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		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES INTERNATIONAL, INC.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001100682
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-COMMERCIAL PHYSICAL & BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH [8731]
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		STREET 1:		251 BALLARDVALE ST
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		STATE:			MA
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		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES INTERNATIONAL INC
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		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES HOLDINGS INC
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