Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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 *
DEADY CONAN R
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
IDEXX LABORATORIES INC /DE [IDXX] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Corp VP, General Counsel &Sec
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
ONE IDEXX DRIVE		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/21/2008
(Street)

WESTBROOK, ME 04092		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 08/21/2008   M   5,708 A $ 11.3438 17,980 D  
Common Stock 08/21/2008   S   5,708 D $ 56.6224 (1) 12,272 D  
Common Stock 08/21/2008   M   6,192 A $ 12.25 18,464 D  
Common Stock 08/21/2008   S   6,192 D $ 56.6224 (1) 12,272 D  
Common Stock 08/22/2008   M   6,100 A $ 11.3438 18,372 D  
Common Stock 08/22/2008   S   6,100 D $ 57.5448 (2) 12,272 D  
Common Stock 08/25/2008   M   6,000 A $ 11.3438 18,272 D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Incentive Stock Option (right to buy) $ 12.25 08/21/2008   M     6,192   (3) 02/07/2011 Common Stock 6,192 $ 0 0 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 11.3438 08/21/2008   M     5,708   (4) 02/07/2011 Common Stock 5,708 $ 0 6,854 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 11.3438 08/22/2008   M     6,100   (4) 02/07/2011 Common Stock 6,100 $ 0 754 D  
Incentive Stock Option (right to buy) $ 11.3438 08/25/2008   M     6,000   (5) 02/07/2011 Common Stock 6,000 $ 0 3,316 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
DEADY CONAN R
ONE IDEXX DRIVE
WESTBROOK, ME 04092		       Corp VP, General Counsel &Sec  

Signatures

 Conan R. Deady   08/25/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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) The sales price reported above reflects the weighted average sale price of multiple transactions on the reported date at prices that ranged between $56.60 and $56.66. Reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range.
(2) The sales price reported above reflects the weighted average sale price of multiple transactions on the reported date at prices that ranged between $57.55 and $57.58. Reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range.
(3) Grant of options to buy shares of Common Stock exercisable in five annual increments, beginning on the first anniversary date (2/03/2000) of the date of grant.
(4) Grant of options to buy shares of Common Stock exercisable as to 8,000 shares on 2/07/2002, 2/07/2003, 2/07/2004 and 3,864 shares on 2/07/2005.
(5) Grant of options to buy shares of Common Stock exercisable as to 4,136 shares on 2/07/2005 and 8,000 shares on 2/07/2006.

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