bio-20250422

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report: April 22, 2025

(Date of earliest event reported)

BIO-RAD LABORATORIES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Commission File Number: 1-07928


Delaware						94-1381833
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)						(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1000 Alfred Nobel Dr.

Hercules, California 94547

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(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:

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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

BIO.B

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 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The Company held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on April 22, 2025. The matters voted upon at the meeting and the results of those votes are set forth below.


1. Each of the nominated directors was elected and received the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast in the respective class of Common Stock, as follows:
	Class of Common Stock		Votes	Votes	Votes		Broker
	to Elect		For	Against	Abstaining		Non-Votes

Melinda Litherland	Class A		16,693,588	3,918,478	10,596		1,195,004
Arnold A. Pinkston	Class A		17,013,765	3,598,331	10,566		1,195,004
Jeffrey L. Edwards	Class B		4,989,577	341	91		33,701
Gregory K. Hinckley	Class B		4,989,577	341	91		33,701
Allison Schwartz	Class B		4,988,465	1,453	91		33,701
Norman Schwartz	Class B		4,988,465	1,453	91		33,701


2. The proposal to ratify the selection of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025 was ratified and received the affirmative vote of a majority of the voting power of the holders of Class A and Class B Common Stock, as follows:

Votes		Votes		Votes		Broker
For		Against		Abstaining		Non-Votes
7,151,391		51,910		2,176		-
3. The stockholder proposal requesting approval of certain executive severance arrangements was not approved since the proposal did not receive the affirmative vote of a majority of the voting power of the holders of Class A and Class B Common Stock, as follows:

Votes		Votes		Votes		Broker
For		Against		Abstaining		Non-Votes
923,215		6,125,784		3,277		153,201

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:

April 25, 2025

By:

/s/ Courtney C. Enloe

Courtney C. Enloe

EVP, General Counsel and Secretary