BIO-RAD LABORATORIES, INC. — Director's Dealing 2010

Sep 8, 2010

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: BIO RAD LABORATORIES INC (BIO, BIO.B)
CIK: 0000012208
Period of Report: 2010-09-03

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

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2010-09-03	Bio-Rad B Common Stock	M	36250	$11.94	Acquired	426640	Direct
2010-09-07	Bio-Rad B Common Stock	M	36250	$11.94	Acquired	462890	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2010-09-03	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$11.94	M	36250	Disposed	2010-09-19	Bio-Rad B Common Stock (36250)	Direct
2010-09-07	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$11.94	M	36250	Disposed	2010-09-19	Bio-Rad B Common Stock (36250)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Bio-Rad A Common Stock	1404588	Direct
Bio-Rad A Common Stock	825208	Indirect
Bio-Rad A Common Stock	825208	Indirect
Bio-Rad A Common Stock	34311	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.

F3: The stock option, granted on 9/19/2000, vested over four years at 25% per year on the yearly anniversary date of the grant.