BIO-RAD LABORATORIES, INC. — Director's Dealing 2012

Dec 14, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: BIO RAD LABORATORIES INC (BIO, BIO.B)
CIK: 0000012208
Period of Report: 2012-12-14

Reporting Person: SCHWARTZ NORMAN D (Director, CEO, 10% Owner)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-12-03	Bio-Rad B Common Stock	G	120	—	Acquired	97068	Direct
2012-12-14	Bio-Rad B Common Stock	M	61487	$36.00	Acquired	158555	Direct
2012-12-14	Bio-Rad B Common Stock	F	39889	$105.50	Disposed	118666	Direct
2012-12-03	Bio-Rad B Common Stock	G	120	—	Acquired	12266	Indirect

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-12-14	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$36.00	M	61487	Disposed	2013-02-05	Bio-Rad B Common Stock (61487)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Bio-Rad A Common Stock	411252	Direct
Bio-Rad B Common Stock	4060054	Indirect
Bio-Rad B Common Stock	13726	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares.

F2: The shares are held by a limited partnership of which the reporting person is a limited and general partner. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

F3: The shares are held by a limited partnership of which the reporting person is a limited partner.

F4: The stock option vested in five equal annual installments beginning on February 5, 2004.