Szostak M Anne Form 4 IDEXX LABORATORIES / M ANNE SZOSTAK ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

SZOSTAK M ANNE

(Last) (First) (Middle)

ONE IDEXX DRIVE

(Street)

WESTBROOK ME 04092

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
IDEXX LABORATORIES INC /DE [ IDXX ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/18/2020

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	02/18/2020		M		8,790	A	$43.68	9,734	D
Common Stock	02/18/2020		G		8,790	D	$0	584	D
Common Stock	02/18/2020		G		8,790	A	$0	11,796	I	M. Anne Szostak Trust
Common Stock	02/18/2020		S		7,590	D	$286.178(1)	4,116	I	M. Anne Szostak Trust
Common Stock	02/18/2020		S		1,200	D	$286.982(2)	2,916	I	M. Anne Szostak Trust
Common Stock								6,717	I	2018 Szostak IDEXX GRAT

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right-to-buy)	$43.68	02/18/2020		M			8,790	(3)	05/07/2023	Common Stock	8,790	(4)	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents the weighted average price of the shares sold ranging from a low of $285.76 to a high of $286.69 per share. The undersigned undertakes, upon request by the Commission staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, to provide full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price.

2. Represents the weighted average price of the shares sold ranging from a low of $286.77 to a high of $287.49 per share. The undersigned undertakes, upon request by the Commission staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, to provide full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price.

3. Grant of option to buy 4,395 shares of IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. common stock that became exercisable in one annual installment on May 8, 2014 without giving effect to the 2-for-1 stock split of IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. common stock that occurred on June 15, 2015 (the "Stock Split"). The number of derivative securities reported as beneficially owned with respect to this option and its exercise price were adjusted to reflect the Stock Split.

4. Not applicable.

	/s/ Lily J. Lu, Attorney-in-Fact for M. Anne Szostak	02/20/2020
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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