer