Patterson's Webster Vet Supply Unit to Be Renamed Patterson Veterinary Supply

Patterson Companies, Inc.

today announced that its Webster Veterinary Supply unit will be renamed Patterson Veterinary Supply, effective January 1, 2013, in a move aimed at leveraging the Patterson brand across its three businesses, which also include Patterson Dental Supply and Patterson Medical. Patterson Veterinary is one of the nation's leading full-service, value-added distributors of products and services to companion-pet veterinarians.