<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001437749-23-015297.txt : 20230519
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001437749-23-015297
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20230517
FILED AS OF DATE:		20230519
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20230519

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Gawlick Rainer
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001542473

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-35435
		FILM NUMBER:		23940265

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5540 PIONEER CREEK DRIVE
		CITY:			MAPLE PLAIN
		STATE:			MN
		ZIP:			55359

	FORMER NAME:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	Gawlick Ranier
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20120215

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Proto Labs Inc
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001443669
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	FABRICATED STRUCTURAL METAL PRODUCTS [3440]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5540 Pioneer Creek
		CITY:			Maple Plain
		STATE:			MN
		ZIP:			55359
		BUSINESS PHONE:		763-479-7474

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5540 Pioneer Creek
		CITY:			Maple Plain
		STATE:			MN
		ZIP:			55359
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        <footnote id="F1">Deferred stock units that vest in full on the earlier of the first anniversary of the grant date or the date of the 2024 annual meeting of shareholders of Proto Labs, Inc. (the &quot;Company&quot;), but must be retained by the reporting person until the completion of the reporting person's service on the Company's Board of Directors.</footnote>
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