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May 5, 2020
VIA ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION
Patrick Kuhn
Doug Jones
Division of Corporation Finance
Office of Trade & Services
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549-1004
| Re: | Henry Schein, Inc. |
Form10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended December 28, 2019
Filed February 20, 2020
FileNo. 0-27078
Dear Messrs. Kuhn and Jones:
Reference is made to the comments of the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, with respect to the Form10-K for the fiscal year ended December 28, 2019 of Henry Schein, Inc. (the “Company”), in your letter dated May 1, 2020 (the “Comment Letter”).
Per my telephone conversation with Patrick Kuhn on May 4, 2020, the Company’s request for an extension to June 1, 2020 to respond to the Comment Letter (which is an additional 10 business days beyond the original due date set forth in the Comment Letter) has been granted.
Please contact me at (631)944-0430 should you have any questions.
| Very truly yours, | ||||
| HENRY SCHEIN, INC. | ||||
| By: | /s/ Jennifer Ferrero | |||
| Name: | Jennifer Ferrero | |||
| Title: | Vice President and Senior Counsel, Corporate | |||