UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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HENRY SCHEIN, INC.
(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)
(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant)
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HENRY SCHEIN, INC.
135 DURYEA ROAD
MELVILLE, NEW YORK 11747
SUPPLEMENT TO PROXY STATEMENT
This proxy statement supplement supplements our proxy statement filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on April 16, 2009 relating to the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Henry
Schein, Inc. (the “Company”), to be held at 9:00 a.m., on Thursday, May 28, 2009 at the Melville
Marriott Long Island, 1350 Old Walt Whitman Road, Melville, New York 11747. The purpose of this
supplement is to provide additional biographical information regarding a current director of the
Company and a nominee for re-election at the Annual Meeting. Except as described in this
supplement, the information provided in the proxy statement continues to apply. To the extent that
information in this supplement differs from or updates information contained in the proxy
statement, the information in this supplement is more current.
In addition to serving on the Board of Directors of the companies listed in his biographical
information in the proxy statement, Philip A. Laskawy currently serves on the Board of Directors of
Lazard Ltd.
Dated: May 1, 2009