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

Jan 16, 2008

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: BIO RAD LABORATORIES INC (BIO, BIO.B)
CIK: 0000012208
Period of Report: 2008-01-14

Reporting Person: SCHWARTZ ALICE N (Director, 10% Owner)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2008-01-14	Bio-Rad B Common Stock	M	63862	$11.97	Acquired	325208	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Bio-Rad A Common Stock	2033422	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 general partner.

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

F3: The stock option exercise reported is the exercise of derivative securites by spouse. Alice N. Schwartz is the spouse of David Schwartz, Chairman of the Board of Bio-Rad Laboratories and beneficial owner of more than 10% of the Company's common stock.