BIO-RAD LABORATORIES, INC. — Director's Dealing 2008

Oct 27, 2008

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: BIO RAD LABORATORIES INC (BIO, BIO.B)
CIK: 0000012208
Period of Report: 2008-10-23

Reporting Person: SCHWARTZ DAVID (Director, Chairman of the Board, 10% Owner)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2008-10-23	Bio-Rad B Common Stock	M	66662	$11.31	Acquired	394100	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2008-10-23	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$11.31	M	66662	Disposed	2010-02-02	Bio-Rad B Common Stock (66662)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Bio-Rad A Common Stock	2033182	Direct
Bio-Rad A Common Stock	34311	Indirect
Bio-Rad A Common Stock	1140000	Indirect
Bio-Rad B Common Stock	4060054	Indirect
Bio-Rad B Common Stock	41176	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: The shares are held by a limited partnership of which the reporting person is a limited and general partner.

F2: The shares are held by a limited partnership of which the reporting person is a general partner.