FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Hall Shannon 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 09/29/2014 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol BIO RAD LABORATORIES INC [BIO, BIO.B] (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O BIO-RAD LABORATORIES, INC., 1000 ALFRED NOBEL DRIVE 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Executive Vice President 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) HERCULES, CA 94547 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Bio-Rad A Common Stock 715.4085 D Â

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Units	  (1)	  (1)	Bio-Rad A Common Stock	220	$ 0 (6)	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units	  (2)	  (2)	Bio-Rad A Common Stock	660	$ 0 (6)	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units	  (3)	  (3)	Bio-Rad A Common Stock	720	$ 0 (6)	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units	  (4)	  (4)	Bio-Rad A Common Stock	960	$ 0 (6)	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units	  (5)	  (5)	Bio-Rad A Common Stock	1,200	$ 0 (6)	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Hall Shannon C/O BIO-RAD LABORATORIES, INC. 1000 ALFRED NOBEL DRIVE HERCULES, CA 94547	Â	Â	  Executive Vice President	Â

Signatures

Shannon Hall		10/02/2014
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The restricted stock units vest in five equal annual installments beginning September 8, 2011.
(2)	The restricted stock units vest in five equal annual installments beginning November 4, 2012.
(3)	The restricted stock units vest in five equal annual installments beginning September 12, 2013.
(4)	The restricted stock units vest in five equal annual installments beginning September 11, 2014.
(5)	The restricted stock units vest in five equal annual installments beginning September 10, 2015.
(6)	Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of Bio-Rad Class A common stock.

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