SC 13G/A 1 nordea.txt UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G Amendment 2 (Name of Issuer) BIO-RAD LABORATORIES, INC. (Title of Class of Securities) Common Stock (CUSIP Number) 090572207 Rule 13d-1(c) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON Nordea 1, SICAV I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. 00-0000000 MEMBER OF A GROUP? (b) X PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Luxembourg NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH: SOLE VOTING POWER 0 SHARED VOTING POWER 1111300 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 1111300 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1111300 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED 5.3% TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON 00 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON Nordea Investment Funds S.A. I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. 00-0000000 MEMBER OF A GROUP? (b) X PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Luxembourg NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH: SOLE VOTING POWER 0 SHARED VOTING POWER 1111300 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 1111300 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1111300 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (no) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED 5.3% TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON 00 ITEMS 1 - 10 OF GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS Item 1. (a)Name of Issuer: Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. - Class A (b)Address of Issuer: 1000 Alfred Nobel Drive, Hercules, CA 94547 Item 2. (a)Name of Person Filing: Nordea 1, SICAV (b)Address of Person Filing: 672, rue de Neudorf, Findel, P.O.Box 782, L-2017, Luxembourg (c)Citizenship: Luxembourg (d)Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock (e)CUSIP Number: 566330106 Item 3. N/A Item 4. Ownership Nordea 1, SICAV (a)Amount Beneficially Owned: 1111300 (b)Percent of Class: 5.3% (c)Number of Shares as to which such person has: (i)sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 0 (ii)shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 1111300 (iii)sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0 (iv)shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 1111300 Nordea Investment Funds S.A. (a)Amount Beneficially Owned: 1111300 (b)Percent of Class: 5.3% (c)Number of Shares as to which such person has: (i)sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 0 (ii)shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 1111300 (iii)sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0 (iv)shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 1111300 Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of Class: N/A Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person: N/A Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company: N/A Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group: N/A Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group: N/A Item 10. Certification: By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect. SIGNATURE After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. Date: February 14, 2005 _____________________________________ Victor Fernandez as Agent