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BIO-RAD LABORATORIES, INC.

Date: March 28, 2022

/s/ Timothy S. Ernst

Timothy S. Ernst

Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report: March 23, 2022

(Date of earliest event reported)

BIO-RAD LABORATORIES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Commission File Number: 1-7928

Delaware

94-1381833

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

1000 Alfred Nobel Dr.

Hercules, California 94547

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(510) 724-7000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☐	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A Common Stock, Par Value $0.0001 per share	BIO	New York Stock Exchange
Class B Common Stock, Par Value $0.0001 per share	BIOb	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

ITEM 5.02

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On March 23, 2022, Alice N. Schwartz, a director and co-founder of Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (the “Company”), informed the Company of her decision not to stand for re-election to the Company’s Board of Directors at the 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The Company is indebted to Alice N. Schwartz for her many years of service and immeasurable contributions to the Company as a co-founder and as a longtime director.

On March 23, 2022, the Company’s Board of Directors appointed Mrs. Schwartz as a Director Emeritus, effective as of April 26, 2022. A Director Emeritus has the option to attend Board meetings and receive Board materials at the discretion of the Secretary of the Company but does not have voting power and does not receive compensation.