<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001437749-24-018337.txt : 20240524
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001437749-24-018337
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20240523
FILED AS OF DATE:		20240524
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20240524

REPORTING-OWNER:	

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

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-35435
		FILM NUMBER:		24984763

	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]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	04 Manufacturing
		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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    <aff10b5One>0</aff10b5One>

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            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
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                <transactionCode>A</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
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                <transactionShares>
                    <value>4701</value>
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                <transactionPricePerShare>
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        <footnote id="F1">Deferred stock units (&quot;DSUs&quot;) that vest in full on the date of the 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, provided that the date of the 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders is at least 50 weeks after the date of the grant. DSUs must be retained by the reporting person until the completion of the reporting person's service on the Company's Board of Directors.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

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        <signatureDate>2024-05-24</signatureDate>
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