IDEXX LABORATORIES, INC. (NASDAQ:IDXX) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers;Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On February 14, 2018, Mr. William T. End, a Class I Director, provided IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (the “Company” or “IDEXX”) notice of his intention to retire from the Board of Directors (the “Board”) immediately following the expiration of his term on the date of the Company’s 2018 annual meeting of stockholders to be held on May 9, 2018. Mr.End’s decision to retire from the Board does not arise from any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices.

The Company thanks Mr. End for his outstanding service, commitment and leadership during his tenure as a member of the IDEXX Board since 2000, a period during which the Company experienced significant successes and strong growth and created long-term value for our stockholders.

In accordance with the Company’s amended and restated by-laws, the Board reduced the size of the Board to eight members and the size of Class I to two, effective upon Mr. End’s retirement from the Board.

About IDEXX LABORATORIES, INC. (NASDAQ:IDXX)

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. develops, manufactures and distributes products and provides services for the companion animal veterinary, livestock and poultry, dairy and water testing markets. The Company’s segments include Companion Animal Group (CAG), which develops, designs, manufactures and distributes products and performs services for veterinarians and the bioresearch market; Water, which develops, designs, manufactures and distributes a range of products used in the detection of various microbiological parameters in water; Livestock, Poultry and Dairy (LPD), which develops, designs, manufactures and distributes diagnostic tests and related instrumentation, and performs services that are used to manage the health status of livestock and poultry and to expand bovine reproductive productivity, and Other, which develops, designs, manufactures and distributes point-of-care electrolyte and blood gas analyzers and related consumable products for the human medical diagnostics market.