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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Harding James A.   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol HENRY SCHEIN INC [HSIC] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) SVP, Chief Technology Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O HENRY SCHEIN, INC., 135 DURYEA ROAD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/06/2017 (Street) MELVILLE, NY 11747 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 03/06/2017   A   5,851 (1) A $ 0 27,099 D   Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share               600 I By Trust (2) Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share               21,160 I By Trust (3) Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share               1,048 I by 401(k) plan

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Harding James A. C/O HENRY SCHEIN, INC. 135 DURYEA ROAD MELVILLE, NY 11747			SVP, Chief Technology Officer

Signatures

/s/ Jennifer Ferrero (as Attorney-in-Fact for James A. Harding)		03/08/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Grant of restricted stock units (RSUs) pursuant to the Issuer's 2013 Stock Incentive Plan. Subject to certain exceptions, 65% will vest subject to (x) Issuer's achievement of a specified perf. goal and (y) reporting person's continued performance of services for the Issuer. 35% will vest subject to (x) passage of a specified period of time and (y) reporting person's continued performance of services for the Issuer. With respect to the perf.-based RSUs, if the continued service requirement is satisfied and achievement of the perf. goal (x) exceeds 100% of target, the Issuer may issue additional vested shares of common stock in an amount that corresponds to the incremental percentage of the perf. goal achieved in excess of 100% of target or (y) is less than 100% of target, the reporting person will surrender to the Issuer shares of common stock in an amount that corresponds to the incremental percentage of the perf. goal achieved that is below 100% of target (i.e., shortfall).
(2)	Represents shares held by a trust where Mr. Harding is the trustee for the benefit of his children.
(3)	Represents shares held by The James A. Harding Revocable Trust of which Mr. Harding is the trustee and beneficiary.

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