SEC Form 3

FORM 3

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

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* CD&R Investment Associates IX, Ltd. (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O M+C CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED P.O. BOX 309 UGLAND HSE, SOUTH CHURCH ST (Street) GEORGE TOWN E9 KY1-1104 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 02/07/2019	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol COVETRUS, INC. [ CVET ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
			6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) Form filed by One Reporting Person X Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	11,265,198	I	By affiliate(1)(2)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* CD&R Investment Associates IX, Ltd. (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O M+C CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED P.O. BOX 309 UGLAND HSE, SOUTH CHURCH ST (Street) GEORGE TOWN E9 KY1-1104 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* CD&R VFC Holdings L.P. (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O M+C CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED P.O. BOX 309 UGLAND HSE, SOUTH CHURCH ST (Street) GEORGE TOWN E9 KY1-1104 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

Explanation of Responses:

1. CD&R VFC Holdings, L.P. ("CD&R Stockholder") directly owns 11,265,198 shares of Issuer's Common Stock. CD&R Investment Associates IX, Ltd., as the general partner of CD&R Stockholder, may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of Common Stock held by CD&R Stockholder.

2. CD&R Investment Associates IX, Ltd. expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock held by CD&R Stockholder, except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein.

Remarks:

	CD&R Investment Associates IX, Ltd., By: Theresa A. Gore, VP, Treas. and Asst. Sec.	02/11/2019
	CD&R VFC Holdings, L.P., By: CD&R Investment Associates IX, Ltd, general partner; By: /s/ Theresa A. Gore, VP, Treas. and Asst. Sec.	02/11/2019
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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