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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>UNITED STATES<BR>SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549  </FONT></H1>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>FORM 8-K </FONT></H1>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>CURRENT REPORT </FONT></H1>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Pursuant to Section 13
or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </FONT></H1>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Date of report (Date
of earliest event reported): January 17, 2006 </FONT></H1>

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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="4"><B>IDEXX LABORATORIES, INC.</B></FONT><BR><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">
<I>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</I> </FONT> </P>


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     <TH COLSPAN=2><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Delaware</FONT></TH>
     <TH COLSPAN=2><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>000-19271</FONT></TH>
     <TH COLSPAN=2><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>01-0393723</FONT></TH></TR>
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     <TD WIDTH=30% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><I>(State or other jurisdiction of<BR>incorporation or organization) </I> </FONT></TD>
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     <TD WIDTH=30% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><I>(Commission File Number)</I> </FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=3% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=30% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><I>(IRS Employer<BR>Identification No.)</I> </FONT></TD>
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     <TH COLSPAN=2><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>One IDEXX Drive, Westbrook, Maine</FONT></TH>
     <TH COLSPAN=2><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TH>
     <TH COLSPAN=2><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>04092</FONT></TH></TR>
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     <TD WIDTH=30% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(Address of principal executive offices) </I> </FONT></TD>
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     <TD WIDTH=30% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><I>&nbsp;</I> </FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=3% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=30% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><I>(ZIP Code)</I> </FONT></TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><B>(207) 856-0300</B><BR><I>(Registrant&#146;s
telephone number, including area code)</I> </FONT> </P>
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name or former address, if changed since last report)</I> </FONT> </P>


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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Check the appropriate box below if
the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the
registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2): </FONT></P>

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<H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Item 1.01&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.</FONT></H1>


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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On
January 17, 2006, IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement with CW Westbrook
Limited Partnership pursuant to which IDEXX will acquire the real estate and 480,000 square foot building located at 80
Eisenhower Drive in Westbrook, Maine (including certain improvements thereon and personal property located therein), the
current location of its corporate headquarters, for a purchase price of $18 million.  The closing is subject to the
receipt by IDEXX of certain economic incentives from the City of Westbrook and the State of Maine for which the company
has applied and other customary closing conditions set forth in the agreement, including the satisfactory completion of
the company&#146;s due diligence investigation of the property.
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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><B>SIGNATURES</B> </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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. </FONT></P>




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     <TD WIDTH="50%"><FONT SIZE="2">Dated: January 20, 2006</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH="50%"><FONT SIZE="2"><B>IDEXX LABORATORIES, INC.</B> </FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD><FONT SIZE="2">By: /s/ Merilee Raines</FONT><HR WIDTH=100% SIZE=1 COLOR=BLACK NOSHADE></TD></TR>
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     <TD><FONT SIZE="2">Merilee Raines<BR>
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer<BR>
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Form 8-K January 17, 2006
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): January 17, 2006
IDEXX LABORATORIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
000-19271
01-0393723
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
One IDEXX Drive, Westbrook, Maine
04092
(Address of principal executive offices)
(ZIP Code)
(207) 856-0300
(Registrant's
telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if
the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the
registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2):
[  ]
Written communications
purusant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
[  ]
Soliciting material
purusant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
[  ]
Pre-commencement
communications purusant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
[  ]
Pre-commencement
communications purusant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 1.01   
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On
January 17, 2006, IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement with CW Westbrook
Limited Partnership pursuant to which IDEXX will acquire the real estate and 480,000 square foot building located at 80
Eisenhower Drive in Westbrook, Maine (including certain improvements thereon and personal property located therein), the
current location of its corporate headquarters, for a purchase price of $18 million.  The closing is subject to the
receipt by IDEXX of certain economic incentives from the City of Westbrook and the State of Maine for which the company
has applied and other customary closing conditions set forth in the agreement, including the satisfactory completion of
the company's due diligence investigation of the property.
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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.
Dated: January 20, 2006
IDEXX LABORATORIES, INC.
By: /s/ Merilee Raines
Merilee Raines
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
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