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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001144204-17-030120
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	SD
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
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FILED AS OF DATE:		20170530
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20170530

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:		SD
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-19271
		FILM NUMBER:		17877376

	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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L. Studer</B></FONT></P>

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556-0300</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">Check the appropriate box to indicate the rule pursuant to which this form is being filed, and provide the period to which the information in this form applies:</P>

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240.13p-1) for the reporting period from January&nbsp;1 to December&nbsp;31, 2016.</TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white"><B>Section&nbsp;1 &ndash; Conflict
Minerals Disclosure</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white"><B>Item&nbsp;1.01 Conflict Minerals
Disclosure and Report</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white">As provided for in Rule 13p-1 under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Form SD, a Conflict Minerals Report for the calendar year ended December&nbsp;31,
2016 is provided as an exhibit to this Form SD and is available on our website at www.idexx.com. References to our website are
inactive textual references only, and the information contained on our website is not incorporated by reference into this Form
SD or our Conflict Minerals Report and should not be considered part of this Form SD or the Conflict Minerals Report.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white">Information concerning conflict minerals
from recycled or scrap sources identified by our suppliers as being contained within our in-scope products is included in the Conflict
Minerals Report and is incorporated in this Form SD by reference.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white">The Conflict Minerals Report required
by Item&nbsp;1.02 is filed as Exhibit 1.01 to this Form SD.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white">Exhibit 1.01 &ndash; Conflict Minerals
Report for the calendar year ended December&nbsp;31, 2016.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
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    <TD STYLE="width: 49%; padding: 0; font-weight: normal; text-align: left; layout-grid-mode: line; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Date: May 30, 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; font-size: 10pt">Corporate Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: right; background-color: white"><B>Exhibit 1.01</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; background-color: white"><B>Conflict Minerals
Report</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white"><B>Overview</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white">IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. has included
this Conflict Minerals Report as an exhibit to its Form SD for the calendar year ended December 31, 2016 as provided for in Rule
13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &ldquo;Exchange Act&rdquo;), and Form SD (collectively, the &ldquo;Conflict
Minerals Rule&rdquo;). The date of filing of this Conflict Minerals Report is May 30, 2017.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white">Unless the context indicates otherwise,
the terms &ldquo;we,&rdquo; &ldquo;its,&rdquo; &ldquo;us&rdquo; and &ldquo;our&rdquo; refer to IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. and its
consolidated subsidiaries. As used herein, and consistent with the Conflict Minerals Rule, &ldquo;Conflict Minerals&rdquo; or &ldquo;3TG&rdquo;
are cassiterite, columbite-tantalite (coltan), gold, wolframite and their derivatives, and which are currently limited to tantalum,
tin and tungsten, without regard to the location of origin of the 3TG. The terms &ldquo;armed group&rdquo; and &ldquo;adjoining
country&rdquo; have the meanings contained in the Conflict Minerals Rule.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white"><B>Forward-Looking Statements</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white">This document contains &ldquo;forward-looking
statements&rdquo; within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and Section&nbsp;21E of the Exchange
Act. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as &ldquo;expects,&rdquo; &ldquo;may,&rdquo; &ldquo;anticipates,&rdquo;
&ldquo;intends,&rdquo; &ldquo;would,&rdquo; &ldquo;will,&rdquo; &ldquo;plans,&rdquo; &ldquo;believes,&rdquo; &ldquo;estimates,&rdquo;
&ldquo;should,&rdquo; and similar words and expressions. Examples of forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to,
statements concerning the additional steps that we intend to take to mitigate the risk that our necessary 3TG finance or benefit
armed groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (the &ldquo;DRC&rdquo;) or its adjoining countries.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white">These forward-looking statements are
intended to provide our current expectations or forecasts of future events; are based on current estimates, projections, beliefs
and assumptions; and are not guarantees of future performance. These statements are subject to risks, uncertainties, assumptions
and other important factors. These risks, uncertainties and assumptions may include, but are not limited to, (1)&nbsp;the continued
implementation of satisfactory traceability and other compliance measures by our direct and indirect suppliers on a timely basis
or at all, (2)&nbsp;whether smelters and refiners and other market participants responsibly source 3TG and (3)&nbsp;political and
regulatory developments, whether in the DRC region, the United States or elsewhere. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance
on these forward-looking statements because actual events or results may differ materially from those described in such forward-looking
statements. We assume no obligation to, and expressly disclaim any obligation to, update or revise any forward-looking statements,
whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="layout-grid-mode: line"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>Applicability of the Conflict Minerals Rule to Our Company</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white">We develop, manufacture and distribute
products and provide services primarily for the companion animal veterinary, livestock and poultry, dairy and water testing markets.
We also sell a line of portable electrolytes and blood gas analyzers for the human point-of-care medical diagnostics market.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white">3TG are necessary to the functionality
or production of some of the products that we manufacture or contract to manufacture. Our in-scope products taken together as a
whole include all four 3TG, although each individual product does not include each of the 3TG. Not all of our products contain
3TG. In addition, the 3TG content in each of our relevant products accounts for only a small percentage of the total materials
content of each such product. Furthermore, a significant portion of our consolidated revenues are derived from services provided
to our customers, rather than the sale of products. Services accounted for approximately 39% of our total consolidated revenue
for the calendar year ended December&nbsp;31, 2016.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white">We do not directly source 3TG in raw
form and are in most cases many levels removed from mines, smelters and refiners. However, through the efforts described in this
Conflict Minerals Report, we seek to ensure that our sourcing practices are consistent with our Conflict Minerals Policy, which
is described below, and to encourage responsible sourcing of 3TG by our supply chain.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="layout-grid-mode: line"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>Our Conflict Minerals Policy</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white">We are committed to being a responsible
corporate citizen and are opposed to human rights abuses such as are occurring in the DRC. We also take seriously our obligations
under the Conflict Minerals Rule. To these ends, we have adopted and communicated to our suppliers and the public a company policy
(the &ldquo;Conflict Minerals Policy&rdquo;) for the supply chain of 3TG. The Conflict Minerals Policy is available on our website
at: <FONT STYLE="color: Blue"><U>https://www.idexx.com/corporate/governance/resources/conflict-minerals-policy.html</U></FONT>,
and it includes, but is not limited to, our expectations that our suppliers:</P>

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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 4%; layout-grid-mode: line"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">1.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; layout-grid-mode: line"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Who supply us with components, parts and products containing 3TG source those minerals from socially and environmentally responsible sources that do not directly or indirectly contribute to conflict;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 4%; layout-grid-mode: line"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">2.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; layout-grid-mode: line"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Implement and communicate to their personnel and suppliers policies that are consistent with our Conflict Minerals Policy;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; layout-grid-mode: line"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Familiarize themselves with the Conflict Minerals Rule and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development&rsquo;s Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas (the &ldquo;OECD Guidance&rdquo;);</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 4%; layout-grid-mode: line"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">4.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; layout-grid-mode: line"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Put in place procedures for the traceability of 3TG, working with their suppliers as applicable;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 4%; layout-grid-mode: line"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">5.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; layout-grid-mode: line"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Where possible, source 3TG from smelters and refiners validated as being conflict free;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; layout-grid-mode: line"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Maintain reviewable business records supporting the source of 3TG;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; layout-grid-mode: line"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">From time to time, at our request, provide to us written certifications and other information concerning the origin of the 3TG included in products, components and parts supplied to us and the supplier&rsquo;s compliance with our Conflict Minerals Policy generally;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 4%; layout-grid-mode: line"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">8.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; layout-grid-mode: line"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Adopt a risk management strategy with respect to identified risks in the supply chain that is consistent with the Conflict Minerals Policy;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 4%; layout-grid-mode: line"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">9.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; layout-grid-mode: line"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Otherwise establish policies, due diligence frameworks and management systems that are consistent with the OECD Guidance; and</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 4%; layout-grid-mode: line"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">10.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; layout-grid-mode: line"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Require their direct and indirect suppliers to adopt policies and procedures that are consistent with our Conflict Minerals Policy.</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="background-color: white">We
do not seek to embargo responsible sourcing of 3TG from the DRC region or condone a general embargo on sourcing from the region.</FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="layout-grid-mode: line"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>Product Scoping; Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry Information</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white">As provided for in the Conflict Minerals
Rule, for 2016, we conducted a &ldquo;reasonable country of origin inquiry&rdquo; (&ldquo;RCOI&rdquo;). Our RCOI was reasonably
designed to determine in good faith whether any of the 3TG in our in-scope products originated in the DRC or an adjoining country
or from recycled or scrap sources. For our RCOI, we utilized the management systems contemplated by Step One of the OECD Guidance
and the supplier engagement process contemplated by Step Two of the OECD Guidance. These steps and the related activities are discussed
under &ldquo;Due Diligence Program Execution.&rdquo;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white">Our personnel determined which of our
products were potentially in-scope for purposes of the Conflict Minerals Rule through product specifications, bills of material,
visual inspection, supplier inquiries and other information known to us. We also examined the degree of influence that we had over
the materials, parts, ingredients and components of the products. Our inquiry included approximately 123 suppliers that we determined
to potentially be in-scope for 2016 (referred to herein as the &ldquo;Suppliers&rdquo;).</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white">As discussed under &ldquo;Product,
Smelter and Refiner and Country of Origin Information,&rdquo; for 2016, the Suppliers identified to us 297 smelters and refiners
as having processed the necessary 3TG contained within our in-scope products. Our conclusions concerning mineral origin are derived
from information made available by the Conflict-Free Sourcing Initiative (the &ldquo;CFSI&rdquo;) to its members.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Pursuant to the Conflict Minerals Rule, based on the results
of our reasonable country of origin inquiry, we conducted due diligence for 2016. These due diligence efforts are discussed below.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="layout-grid-mode: line"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>Due Diligence Program Design</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">We designed our due diligence measures relating to 3TG to conform
with, in all material respects, the criteria set forth in the OECD Guidance (Third Edition).</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white">The OECD Guidance has established a
five-step framework for due diligence as a basis for responsible global supply chain management of minerals from conflict-affected
and high-risk areas. Our implementation of the OECD Guidance in respect of 2016 and thereafter is discussed in the next section
below. The headings in the next section conform to the headings used in the OECD Guidance for each of the five steps.</P>

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we performed the following due diligence measures in respect of 2016. These are not all of the measures that we took in respect
of 2016 in furtherance of our 3TG compliance program or pursuant to the Conflict Minerals Rule and the OECD Guidance.</P>

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    Guidance Step One: </FONT></TD>
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    strong company management systems</I>&rdquo;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-bottom: 0; layout-grid-mode: line"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">We capitalized on the team of senior staff under the oversight of the General Counsel and Corporate Vice President, Worldwide Operations. This team of senior staff was charged with managing our 3TG compliance strategy. The following functional areas were represented on the working group (the &ldquo;Conflict Minerals Compliance Team&rdquo;): legal; operations; procurement; and supply chain engineering. The Conflict Minerals Compliance Team also consulted with the Director of Internal Audit.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; layout-grid-mode: line"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Selected internal personnel who were not involved last year with 3TG compliance were educated on the Conflict Minerals Rule, the OECD Guidance, our compliance plan and the procedures for reviewing and validating supplier responses to our inquiries.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 5%; layout-grid-mode: line"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">c.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; layout-grid-mode: line"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">We used a third-party information management service provider (the &ldquo;Service Provider&rdquo;) to complement our internal management processes. The Service Provider was engaged to collect information and provide reports on our potentially in-scope suppliers&rsquo; 3TG sourcing practices and track information on smelters and refiners. Certain of our compliance activities described in this Conflict Minerals Report were performed on our behalf by the Service Provider.&nbsp;&nbsp;We also utilized specialist outside counsel to assist us with our compliance efforts.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 5%; layout-grid-mode: line"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">d.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; layout-grid-mode: line"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">We determined to use the then latest Revision of the Conflict Minerals Reporting Template developed by the CFSI (&ldquo;CMRT&rdquo;) to identify smelters and refiners in our supply chain. We also were, and continue to be, a member of CFSI.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; layout-grid-mode: line"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">We maintain business records relating to 3TG due diligence, including records of due diligence processes, findings and resulting decisions, for at least five years. The Service Provider maintains the foregoing types of records on our behalf for the retention period contained in our document retention policy. The Service Provider has indicated that it maintains the records in its possession on a computerized database.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 5%; layout-grid-mode: line"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">f.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; layout-grid-mode: line"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">We furnished the Suppliers with an introductory letter containing a link to third-party materials describing the Conflict Minerals Rule and various aspects of compliance relating to the rule.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 5%; layout-grid-mode: line"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">g.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; layout-grid-mode: line"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">We have a Conflict Minerals Policy, as described earlier in this Conflict Minerals Report. We communicate the policy internally to relevant new employees. The Conflict Minerals Policy, which is posted on our website, also was communicated by email to the Suppliers.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; layout-grid-mode: line"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">We maintain a mechanism for employees, suppliers and other interested parties to report violations of our Conflict Minerals Policy by email.&nbsp;&nbsp;The contact information for our grievance mechanism is conflictminerals@idexx.com</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 5%; layout-grid-mode: line"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">a.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; layout-grid-mode: line"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">The Service Provider requested by email that the Suppliers provide us with information, through the completion of a CMRT, concerning the usage and source of 3TG in their products that we identified as potentially being in-scope, as well as information concerning their related compliance efforts. The Service Provider followed up by email or phone with Suppliers that did not respond to the request within a specified time frame.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 5%; layout-grid-mode: line"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">b.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; layout-grid-mode: line"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">The Service Provider reviewed the completed responses received from the Suppliers. According to its written procedures, the Service Provider verifies and validates responses for accuracy and completeness. The Service Provider&rsquo;s written procedures indicate the information to be validated by it. Under the Service Provider&rsquo;s written procedures, incomplete or unsupported supplier declarations are to be returned to suppliers for correction as required. In addition, under the Service Provider&rsquo;s written procedures, when the information provided by a supplier is found to be inconsistent or wrong, the supplier is to be re-contacted and a request for clarification or correction is to be made from the supplier.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 5%; layout-grid-mode: line"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">c.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; layout-grid-mode: line"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">To the extent that a completed response identified a smelter or refiner, the Service Provider reviewed this information against the lists of Compliant (as later defined) smelters and refiners published by the CFSI.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 5%; layout-grid-mode: line"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">d.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; layout-grid-mode: line"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">To the extent that a smelter or refiner identified by a Supplier was not listed as Compliant, we consulted publicly available information to attempt to determine whether that smelter or refiner obtained 3TG from sources that directly or indirectly financed or benefitted armed groups in the DRC or an adjoining country.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 5%; layout-grid-mode: line"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">e.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; layout-grid-mode: line"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Based on the information furnished by the Suppliers, the Service Provider and other information known to us, we assessed the risks of adverse impacts.</FONT></TD></TR>
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to identified risks</I>&rdquo;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 5%; layout-grid-mode: line"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">a.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; layout-grid-mode: line"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Our Conflict Minerals Compliance Team reported the findings of its supply chain risk assessment to our General Counsel and Corporate Vice President, Worldwide Operations.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 5%; layout-grid-mode: line"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">b.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; layout-grid-mode: line"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">We address identified risks on a case-by-case basis. This flexible approach enables us to tailor the response to the risks identified.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 5%; layout-grid-mode: line"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">c.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; layout-grid-mode: line"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">To the extent that identified smelters and refiners are not Compliant, we seek to exercise leverage over these smelters and refiners to become Compliant through our participation in and support of CFSI. We also utilize information provided by the CFSI to its members to monitor smelter and refiner improvement.</FONT></TD></TR>
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due diligence, we, and the Service Provider on our behalf, utilize and rely on information made available by the CFSI concerning
independent third-party audits of smelters and refiners. We support independent third-party audits through our membership in the
CFSI.</P>

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this Conflict Minerals Report with the Securities and Exchange Commission and made available on our website the Form SD and this
Conflict Minerals Report.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="layout-grid-mode: line"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>Product, Smelter and Refiner and Country of Origin Information</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white">Due to the challenges of gathering
information from a large, diverse and dynamic supply chain, for 2016, we were not able to determine the origins of a portion of
the necessary 3TG contained within each of our in-scope products. However, none of the necessary 3TG contained within our in-scope
products for which we were able to determine the countries of origin were determined by us to directly or indirectly finance or
benefit armed groups in the DRC or an adjoining country. We did not conclude that any of our in-scope products were &ldquo;DRC
conflict free.&rdquo; Our in-scope product categories for 2016 are indicated below.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white"><U>In-Scope Products</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white">We determined that the following categories
of our products were in-scope products for 2016: (1)&nbsp;point-of-care veterinary diagnostic instruments; (2)&nbsp;practice management
and digital imaging systems; (3)&nbsp;biological materials testing and laboratory diagnostic instruments; (4)&nbsp;diagnostic,
health-monitoring and food safety testing products for livestock, poultry and dairy; (5)&nbsp;products that test water for certain
biological contaminants; and (6)&nbsp;human point-of-care electrolytes and blood gas analyzers.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white">For a further discussion of our products,
see our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2016 (the &ldquo;Annual Report&rdquo;). The information
contained in the Annual Report is not incorporated by reference into our Form SD or this Conflict Minerals Report and should not
be considered part of our Form SD or this Conflict Minerals Report.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white"><U>Smelter and Refiner Information</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white">As of May&nbsp;19, 2017, for 2016,
the Suppliers identified to us 297 facilities that processed the necessary 3TG contained within our in-scope products.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white">Of these 297 facilities that were identified
to us by the Suppliers:</P>

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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 3%; layout-grid-mode: line"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&bull;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 1%; layout-grid-mode: line">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; layout-grid-mode: line"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">136 of these facilities process gold, and 93 of these facilities are listed by the CFSI as being in compliance with the relevant Conflict-Free Smelter Program assessment protocol, including those indicated as in the process of undergoing a re-audit (collectively, &ldquo;Compliant&rdquo;). An additional 7 refiners are on the &ldquo;Active&rdquo; list, which means they have committed to undergo a Conflict-Free Smelter Program (&ldquo;CFSP&rdquo;) audit and are in various stages of the audit cycle (&ldquo;Active List&rdquo;).</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 3%; layout-grid-mode: line"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&bull;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; layout-grid-mode: line"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">37 of these facilities process tantalum, and all of them are listed as Compliant.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 3%; layout-grid-mode: line"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&bull;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; layout-grid-mode: line"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">86 of these facilities process tin, and, of these facilities, 68 are listed as Compliant and 7 facilities are on the Active List.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 3%; layout-grid-mode: line"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&bull;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 1%; layout-grid-mode: line">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; layout-grid-mode: line"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">38 of these facilities process tungsten, and, of these facilities, all are listed as Compliant. </FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white">The foregoing description of these
297 facilities is based solely on our review as of May&nbsp;19, 2017 of information made publicly available by the CFSI on its
website, without independent verification by us. All of the information publicly available on the CFSI website was not necessarily
updated through May&nbsp;19, 2017, and the facilities that are listed as Compliant as of the date of our review of such publicly
available information were not necessarily listed as Compliant for all or part of 2016 and may not continue to be so listed for
any future period.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white">In addition, not all of the facilities
described above may have processed the necessary 3TG contained within our in-scope products. In some cases, multiple sources of
3TG may have been used by our Suppliers, and some Suppliers may have reported to us smelters and refiners that were not in our
supply chain due to over-inclusiveness in the information received from their suppliers or for other reasons. The facilities described
above also may not include all of the smelters and refiners in our supply chain; the Suppliers were unable to identify the processors
of some of the 3TG content contained within our in-scope products and not all of the Suppliers responded to our request.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white"><U>Country of Origin Information</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white">We sought to determine the mine or
location of origin of the necessary 3TG contained in our in-scope products by requesting that the Suppliers provide us with a completed
CMRT concerning the source of the 3TG in the components, products and parts sourced from them, and through the other efforts described
in this Conflict Minerals Report.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white">Based on our RCOI and due diligence,
as applicable, as of May&nbsp;19, 2017, we determined that the countries of origin of the necessary 3TG contained within our in-scope
products may have included the countries listed below. The listed countries of origin are derived from information made available
by the CFSI to its members. Except for the DRC, the CFSI does not indicate individual countries of origin of the 3TG processed
by Compliant smelters and refiners. Instead, the CFSI indicates country of origin by category. The Compliant smelters and refiners
described above were in each of the categories below:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 35.85pt; background-color: white">L1 &ndash; Countries that
are not identified as conflict regions or plausible areas of smuggling or export from the DRC and its nine adjoining countries:
Australia, Austria, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Ecuador, Eritrea, Ethiopia,
France, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mali, Mexico, Mongolia,
Myanmar, Namibia, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Panama, Peru, Portugal, Russia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Spain, Thailand, Togo, United States
of America, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Zimbabwe</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 35.85pt; background-color: white">L2 &ndash; Countries that
are known or plausible countries for smuggling, export out of region or transit of materials containing 3TG: Mozambique and South
Africa.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 35.85pt; background-color: white">L3 &ndash; The DRC and
its adjoining countries:&nbsp;Burundi, Rwanda and Uganda.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 35.85pt; background-color: white">DRC &ndash; The Democratic
Republic of the Congo.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white">Because the CFSI generally does not
indicate individual countries of origin of the 3TG processed by Compliant smelters and refiners, we were not able to determine
the countries of origin of the 3TG processed by the Compliant smelters and refiners described above with greater specificity. In
addition, for some of the Compliant smelters and refiners described above, country of origin information is not disclosed. We were
not able to determine the countries of origin of the 3TG processed by the smelters and refiners described above that are not listed
as Compliant.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white">Due to the manner in which the CFSI
provides country of origin information, we do not believe that all of the necessary 3TG contained within our in-scope products
originated in all of the countries named above. In addition, prior to the certification date of any Compliant smelter or refiner
described above, such smelter or refiner may have sourced 3TG from additional or different countries.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="background-color: white">For calendar year 2017,
to reduce sourcing risks, we intend to follow the due diligence process described in this Conflict Minerals Report for calendar
year 2016 to the extent we determine to be appropriate.</FONT></P>

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