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 6, 2015

 

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)

 

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. to Form 8-K):

 

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Item 8.01

Other Events.

 

On May 6, 2015, IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that the Board of Directors of the Company approved a two-for-one stock split of the Company’s outstanding shares of common stock, to be effected in the form of a 100% stock dividend. Each holder of common stock of record as of the close of business on May 18, 2015 will be entitled to one additional share of common stock for each share of common stock held on such date.  The additional shares of common stock will be distributed on or about June 15, 2015. The stock split will double the number of outstanding common shares to approximately 94 million, based on the number of shares outstanding as of April 30, 2015. A copy of the press release announcing the stock split is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.

 

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)

Exhibits

 

See the Exhibit Index attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K, which is incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

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.
Date: May 6, 2015	By:	/s/ Brian P. McKeon
		Brian P. McKeon
		Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

 

Exhibit No.	Description of Exhibit
99.1	Press Release entitled “IDEXX Laboratories Announces Two-for-One Stock Split and Increase in Share Repurchase Program,” issued by the Company on May 6, 2015