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WESTBROOK, Maine, April 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (Nasdaq: IDXX), today reported that revenues for the first quarter of 2009 were $236.5 million compared to $249.1 million for the first quarter of 2008. The decrease in revenues was due primarily to the unfavorable impact of changes in foreign currency exchange rates and the absence of pharmaceutical product sales in the first quarter of 2009, due to the divestiture in the fourth quarter of 2008 of our on-market pharmaceutical products. Organic growth, which is reported revenue growth adjusted to eliminate the effect of changes in foreign currency exchange rates and revenues from businesses acquired or divested subsequent to December 31, 2007, was 3% for the quarter. Earnings per diluted share ("EPS") were $0.43 for the quarters ended March 31, 2009 and 2008. Non-GAAP diluted EPS grew 5% when compared to first quarter 2008 non-GAAP diluted EPS of $0.41. A reconciliation of non-GAAP diluted EPS to earnings per share is included in the supplementary table provided below.

"I am very satisfied with our performance in the quarter, a time defined by economic uncertainty, global recession and a strong dollar that lowers our international and export revenues as reported in U.S. dollars," said Jonathan Ayers, Chairman and CEO. "Organic revenue growth of 3% for the company was a bit lower than anticipated, as most of our markets were impacted by the recession to a slightly larger degree than we expected in January. However, our successful focus on operating efficiency and cost control helped to more than offset this slower organic revenue growth."

"Despite our focus on expense control, we have continued to invest significantly in the development and commercialization of the innovative products and services that are central to our strategy. We made very substantial
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