UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14A
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| Important Notice of Availability of Proxy Materials for the Shareholder Meeting of _____ IDEXX LABORATORIES, INC. To Be Held On: May 6, 2009 at 10:00 AM (Local Time) Portland Marriott Hotel, 200 Sable Oaks Drive, South Portland, Maine COMPANY NUMBER JOHN SMITH 1234 MAIN STREET ACCOUNT NUMBER APT. 203 NEW YORK, NY 10038 CONTROL NUMBER _____ This communication presents only an overview of the more complete proxy materials that are available to you on the Internet. We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy materials before voting. If you want to receive a paper or e-mail copy of the proxy materials you must request one. There is no charge to you for requesting a _____ copy. To facilitate timely delivery please make the request as instructed below before 4/22/09. Please visit www.idexx.com/annualmeeting, where the following materials are available for view: • Notice of 2009 Annual Meeting of Stockholders • Proxy Statement • 2008 Annual Review • Annual Report on Form 10-K • Form of Electronic Proxy Card _____ TO REQUEST MATERIAL: TELEPHONE: 888-Proxy-NA (888-776-9962) E-MAIL: info@amstock.com WEBSITE: http://www.amstock.com/proxyservices/requestmaterials.asp _____ TO VOTE: ONLINE: To access your online proxy card, please visit www.voteproxy.com and follow the on-screen instructions. You may enter your voting instructions at www.voteproxy.com up until 11:59 PM Eastern Time the day before the cut-off or meeting date. — OR — IN PERSON: You may vote your shares in person by attending the Annual Meeting. — OR — TELEPHONE: To vote by telephone, please visit www.idexx.com/annualmeeting to view the materials and to obtain the toll free number to call. — OR — MAIL: You may request a card by following the instructions above. 1.Election of Directors. To elect the three Class I directors listed in the 2. Adoption of IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. 2009 Stock Incentive Plan. To approve and _____ proxy statement for three-year terms (Proposal One); adopt the 2009 Stock Incentive Plan (Proposal Two); NOMINEES: William T. End 3. Amendment to IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. 1997 Employee Stock Purchase Plan. To Barry C. Johnson, PhD approve and adopt a proposed amendment to our 1997 Employee Stock Purchase Brian P. McKeon Plan to increase the number of shares authorized for issuance under the plan from 1,240,000 shares to 1,590,000 shares (Proposal Three); O Nominee #12 O Nominee #13 4. Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. To ratify 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 (Proposal Four); and 5. Other Business. To conduct such other business as may properly come before the annual meeting. Under Securities and Exchange Commission rules, you are receiving this notice that the proxy materials for the annual meeting are available on the Internet. Follow the instructions above to view the materials and vote online or request printed copies. The items to be voted on are listed above. Please note that you cannot use this notice to vote by mail. |