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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001144204-17-009590
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K/A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20161019
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
FILED AS OF DATE:		20170216
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20170216

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			IDEXX LABORATORIES INC /DE
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000874716
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	IN VITRO & IN VIVO DIAGNOSTIC SUBSTANCES [2835]
		IRS NUMBER:				010393723
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K/A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-19271
		FILM NUMBER:		17618415

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE IDEXX DRIVE
		CITY:			WESTBROOK
		STATE:			ME
		ZIP:			04092-2041
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2075560300

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE IDEXX DRIVE
		CITY:			WESTBROOK
		STATE:			ME
		ZIP:			04092-2041

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	IDEXX CORP / DE
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19600201
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>UNITED STATES</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Amendment No. 1</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>CURRENT REPORT</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: center">Date of report (Date of earliest
event reported): <B>October 19, 2016</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>IDEXX LABORATORIES, INC.</B></P>

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in its charter)</I></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>207.556.0300</B></P>

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area code)</I></P>

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since last report)</I></P>

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to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (<U>see</U> General Instruction
A.2. below):</P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: center; text-indent: -1in">Explanatory
Note</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0in"><FONT STYLE="font-weight: normal">On October
19, 2016, IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) filed a Current Report on Form 8-K (the &ldquo;Original Report)
with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Committee to report the election of Lawrence D. Kingsley to the Company&rsquo;s board of
directors. This Amendment No. 1 on Form 8-K/A to the Original Report (this &ldquo;Amendment&rdquo;) amends and restates Item 5.02
of the Original Report in its entirety solely to add a new second paragraph that clarifies that there are no related person transactions
reportable under Item 5.02(d) of Form 8-K and Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. No other changes were made to the Original Report.
References to the exhibit in this Amendment are references to the exhibit filed with the Original Report.</FONT></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.75in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">I</FONT>tem 5.02</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election
of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers;&nbsp;Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.</TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B><I>Election of New Director. </I></B>
On October 19, 2016, the board of directors (the &ldquo;Board&rdquo;) of IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) elected
Lawrence D. Kingsley as an independent Class II Director and a member of its Compensation and Finance Committees effective that
date. To accommodate Mr. Kingsley&rsquo;s election as a Class II Director, the Board increased the number of Directors constituting
the Board from nine to ten and the number of Class II Directors from three to four. It is expected that Mr. Kingsley will stand
for election by stockholders as a Class II Director at the 2017 annual meeting of stockholders, with a three-year term expiring
in 2020.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">There are no related person transactions
(or proposed related person transactions) with respect to Mr. Kingsley reportable under Item 5.02(d) of Form 8-K and Item 404(a)
of Regulation S-K since the beginning of the Company&rsquo;s last fiscal year.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Mr. Kingsley will receive the same compensation
as is paid to the Company&rsquo;s other nonemployee Directors as described in the section entitled &ldquo;Corporate Governance
&ndash; Director Compensation&rdquo; in the Company&rsquo;s Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
March 24, 2016, which description is incorporated herein by reference. The cash fee to be paid to Mr. Kingsley in the fourth quarter
of 2016 will be prorated to reflect the effective date of his election to the Board on October&nbsp;19, 2016. <FONT STYLE="background-color: white">Annual
deferred stock unit and stock option grants were made to Directors on May 4, 2016, the date of the 2016 Annual Meeting. Since Mr.&nbsp;Kingsley
was not serving as a Director at that time, such grants will be made to him on December 1, 2016, and the award values will be prorated
to reflect the portion of the year during which he will serve on the Board, specifically from the effective date of his election
on October 19, 2016 until the Company&rsquo;s 2017 annual meeting of stockholders.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">On October 19, 2016, the Company issued
a press release regarding Mr. Kingsley&rsquo;s election to the Board. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1
to this Form 8-K.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SIGNATURES</B></P>

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of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned
hereunto duly authorized.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%; padding: 0; font-weight: normal; text-align: left; layout-grid-mode: line; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Date: February 16, 2017</FONT></TD>
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