Articles of Amendment to the Restated Articles of Incorporation of Patterson Dental Company

Summary

This document amends the Restated Articles of Incorporation for Patterson Dental Company. It increases the total number of authorized shares to 630,000,000, consisting of 30,000,000 shares of preferred stock and 600,000,000 shares of common stock, each with a par value of $0.01 per share. The amendment was approved by the company's shareholders and executed by the President and CEO, Peter L. Frechette, on November 19, 2001.

EX-10.19 9 dex1019.txt RESTATED ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION Exhibit 10.19 ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT TO THE RESTATED ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF PATTERSON DENTAL COMPANY The undersigned, Peter L. Frechette, President and Chief Executive Officer of Patterson Dental Company, (the "Corporation") with the purpose of amending the Corporation's Restated Articles of Incorporation under the provisions of Minnesota Statutes Chapter 302A, states that: 1. The name of the Corporation is Patterson Dental Company. 2. The first paragraph of Article 4 of the Corporation's Restated Articles of Incorporation shall be amended to read as follows: ARTICLE 4 Authorized Shares: The total authorized shares of all classes which the corporation shall have authority to issue is 630,000,000, consisting of 30,000,000 shares of preferred stock of the par value of one cent ($0.01) per share (hereinafter the "preferred stock"); and 600,000,000 shares of common stock of the par value of one cent ($0.01) per share (hereinafter the "common stock"). 3. This amendment to the Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation was approved by the shareholders of the Corporation pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Chapter 302A and the undersigned is authorized to execute same. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Amendment to the Restated Articles of Incorporation on this 19th day of November, 2001. ___________________________________________ Peter L. Frechette, President and Chief Executive Officer