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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
                                   FORM 10-K/A

                        FOR ANNUAL AND TRANSITION REPORTS
                     PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                        SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.

 X    ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
- ---   ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 27, 1997

      TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES 
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                         Commission file number 0-27078

                               HENRY SCHEIN, INC.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

           DELAWARE                                              11-3136595
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(State or other jurisdiction of                               (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)                               Identification No.)

        135 Duryea Road
       Melville, New York                                         11747
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(Address of principal executive offices)                         (Zip Code)

        Registrant's telephone number, including area code (516) 843-5500
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          Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
                                      None

          Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

                          Common Stock, par value $.01
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                                (Title of class)

         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:
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         Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to
Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained,
to the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information
statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K/A or any
amendment to this Form 10-K/A.  X
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         The aggregate market value of the registrant's voting stock held by
non-affiliates of the registrant, computed by reference to the closing sales
price as quoted on the NASDAQ National Market on March 23, 1998 was
approximately $1,378,059,189.

         As of March 23, 1998, 35,334,851 shares of registrant's Common Stock,
par value $.01 per share, were outstanding.

                       Documents Incorporated by Reference

                                      None

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This Form 10-K/A is being filed for the purposes of filing an amended signature
page.




                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to
be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the
City of Melville, State of New York, on March 27, 1998.

                                 Henry Schein, Inc.

                             By: /s/ Stanley M. Bergman
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                                 Stanley M. Bergman
                                 Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
this report has been signed by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant
and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

Signature Capacity Date --------- -------- ---- /s/ STANLEY M. BERGMAN Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and March 27, 1998 - -------------------------------------- President (principal executive officer) Stanley M. Bergman /s/ STEVEN PALADINO Senior Vice President, Chief Financial March 27, 1998 - -------------------------------------- Officer and Director (principal financial Steven Paladino and accounting officer) /s/ JAMES BRESLAWSKI Director March 27, 1998 - -------------------------------------- James P. Breslawski /s/ GERALD A. BENJAMIN Director March 27, 1998 - -------------------------------------- Gerald A. Benjamin /s/ LEONARD A. DAVID Director March 27, 1998 - -------------------------------------- Leonard A. David /s/ MARK E. MLOTEK Director March 27, 1998 - -------------------------------------- Mark E. Mlotek /s/ BARRY ALPERIN Director March 27, 1998 - -------------------------------------- Barry Alperin /s/ PAMELA JOSEPH Director March 27, 1998 - -------------------------------------- Pamela Joseph /s/ DONALD J. KABAT Director March 27, 1998 - -------------------------------------- Donald J. Kabat /s/ MARVIN SCHEIN Director March 27, 1998 - -------------------------------------- Marvin H. Schein /s/ IRVING SHAFRAN Director March 27, 1998 - -------------------------------------- Irving Shafran /s/ BRUCE J. HABER Director March 27, 1998 - -------------------------------------- Bruce J. Haber /s/ ROBERT J. SULLIVAN Director March 27, 1998 - -------------------------------------- Robert J. Sullivan