8-K

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:   July 23, 2014

(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)

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Item 5.02    Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On July 23, 2014, Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Joel McComb to its Board of Directors. Mr. McComb will stand for election to the Board along with the Company’s other directors at the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders next year. There is no arrangement or understanding pursuant to which Mr. McComb was appointed as director.

On the same basis as the other non-employee directors of the Company, Mr. McComb will be entitled to receive a fee of $7,083 per month and reimbursement of travel expenses to Board meetings.

Item 9.01   Financial Statements and Exhibits

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Press release of Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. dated July 25, 2014

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

		BIO-RAD LABORATORIES, INC.
Date:	July 25, 2014	By:	/s/ Christine A. Tsingos
			Christine A. Tsingos
			Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Press release of Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. dated July 25, 2014

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Press Release

Bio-Rad Announces the Appointment of New Board Member

HERCULES, CA – July 25, 2014 – Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: BIO and BIOb), a global provider of life science research and clinical diagnostics products, announced today that Joel McComb has been appointed to its Board of Directors.

Mr. McComb has 25 years of life science and diagnostics business experience. Since mid-2010 he founded three technology companies in the life science and diagnostics markets under the umbrella of Point Break Capital. The technologies focus on RNA expression, cancer profiling, and pathology.

Mr. McComb served as Vice President and General Manager of Illumina, Inc.’s Life Science Business Unit, where he was responsible for leading global product development, business strategy, and overall operations. Prior to joining Illumina, from 2004 through 2008 Mr. McComb held two high level positions at General Electric, serving as President, GE Healthcare Life Sciences-Discovery Systems, and later as President, GE Healthcare, Interventional Medicine.

From 2001 through 2004 Mr. McComb was President, CEO, and on the board of Innovadyne Technologies, Inc. Prior to this, Mr. McComb held a series of executive, product development, business and sales positions at Beckman Coulter, Inc.

“We are pleased to welcome Joel to our Board of Directors,” said Norman Schwartz, Bio-Rad President and Chief Executive Officer. “His many years of experience across life science and healthcare will be a valuable addition to Bio-Rad.”

Mr. McComb holds a Bachelor of Science degree in genetics from the University of California, Davis and a Master of Business Administration degree from Golden Gate University.

About Bio-Rad

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: BIO and BIOb) develops, manufactures, and markets a broad range of innovative products and solutions for the life science research and clinical diagnostic markets. The company is renowned for its commitment to quality and customer service among university and research institutions, hospitals, public health and commercial laboratories, as well as the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and food safety industries. Founded in 1952, Bio-Rad is based in Hercules, California, and serves more than 100,000 research and healthcare industry customers through its global network of operations. The company employs approximately 7,750 people worldwide and had revenues exceeding $2.1 billion in 2013. For more information, visit our website at www.bio‑rad.com.

This release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking statements generally can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as, “believe,” “expect,” “may,” “will,” “intend,” “estimate,” “continue,” or similar expressions or the negative of those terms or expressions. Such statements involve risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to vary materially from those expressed in or indicated by the forward-looking statements. For further information regarding the Company's risks and uncertainties, please refer to the “Risk Factors” in the Company’s public reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and Current Reports on Form 8-K. The Company cautions you not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which reflect an analysis only and speak only as of the date hereof. Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., disclaims any obligation to update these forward-looking statements.

Press Contacts:

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.

Tina Cuccia, Corporate Communications

510-724-7000

tina_cuccia@bio-rad.com