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

Dec 5, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: BIO RAD LABORATORIES INC (BIO, BIOB)
CIK: 0000012208
Period of Report: 2012-12-03

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

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-12-03	Bio-Rad B Common Stock	M	8000	$36.00	Acquired	489436	Direct
2012-12-03	Bio-Rad B Common Stock	M	7608	$53.50	Acquired	497044	Direct
2012-12-03	Bio-Rad B Common Stock	M	8227	$56.40	Acquired	505271	Direct
2012-12-03	Bio-Rad B Common Stock	M	8413	$63.00	Acquired	513684	Direct
2012-12-03	Bio-Rad B Common Stock	M	4000	$75.00	Acquired	517684	Direct
2012-12-03	Bio-Rad B Common Stock	M	3000	$88.48	Acquired	520684	Direct
2012-12-03	Bio-Rad B Common Stock	M	2000	$75.38	Acquired	522684	Direct
2012-12-03	Bio-Rad B Common Stock	M	1000	$84.57	Acquired	523684	Direct
2012-12-03	Bio-Rad B Common Stock	F	24014	$104.85	Disposed	499670	Direct
2012-12-03	Bio-Rad B Common Stock	G	720	—	Disposed	498950	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-12-03	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$36.00	M	8000	Disposed	2013-02-05	Bio-Rad B Common Stock (8000)	Direct
2012-12-03	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$53.50	M	7608	Disposed	2014-02-04	Bio-Rad B Common Stock (7608)	Direct
2012-12-03	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$56.40	M	8227	Disposed	2015-02-09	Bio-Rad B Common Stock (8227)	Direct
2012-12-03	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$63.00	M	8413	Disposed	2016-04-03	Bio-Rad B Common Stock (8413)	Direct
2012-12-03	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$75.00	M	4000	Disposed	2017-08-01	Bio-Rad B Common Stock (4000)	Direct
2012-12-03	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$88.48	M	3000	Disposed	2018-06-11	Bio-Rad B Common Stock (3000)	Direct
2012-12-03	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$75.38	M	2000	Disposed	2019-06-10	Bio-Rad B Common Stock (2000)	Direct
2012-12-03	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$84.57	M	1000	Disposed	2020-09-08	Bio-Rad B Common Stock (1000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Bio-Rad A Common Stock	2772912	Direct
Bio-Rad A Common Stock	34311	Indirect
Bio-Rad B Common Stock	4060054	Indirect
Bio-Rad B Common Stock	41176	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: The stock option exercise reported is the exercise of derivative securites acquired upon the death of the reporting person's spouse, David Schwartz, former Chairman of the Board of Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. and beneficial owner of more than 10% of the Company's Common Stock.

F2: 1,002 unvested restricted stock Class B shares held by the reporting person's late spouse, David Schwartz, were forfeited as of the date of his death, April 1, 2012.

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

F4: The shares are held by a limited partnership of which the reporting person is a general partner.

F5: The stock option became exercisable in five equal annual installments beginning on February 5, 2004.

F6: The stock option became exercisable in five equal annual installments beginning on February 4, 2005.

F7: The stock option became exercisable in five equal annual installments beginning on February 9, 2006.

F8: The stock option became exercisable in five equal annual installments beginning on April 3, 2007

F9: The stock option became exercisable in five equal annual installments beginning on August 1, 2008.

F10: The stock option became exercisable in five equal annual installments beginning on June 11, 2009.

F11: The stock option became exercisable in five equal annual installments beginning on June 10, 2010.

F12: The stock option became exercisable in five equal annual installments beginning on September 8, 2011.