Current Report Filing (8-k)
October 19 2016 - 4:16PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
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):
October 19, 2016
IDEXX LABORATORIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified
in its charter)
Delaware
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000-19271
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01-0393723
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(State or other jurisdiction
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer Identification No.)
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of incorporation)
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One IDEXX Drive, Westbrook, Maine
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04092
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(ZIP Code)
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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. below):
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under
the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b)
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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tem 5.02
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Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election
of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
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Election of New Director.
On October 19, 2016, the board of directors (the “Board”) of IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (the “Company”) elected
Lawrence D. Kingsley as an independent Class II Director and a member of its Compensation and Finance Committees effective that
date. To accommodate Mr. Kingsley’s election as a Class II Director, the Board increased the number of Directors constituting
the Board from nine to ten and the number of Class II Directors from three to four. It is expected that Mr. Kingsley will stand
for election by stockholders as a Class II Director at the 2017 annual meeting of stockholders, with a three-year term expiring
in 2020.
Mr. Kingsley will receive the same compensation
as is paid to the Company’s other nonemployee Directors as described in the section entitled “Corporate Governance
– Director Compensation” in the Company’s Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
March 24, 2016, which description is incorporated herein by reference. The cash fee to be paid to Mr. Kingsley in the fourth quarter
of 2016 will be prorated to reflect the effective date of his election to the Board on October 19, 2016.
Annual
deferred stock unit and stock option grants were made to Directors on May 4, 2016, the date of the 2016 Annual Meeting. Since Mr. Kingsley
was not serving as a Director at that time, such grants will be made to him on December 1, 2016, and the award values will be prorated
to reflect the portion of the year during which he will serve on the Board, specifically from the effective date of his election
on October 19, 2016 until the Company’s 2017 annual meeting of stockholders.
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On October 19, 2016, the Company issued
a press release regarding Mr. Kingsley’s election to the Board. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1
to this Form 8-K.
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Item 9.01
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Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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The following exhibit relating
to Item 5.02 shall be deemed to be furnished, and not filed.
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99.1
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Press Release dated October 19, 2016.
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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.
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IDEXX LABORATORIES, INC.
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Date: October 19, 2016
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By:
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/s/ Jacqueline L. Studer
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Jacqueline L. Studer
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Corporate Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
No.
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Description
of Exhibit
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99.1
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Press Release dated October 19, 2016.
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