UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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 5, 2010
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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| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
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The 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on May 5, 2010. At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted on the following matters:
| 1. | On the matter of the election of the three Class III directors listed in the proxy statement for three-year terms, the vote was as follows: |
| Nominees | | Votes For | | Votes Withheld | | Broker Nonvotes |
| Jonathan W. Ayers | | 46,238,210 | | 195,746 | | 7,877,741 |
| Robert J. Murray | | 45,716,261 | | 717,695 | | 7,877,741 |
| Joseph V. Vumbacco | | 46,250,053 | | 183,903 | | 7,877,741 |
| 2. | On the matter of the proposal ratifying the selection by the audit committee of the board of directors of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the current fiscal year, the vote was as follows: |
| Votes For | | Votes Against | | Votes Abstained | | Broker Nonvotes |
| 54,026,091 | | 217,170 | | 68,436 | | 0 |
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. |
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| Date: May 7, 2010 | By: | /s/ Conan R. Deady |
| | | Conan R. Deady |
| | | Corporate Vice President, General Counsel |
| | | and Secretary |
