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<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June&nbsp;19, 2009<BR>
Registration No.&nbsp;333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>WASHINGTON, DC 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>IDEXX LABORATORIES, INC.</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)</DIV>


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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Delaware</B>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>01-0393723</B></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">(State or Other Jurisdiction of <BR>
Incorporation or Organization)
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Identification No.)</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>One IDEXX Drive, Westbrook, Maine</B><BR>
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><DIV align="center"><DIV style="font-size: 3pt; margin-top: 16pt; width: 26%; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV></DIV></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>2009 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN</B><BR>
(Full Title of the Plan)</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Conan R. Deady, Esq.<BR>
General Counsel<BR>
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.<BR>
One IDEXX Drive<BR>
Westbrook, Maine 04092</B><BR>
(Name and Address of Agent For Service)</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>(207)&nbsp;856-0300</B><BR>
(Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent For Service)</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, and accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the
definitions of &#147;large accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer&#148; and &#147;smaller reporting company&#148; in Rule&nbsp;12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
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<TABLE width="100%" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt"><TR><TD>Large accelerated filer&nbsp;<FONT face="Wingdings">&#254;</FONT></TD><TD align="center">Accelerated filer&nbsp;<FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT>&nbsp;</TD><TD align="center"><br>Non-accelerated filer&nbsp;<FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT><BR>(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)</TD><TD align="right">Smaller reporting company&nbsp;<FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
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    <TD nowrap align="CENTER"><B>Title of Securities to be</B></TD>
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                    <TD valign="top" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Common Stock, $.10 par value
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    <TD align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">5,200,000</TD>
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<TD align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">44.445</TD>
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    <TD align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">231,114,000</TD>
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    <TD align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">12,896.16</TD>
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    <TD>In accordance with Rule&nbsp;416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration
statement shall be deemed to cover any additional securities that may from time to time be
offered or issued to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar
transactions.</TD>
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    <TD>Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee, based upon the average
of the high and low prices of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock on the Nasdaq Stock Market on June
15, 2009, in accordance with Regulation&nbsp;C, Rules 457(c) and 457(h) of the Securities Act of
1933, as amended.</TD>
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<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#000">PART I. INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#001">Item&nbsp;1. Plan Information.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#002">Item&nbsp;2. Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#003">PART II. INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#004">Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#005">Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#006">Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#007">Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#008">Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#009">Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#010">Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#011">SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#012">SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#013"><U>Exhibit&nbsp;Index</U></A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="b75914siexv5w1.htm">EX-5.1 Opinion of Conan R. Deady, General Counsel to the Registrant</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="b75914siexv23w1.htm">EX-23.1 Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="b75914siexv99w1.htm">EX-99.1 2009 Stock Incentive Plan</A></TD></TR>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The information required by Item&nbsp;1 is included in documents sent or given to participants in
the plans covered by this registration statement pursuant to Rule&nbsp;428(b)(1) of the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;).
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">Item&nbsp;2. Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The written statement required by Item&nbsp;2 is included in documents sent or given to
participants in the plans covered by this registration statement pursuant to Rule&nbsp;428(b)(1) of the
Securities Act
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">PART II. INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant is subject to the informational and reporting requirements of Sections&nbsp;13(a),
14, and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), and in
accordance therewith files reports, proxy statements and other information with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;). The following documents, filed with the Commission, are
incorporated in this Registration Statement by reference:
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">(1)&nbsp;The Registrant&#146;s latest annual report filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d)
of the Exchange Act or the latest prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), that contains audited financial
statements for the Registrant&#146;s latest fiscal year for which such statements have been
filed;
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">(2)&nbsp;All other reports filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act
since the end of the fiscal year covered by the document referred to in (1)&nbsp;above; and
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">(3)&nbsp;The description of the common stock, $.10 par value per share, of the Registrant (the
&#147;Common Stock&#148;) contained in a registration statement filed on Form 8-A under the Exchange
Act, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 and
15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that
all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining
unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be part hereof from the date
of filing of such documents; <U>provided,</U> <U>however</U> that documents or information deemed
to have been furnished and not filed in accordance with Commission rules shall not be deemed
incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement. Any statement contained herein or in a
document, all or a portion of which is incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference
herein, shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to
the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also
is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any
such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or amended, to
constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The validity of the Common Stock being registered pursuant to this Registration Statement will
be passed upon for the Registrant by its General Counsel, Conan R. Deady. As of the date of this
Registration Statement, Mr.&nbsp;Deady has (i)&nbsp;beneficial ownership of 19,771 shares of the Registrant&#146;s
Common Stock, (ii)&nbsp;the right to receive up to 180,277 shares of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock upon
the exercise of stock options granted to him by the Registrant, which stock options are or (in
periodic installments) will become exercisable through February&nbsp;13, 2016, and (iii)&nbsp;the right to
receive up to 4,839 shares of the Registrants&#146; Common Stock upon the vesting of restricted stock
which will vest (in periodic installments) through February&nbsp;14, 2014.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;145 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the &#147;GCL&#148;), as amended,
gives Delaware corporations the power to indemnify each of their present and former directors or
officers under certain circumstances, if such person acted in good faith and in a manner which he
or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Article&nbsp;Ninth of the Registrant&#146;s Certificate of Incorporation provides that no director of
the Registrant shall be liable for any breach of fiduciary duty, except to the extent that the GCL
prohibits the limitation of liability of directors for breach of fiduciary duty.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Article&nbsp;Thirteenth of the Registrant&#146;s Certificate of Incorporation provides that a director
or officer of the Registrant (a)&nbsp;shall be indemnified by the Registrant against all expenses
(including attorneys&#146; fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement incurred in connection
with any litigation or other legal proceeding (other than an action by or in the right of the
Registrant) brought against him by virtue of his position as a director or officer of the
Registrant if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in, or not
opposed to, the best interests of the Registrant and with respect to any criminal action or
proceeding, if he had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful and (b)&nbsp;shall be
indemnified by the Registrant against all expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees) and amounts paid in
settlement incurred in connection with any action by or in the right of the Registrant brought
against him by virtue of his position as a director or officer of the Registrant if he acted in
good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests
of the Registrant, except that no indemnification shall be made with respect to any matter as to
which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the Registrant, unless a court
determines that, despite such adjudication but in view of all of the circumstances, he is entitled
to indemnification of such expenses. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that a director
or officer has been successful, on the merits or otherwise, including, without limitation, the
dismissal of an action without prejudice, he is required to be indemnified by the Registrant
against all expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees) incurred in connection therewith. Expenses shall
be advanced to a director or officer at his request, provided that he undertakes to repay the
amount advanced if it is ultimately determined that he is not entitled to indemnification for such
expenses.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Indemnification is required to be made unless the Registrant determines that the applicable
standard of conduct required for indemnification has not been met. In the event of a determination
by the Registrant that the director or officer did not meet the applicable standard of conduct
required for indemnification, or if the Registrant fails to make an indemnification payment within
60&nbsp;days after such payment is claimed by such person, such person is permitted to petition the
court to make an independent determination as to whether such person is entitled to
indemnification. As a condition precedent to the right of indemnification, the director or officer
must give the Registrant notice of the action for which indemnity is sought, and the Registrant has
the right to participate in such action or assume the defense thereof.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Article&nbsp;Thirteenth of the Registrant&#146;s Certificate of Incorporation further provides that the
indemnification provided therein is not exclusive, and provides that in the event that the GCL is
amended to expand the indemnification permitted to directors or officers, the Registrant must
indemnify those persons to the fullest extent permitted by such law as so amended.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Exhibit&nbsp;Index immediately preceding the exhibits hereto is incorporated herein by
reference.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">(a) <U>Item&nbsp;512(a) of Regulation&nbsp;S-K</U>. The Registrant hereby undertakes:
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp;To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
amendment to this registration statement:
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date
of the Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which,
individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set
forth in the Registration Statement;
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such
information in the Registration Statement;
</DIV>
<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><U>provided</U>, <U>however</U> that paragraphs (i)&nbsp;and (ii)&nbsp;do not apply if the Registration
Statement is on Form S-3 or Form S-8, and the information required to be included in a
post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by the
Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by
reference in the Registration Statement.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp;That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such
post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new Registration Statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)&nbsp;To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities
being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
</DIV>
<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">(b) <U>Item&nbsp;512(b) of Regulation&nbsp;S-K.</U> The Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant&#146;s annual report
pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing
of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is
incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new Registration
Statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that
time shall be deemed to be in the initial bona fide offering thereof.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">(c) <U>Item&nbsp;512(h) of Regulation&nbsp;S-K.</U> Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising
under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the
Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that
in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public
policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses
incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful
defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling
person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the
opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of
appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy
as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for
filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Westbrook, State of Maine on this 19th
day of June, 2009.
</DIV>

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    <TD width="48%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD valign="top" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left"><B>IDEXX LABORATORIES, INC.</B><BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ Jonathan W. Ayers
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Jonathan W. Ayers&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">President, Chief Executive Officer and
Chairman of the Board of Directors&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration
Statement has been signed below by the following persons in their capacities and on the date
indicated.
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<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>SIGNATURE</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>TITLE</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>DATE</B></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">

<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Jonathan W. Ayers
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Jonathan W. Ayers
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">President, Chief Executive Officer and <br>
Chairman of the Board of Directors<br>
(Principal Executive Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">June&nbsp;19, 2009</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">

<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Merilee Raines
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Merilee Raines
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Vice President, Finance and Treasurer<br>
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">June&nbsp;19, 2009</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">

<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Thomas Craig
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Thomas Craig
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">June&nbsp;19, 2009</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">

<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Errol B. De Souza, PhD
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Errol B. De Souza, PhD
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">June&nbsp;19, 2009</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ William T. End
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
William T. End
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">June&nbsp;19, 2009</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">

<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Rebecca M. Henderson, PhD
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Rebecca M. Henderson, PhD
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">June&nbsp;19, 2009</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">

<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Barry C. Johnson, PhD
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Barry C. Johnson, PhD
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">June&nbsp;19, 2009</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">

<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Brian P. McKeon
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Brian P. McKeon
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">June&nbsp;19, 2009</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">

<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Robert J. Murray
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Robert J. Murray
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">June&nbsp;19, 2009</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Exhibit No.</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, of the Registrant (filed
as Exhibit&nbsp;No.&nbsp;3.1 to Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended
June&nbsp;30, 2006, File No.&nbsp;0-19271, and incorporated herein by reference).</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Registrant (filed as Exhibit&nbsp;No.&nbsp;3.2 to
Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended September&nbsp;30, 2000, File
No.&nbsp;0-19271 and incorporated herein by reference).</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.3
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Specimen Certificate of Common Stock of the Registrant (filed as Exhibit&nbsp;No.
4.1 to Amendment No.&nbsp;2 to Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-1 filed on June
20, 1991, File No.&nbsp;33-40447 and incorporated herein by reference).</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">5.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of Conan R. Deady, General Counsel to the Registrant (filed herewith).</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (filed herewith).</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Conan R. Deady (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1).</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">99.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">2009 Stock Incentive Plan (filed herewith).</TD>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 19, 2009
Registration No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
IDEXX LABORATORIES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
01-0393723
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
One IDEXX Drive, Westbrook, Maine
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
04092
(Zip Code)
2009 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
(Full Title of the Plan)
Conan R. Deady, Esq.
General Counsel
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.
One IDEXX Drive
Westbrook, Maine 04092
(Name and Address of Agent For Service)
(207) 856-0300
(Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent For Service)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, and accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the
definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
þ
Accelerated filer
o
Non-accelerated filer
o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company
o
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Amount of
Proposed Maximum
Proposed Maximum
Title of Securities to be
Shares to be
Offering Price
Aggregate
Amount of
Registered
Registered
(1)
Per Share
(2)
Offering Price
(2)
Registration Fee
Common Stock, $.10 par value
5,200,000
$
44.445
$
231,114,000
$
12,896.16
(1)
In accordance with Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration
statement shall be deemed to cover any additional securities that may from time to time be
offered or issued to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar
transactions.
(2)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee, based upon the average
of the high and low prices of the Registrant's Common Stock on the Nasdaq Stock Market on June
15, 2009, in accordance with Regulation C, Rules 457(c) and 457(h) of the Securities Act of
1933, as amended.
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PART I. INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
Item 1. Plan Information.
Item 2. Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information.
PART II. INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Item 8. Exhibits.
Item 9. Undertakings.
SIGNATURES
SIGNATURES
Exhibit Index
EX-5.1 Opinion of Conan R. Deady, General Counsel to the Registrant
EX-23.1 Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
EX-99.1 2009 Stock Incentive Plan
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PART I. INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
Item 1. Plan Information.
The information required by Item 1 is included in documents sent or given to participants in
the plans covered by this registration statement pursuant to Rule 428(b)(1) of the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act").
Item 2. Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information.
The written statement required by Item 2 is included in documents sent or given to
participants in the plans covered by this registration statement pursuant to Rule 428(b)(1) of the
Securities Act
PART II. INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The Registrant is subject to the informational and reporting requirements of Sections 13(a),
14, and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and in
accordance therewith files reports, proxy statements and other information with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "Commission"). The following documents, filed with the Commission, are
incorporated in this Registration Statement by reference:
(1) The Registrant's latest annual report filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d)
of the Exchange Act or the latest prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), that contains audited financial
statements for the Registrant's latest fiscal year for which such statements have been
filed;
(2) All other reports filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act
since the end of the fiscal year covered by the document referred to in (1) above; and
(3) The description of the common stock, $.10 par value per share, of the Registrant (the
"Common Stock") contained in a registration statement filed on Form 8-A under the Exchange
Act, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description.
All documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and
15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that
all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining
unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be part hereof from the date
of filing of such documents;
provided,
however
that documents or information deemed
to have been furnished and not filed in accordance with Commission rules shall not be deemed
incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement. Any statement contained herein or in a
document, all or a portion of which is incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference
herein, shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to
the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also
is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any
such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or amended, to
constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
The validity of the Common Stock being registered pursuant to this Registration Statement will
be passed upon for the Registrant by its General Counsel, Conan R. Deady. As of the date of this
Registration Statement, Mr. Deady has (i) beneficial ownership of 19,771 shares of the Registrant's
Common Stock, (ii) the right to receive up to 180,277 shares of the Registrant's Common Stock upon
the exercise of stock options granted to him by the Registrant, which stock options are or (in
periodic installments) will become exercisable through February 13, 2016, and (iii) the right to
receive up to 4,839 shares of the Registrants' Common Stock upon the vesting of restricted stock
which will vest (in periodic installments) through February 14, 2014.
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Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Section 145 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the "GCL"), as amended,
gives Delaware corporations the power to indemnify each of their present and former directors or
officers under certain circumstances, if such person acted in good faith and in a manner which he
or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation.
Article Ninth of the Registrant's Certificate of Incorporation provides that no director of
the Registrant shall be liable for any breach of fiduciary duty, except to the extent that the GCL
prohibits the limitation of liability of directors for breach of fiduciary duty.
Article Thirteenth of the Registrant's Certificate of Incorporation provides that a director
or officer of the Registrant (a) shall be indemnified by the Registrant against all expenses
(including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement incurred in connection
with any litigation or other legal proceeding (other than an action by or in the right of the
Registrant) brought against him by virtue of his position as a director or officer of the
Registrant if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in, or not
opposed to, the best interests of the Registrant and with respect to any criminal action or
proceeding, if he had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful and (b) shall be
indemnified by the Registrant against all expenses (including attorneys' fees) and amounts paid in
settlement incurred in connection with any action by or in the right of the Registrant brought
against him by virtue of his position as a director or officer of the Registrant if he acted in
good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests
of the Registrant, except that no indemnification shall be made with respect to any matter as to
which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the Registrant, unless a court
determines that, despite such adjudication but in view of all of the circumstances, he is entitled
to indemnification of such expenses. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that a director
or officer has been successful, on the merits or otherwise, including, without limitation, the
dismissal of an action without prejudice, he is required to be indemnified by the Registrant
against all expenses (including attorneys' fees) incurred in connection therewith. Expenses shall
be advanced to a director or officer at his request, provided that he undertakes to repay the
amount advanced if it is ultimately determined that he is not entitled to indemnification for such
expenses.
Indemnification is required to be made unless the Registrant determines that the applicable
standard of conduct required for indemnification has not been met. In the event of a determination
by the Registrant that the director or officer did not meet the applicable standard of conduct
required for indemnification, or if the Registrant fails to make an indemnification payment within
60 days after such payment is claimed by such person, such person is permitted to petition the
court to make an independent determination as to whether such person is entitled to
indemnification. As a condition precedent to the right of indemnification, the director or officer
must give the Registrant notice of the action for which indemnity is sought, and the Registrant has
the right to participate in such action or assume the defense thereof.
Article Thirteenth of the Registrant's Certificate of Incorporation further provides that the
indemnification provided therein is not exclusive, and provides that in the event that the GCL is
amended to expand the indemnification permitted to directors or officers, the Registrant must
indemnify those persons to the fullest extent permitted by such law as so amended.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits.
The Exhibit Index immediately preceding the exhibits hereto is incorporated herein by
reference.
Item 9. Undertakings.
(a)
Item 512(a) of Regulation S-K
. The Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
amendment to this registration statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
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(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date
of the Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which,
individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set
forth in the Registration Statement;
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such
information in the Registration Statement;
provided
,
however
that paragraphs (i) and (ii) do not apply if the Registration
Statement is on Form S-3 or Form S-8, and the information required to be included in a
post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by the
Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by
reference in the Registration Statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such
post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new Registration Statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities
being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(b)
Item 512(b) of Regulation S-K.
The Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant's annual report
pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing
of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is
incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new Registration
Statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that
time shall be deemed to be in the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(c)
Item 512(h) of Regulation S-K.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising
under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the
Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that
in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public
policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses
incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful
defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling
person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the
opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of
appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy
as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for
filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Westbrook, State of Maine on this 19th
day of June, 2009.
IDEXX LABORATORIES, INC.
By:
/s/ Jonathan W. Ayers
Jonathan W. Ayers
President, Chief Executive Officer and
Chairman of the Board of Directors
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration
Statement has been signed below by the following persons in their capacities and on the date
indicated.
SIGNATURE
TITLE
DATE
/s/ Jonathan W. Ayers
Jonathan W. Ayers
President, Chief Executive Officer and
Chairman of the Board of Directors
(Principal Executive Officer)
June 19, 2009
/s/ Merilee Raines
Merilee Raines
Vice President, Finance and Treasurer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
June 19, 2009
/s/ Thomas Craig
Thomas Craig
Director
June 19, 2009
/s/ Errol B. De Souza, PhD
Errol B. De Souza, PhD
Director
June 19, 2009
/s/ William T. End
William T. End
Director
June 19, 2009
/s/ Rebecca M. Henderson, PhD
Rebecca M. Henderson, PhD
Director
June 19, 2009
/s/ Barry C. Johnson, PhD
Barry C. Johnson, PhD
Director
June 19, 2009
/s/ Brian P. McKeon
Brian P. McKeon
Director
June 19, 2009
/s/ Robert J. Murray
Robert J. Murray
Director
June 19, 2009
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Exhibit Index
Exhibit No.
Description
4.1
Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, of the Registrant (filed
as Exhibit No. 3.1 to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
June 30, 2006, File No. 0-19271, and incorporated herein by reference).
4.2
Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Registrant (filed as Exhibit No. 3.2 to
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2000, File
No. 0-19271 and incorporated herein by reference).
4.3
Specimen Certificate of Common Stock of the Registrant (filed as Exhibit No.
4.1 to Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed on June
20, 1991, File No. 33-40447 and incorporated herein by reference).
5.1
Opinion of Conan R. Deady, General Counsel to the Registrant (filed herewith).
23.1
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (filed herewith).
23.2
Consent of Conan R. Deady (included in Exhibit 5.1).
99.1
2009 Stock Incentive Plan (filed herewith).