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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001144204-17-010170
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20170214
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
FILED AS OF DATE:		20170221
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20170221

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
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-19271
		FILM NUMBER:		17625409

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

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<P STYLE="text-align: center; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>IDEXX LABORATORIES, INC.</B></FONT></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 1in; 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; text-indent: 24.5pt; background-color: white">On
February 14, 2017, Mr. Thomas Craig, a Class II Director, provided IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) notice
of his intention to retire from the Board of Directors (the &ldquo;Board&rdquo;) immediately following the expiration of his term
on the date of the Company&rsquo;s 2017 annual meeting of stockholders to be held on May 3, 2017 (the &ldquo;2017 Annual Meeting&rdquo;).
Mr.&nbsp;Craig&rsquo;s decision to retire from the Board does not arise from any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating
to the Company&rsquo;s operations, policies or practices.</P>

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addition, and in accordance with the Company's Corporate Governance Guidelines, Dr. Barry C. Johnson, a Class III Director, having
reached the mandatory retirement age of 73, will also retire effective on the date of the 2017 Annual Meeting.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 24.5pt; background-color: white">The
Company thanks each of Mr. Craig and Dr. Johnson for his service and commitment during his tenure as a member of the Board.</P>

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accordance with the Company&rsquo;s bylaws, the Board reduced the size of the Board to eight members, the size of Class II to three,
and the size of Class III to two, effective upon Mr. Craig&rsquo;s and Dr. John&rsquo;s retirements from the Board.</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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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Pursuant to the requirements
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: 62%; 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 21, 2017</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; layout-grid-mode: line; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Jacqueline L. Studer</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; layout-grid-mode: line; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Corporate Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary</FONT></TD></TR>
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