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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): May 8, 2019

IDEXX LABORATORIES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



Delaware	000-19271	01-0393723
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
of incorporation)



One IDEXX Drive, Westbrook, Maine		04092
(Address of principal executive offices)		(ZIP Code)

207.556.0300

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (ß230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (ß240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company ¨

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:



Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.10 par value per share	IDXX	NASDAQ Global Select Market


Item 5.07	Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On May 8, 2019, IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (the "Company") held its 2019 annual meeting of shareholders (the "Annual Meeting"). At the Annual Meeting, shareholders considered and voted on the following proposals, each of which is described in more detail in the Company’s proxy statement dated March 25, 2019, (the "Proxy Statement"): (1) the election of three Class III directors for terms expiring at the 2022 annual meeting of shareholders; (2) the ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered accounting firm for the current fiscal year; and (3) the approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company's named executive officers as presented in the Proxy Statement delivered to shareholders in connection with the Annual Meeting.

The voting results at the Annual Meeting with respect to each of the matters described above, were as follows:



Proposal One:	Election of Directors



Nominees	For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
Jonathan W. Ayers	66,224,125	1,687,294	147,222	8,705,147
Stuart M. Essig, PhD	65,818,801	2,196,756	43,084	8,705,147
M. Anne Szostak	66,866,985	1,116,102	75,554	8,705,147



Proposal Two:	Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm



For	75,714,495
Against	1,003,033
Abstain	46,260
Broker Non-Votes	N/A



Proposal Three:	Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation



For	65,431,816
Against	2,547,671
Abstain	79,154
Broker Non-Votes	8,705,147

SIGNATURES

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.



	IDEXX LABORATORIES, INC.

Date: May 13, 2019	By:	/s/ Sharon E. Underberg
		Sharon E. Underberg
		Corporate Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary