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: November 21, 2021
(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:
 
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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	 	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 8.01	Other Events.	
On November 21, 2021, Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an agreement with Sartorius-Herbst Beteiligungen II GmbH, a private limited company incorporated under the laws of Germany (“SHB”), pursuant to which the Company will loan SHB 400 million Euros (the “Loan”). The Loan proceeds will be used to partially finance the acquisition of interests under the Sartorius Trust (the “Trust”) from another beneficiary of the Trust. The Loan bears interest at the rate of 1.5% per annum plus certain value appreciation rights and matures on January 31, 2029, subject to certain early termination provisions. The Loan is collateralized by the pledge of trust interests under the Trust.

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:    November 29, 2021	 		 	By:	 	/s/ Timothy S. Ernst	
	 		 		 	  Timothy S. Ernst	
	 		 		 	  Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary