Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  LaPlume Joseph W
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
01/31/2019		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES INTERNATIONAL INC [CRL]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
251 BALLARDVALE STREET		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
EVP, Corp Strategy & Develop
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

WILMINGTON, MA 01887		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 13,027 (1)
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Options (Right to Buy) 02/27/2016(2) 02/27/2020 Common Stock 1,542 $ 76.67 D  
Stock Options (Right to Buy) 02/26/2017(3) 02/26/2021 Common Stock 6,700 $ 73.7 D  
Stock Options (Right to Buy) 02/24/2018(4) 02/24/2022 Common Stock 10,477 $ 88.05 D  
Stock Options (Right to Buy) 02/23/2019(5) 02/23/2023 Common Stock 12,818 $ 109.34 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
LaPlume Joseph W
251 BALLARDVALE STREET
WILMINGTON, MA 01887		       EVP, Corp Strategy & Develop  

Signatures

/s/ Joseph W. LaPlume 02/06/2019
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Consists of: (a) 6,296 shares of common stock; (b) 6,731 unvested restricted stock units (RSUs) which vest as follows: 350 on 2/27/2019, 683 on 2/26/2019, 725 on 2/24/2019, 710 on 2/23/2019, 683 on 2/26/2020, 725 on 2/24/2020, 710 on 2/23/2020, 725 on 2/24/2021, 710 on 2/23/2021 and 710 on 2/23/2022. Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of common stock.
(2) Stock Options will vest as follows: 1,542 on 2/27/2019.
(3) Stock Options will vest as follows: 3,350 on 2/26/2019 and 3,350 on 2/26/2020.
(4) Stock Options will vest as follows: 3,492 on 2/24/2019, 3,492 on 2/24/2020 and 3,493 on 2/24/2021.
(5) Stock Options will vest as follows: 3,204 on 2/23/2019, 3,205 on 2/23/2020, 3,204 on 2/23/2021 and 3,205 on 2/23/2022.

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