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Internet Availability of Proxy Materials
 Proxy Materials for the 2008 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy materials before voting. The proxy materials can be viewed online and/or downloaded in PDF format via the following links:
The 2008 Annual Meeting will be held Wednesday, May 7, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. at the Portland Marriott Hotel in South Portland, Maine.
Dear Stockholder:
IDEXX is pleased to take advantage of the new Securities and Exchange Commission rules that allow issuers to provide proxy materials to their stockholders on the Internet instead of mailing printed copies. Internet availability allows us to provide our stockholders with the information they need, while lowering the cost of the delivery of the materials and reducing the environmental impact of printing and mailing hard copies. If you have not signed up to receive your proxy materials electronically, you will receive a notice in your mail with your voting instructions.
If your shares are registered directly in your name with IDEXX’s transfer agent, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, you are considered a stockholder of record (or registered stockholder) of those shares. Registered stockholders can vote by Internet, telephone or mail 24 hours a day – 7 days a week up until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time the day before the 2008 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. If you have Internet access, we encourage you to submit your vote on the Internet. It is convenient and saves IDEXX significant postage and processing costs.
Voting on the Internet
- Go to: www.voteproxy.com
- Have your 11-digit control number ready from the Notice sent to you from American Stock Transfer & Trust Company
- Follow the simple instructions that appear on your computer screen
Voting by Telephone 1-800-Proxies (1-800-776-9437)
- Use any touch-tone telephone to call toll-free to vote
- Have your 11-digit control number ready from the Notice sent to you from American Stock Transfer & Trust Company
- Follow the simple recorded instructions
Voting by Mail
- Request a paper copy of a proxy card as instructed above
- Return your signed and dated proxy card for receipt prior to commencement of the 2008 IDEXX Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 7, 2008
Voting in Person
- You may vote in person at the annual meeting. If you attend the annual meeting, you will be able to vote your shares, even if you already voted by Internet, telephone or mail and your vote at the meeting will supersede any prior votes. You must bring a form of personal identification to attend the annual meeting.
If your shares are held in a stock brokerage account, by a bank, broker, trustee or other nominee, you are considered the beneficial owner of shares held in street name. Stockholders who hold IDEXX stock in street name through their broker or other nominee can vote by Internet or mail, 24 hours a day – 7 days a week up until the cutoff date on the Notice sent to you from Broadridge. If you have Internet access, we encourage you to submit your vote on the Internet. It is convenient and saves IDEXX significant postage and processing costs.
Voting on the Internet
- Go to: www.proxyvote.com
- Have your 12-digit control number ready from the Notice sent to you from Broadridge
- Follow the simple instructions that appear on your computer screen
Voting by Mail
- Request a paper or e-mail copy of a proxy card as instructed above
- Follow the instructions included on the Voting Instruction Form sent to you by Broadridge
- Return your signed and dated proxy card for receipt no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time, May 6, 2008
Voting in Person
- Since you are not a stockholder of record, you may not vote your shares in person at the meeting unless you have a proxy from the bank, broker, trustee or nominee that holds your shares giving you the right as beneficial owner to vote your shares at the meeting. To request a proxy, follow the instructions at www.proxyvote.com. You must also bring to the annual meeting a letter from the nominee confirming your beneficial ownership of the shares.
To Request a Paper Copy
Stockholders of Record
If you are a stockholder of record and you prefer to receive a paper copy of our proxy materials and/or proxy card, you must request one. There is no charge to you for requesting a copy. Please make your request for a copy in one of the following ways on or prior to
April 28, 2008 to facilitate timely delivery:
Beneficial Owners
If you are a stockholder who holds IDEXX stock in street name through your broker or other nominee and you prefer to receive a paper copy of our proxy materials and/or proxy card, or Broadridge proxy card, you must request one. There is no charge to you for requesting a copy. Please make your request for a copy in one of the following ways on or prior to
April 24, 2008 to facilitate timely delivery:
- Internet: www.proxyvote.com
- Telephone: Call toll-free at 1-800-579-1639
- E-mail: Send a blank e-mail to sendmaterial@proxyvote.com with the 12-digit control number that appears on the Notice sent to you from Broadridge in the subject line
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