IDEXX (NASDAQ: IDXX) director defers $24,375 into stock units

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

IDEXX Laboratories director Joseph L. Hooley acquired 43 deferred stock units tied to the company’s common stock as a compensation award. The units were valued using a reference price of $560.80 per share, reflecting the conversion of $24,375.00 of cash compensation he chose to defer.

Each deferred stock unit represents the right to receive one IDEXX share in the future. The units vest immediately and will be settled in stock after Hooley leaves the Board or on another fixed date allowed under the director plan. Following this grant, he directly holds 118 deferred stock units.

Insider Trade Summary

1 transaction reported

Mixed 1 txn

Insider HOOLEY JOSEPH L

Role null

Type	Security	Shares	Price	Value
Grant/Award	Common Stock	43	$560.80	$24K

Holdings After Transaction: Common Stock — 118 shares (Direct, null)

Footnotes (1)

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Key Figures

Deferred stock units granted: 43 units Reference share price: $560.80 per share Cash compensation deferred: $24,375.00 +1 more

4 metrics

Deferred stock units granted 43 units Award under Director Deferred Compensation Plan

Reference share price $560.80 per share Closing price used to calculate deferred units

Cash compensation deferred $24,375.00 Director fees converted into deferred stock units

Holdings after transaction 118 deferred stock units Total direct units following the award

Key Terms

deferred stock units, Director Deferred Compensation Plan, Rule 16b-3, contingent right to receive one share

4 terms

deferred stock units financial

"Represents deferred stock units acquired pursuant to the IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. Director Deferred Compensation Plan"

Deferred stock units are promises from a company to give an employee shares of stock at a future date, often after certain conditions are met or after leaving the company. They function like a form of delayed compensation, allowing employees to earn shares over time. For investors, they represent potential future ownership in the company, but do not provide immediate voting rights or dividends until the shares are actually received.

Director Deferred Compensation Plan financial

"acquired pursuant to the IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. Director Deferred Compensation Plan (the "Plan")"

Rule 16b-3 regulatory

"acquired pursuant to the IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. Director Deferred Compensation Plan (the "Plan") in accordance with Rule 16b-3"

Rule 16b-3 is a Securities and Exchange Commission regulation that exempts certain routine, pre-approved transactions by company insiders from automatic liability for short-term trading profits. It acts like a safe harbor: if an insider follows a formal plan or the board approves specific transactions in advance, profits from buying and selling company stock within six months are not automatically reclaimed. Investors care because the rule clarifies when insider trades are permissible and reduces uncertainty about potential clawbacks.

contingent right to receive one share financial

"Each deferred stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. common stock"

Form 4 Insider Transactions: What Each Field Means →

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

HOOLEY JOSEPH L

(Last) (First) (Middle)

ONE IDEXX DRIVE

(Street)

WESTBROOK MAINE 04092

(City) (State) (Zip)

UNITED STATES

(Country)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
IDEXX LABORATORIES INC /DE [ IDXX ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director		10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

2a. Foreign Trading Symbol

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/30/2026

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

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	04/30/2026		A		43(1)	A	$560.8	118	D

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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: 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

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents deferred stock units acquired pursuant to the IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. Director Deferred Compensation Plan (the "Plan") in accordance with Rule 16b-3. The number of deferred stock units, rounded up or down to the nearest whole unit, is determined by dividing the amount of cash compensation deferred pursuant to the Plan ($24,375.00) by the closing price of IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. common stock on the date of the deferral, or if no such price is reported for that date, the closing price for the next preceding date for which such price was reported. Each deferred stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. common stock. The deferred stock units vest immediately upon grant and are payable only as common stock as soon as practicable following the Director's resignation from the Board of Directors or on such other nondiscretionary and objectively determinable date(s) selected in accordance with the terms of the Plan.

Remarks:

	/s/ Lily J. Lu, Attorney-in-Fact for Joseph L. Hooley	05/04/2026
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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