BIO-RAD LABORATORIES, INC. — Director's Dealing 2011

Mar 8, 2011

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: BIO RAD LABORATORIES INC (BIO, BIO.B)
CIK: 0000012208
Period of Report: 2011-03-08

Reporting Person: HUTTON RONALD W (Treasurer)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2011-03-08	Bio-Rad A Common Stock	M	400	$35.50	Acquired	1197.9714	Direct
2011-03-08	Bio-Rad A Common Stock	M	920	$53.75	Acquired	2117.9714	Direct
2011-03-08	Bio-Rad A Common Stock	M	1000	$57.49	Acquired	3117.9714	Direct
2011-03-08	Bio-Rad A Common Stock	S	2320	$117.9057	Disposed	797.9714	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2011-03-08	Incentive Stock Option (right to buy)	$35.50	M	400	Disposed	2013-02-05	Bio-Rad A Common Stock (400)	Direct
2011-03-08	Incentive Stock Option (right to buy)	$53.75	M	920	Disposed	2014-02-04	Bio-Rad A Common Stock (920)	Direct
2011-03-08	Incentive Stock Option (right to buy)	$57.49	M	1000	Disposed	2015-02-09	Bio-Rad A Common Stock (1000)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: The option vested in five equal annual installments beginning on February 5, 2004.

F2: The option vested in five equal annual installments beginning on February 4, 2005.

F3: The option vested in five equal annual installments beginning on February 9, 2006.

F4: The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $117.86 to $118.17, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., any security holder of Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., or the staff of the Securites and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.