UNITED STATES




UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K/A




CURRENT REPORT

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

 

Date of Report: (Date of earliest event reported): December 14, 2007  (October 1, 2007)


 




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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Explanatory Note:


On October 1, 2007, Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc. completed its acquisition of approximately 77.7% of the registered shares, or 85.96% of the outstanding shares, of DiaMed Holding AG (DiaMed) pursuant to the Share Purchase Agreement dated May 14, 2007 between Bio-Rad and various non-U.S. private individuals and entities.  The description of the Share Purchase Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Share Purchase Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2007 and incorporated by reference herein.  DiaMed was a private Swiss company which develops, manufactures and markets a complete line of reagents and instruments used in blood typing and screening.   DiaMed operated on a worldwide basis through distributors and subsidiaries except in the U.S., where its technology was licensed to a third party.  There were no acquired assets, employees or operations based in the United States.  The information included within this Current Report on Form 8-K/A represents historical information of DiaMed and pro forma information giving effect to the acquisition.


This Current Report on Form 8-K/A is being filed to set forth the following:


 

The audited consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2006 and the

 

 

unaudited consolidated financial statements as of June 30, 2007 and for the six month periods

 

 

ended June 30, 2007 and 2006 of DiaMed Holding AG are included as Exhibit 99.1 herein.

 

 

 

 

The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements of Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. as

 

 

of June 30, 2007 and for the twelve and six month periods ended December 31, 2006 and June 30, 2007,

 

 

respectively, are included as Exhibit 99.2 herein.

 

 

 


ITEM 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits


(a)

Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired.

 

The audited consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2006 and the

 

unaudited consolidated financial statements as of June 30, 2007 and for the six month periods ended June 30,

 

2007 and 2006 of DiaMed Holding AG.

 

 

(b)

Pro Forma Financial Information

 

The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements of Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. as of

 

June 30, 2007 and for the twelve and six month periods ended December 31, 2006 and June 30, 2007,

 

respectively.


Exhibit

Number 

 


Description

 

 

 

23.1

 

Consent of Deloitte AG

 

 

 

99.1

 

The audited consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2006 and the

 

 

unaudited consolidated financial statements as of June 30, 2007 and for the six month periods ended

 

 

June 30, 2007 and 2006 of DiaMed Holding AG.

 

 

 

99.2

 

The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements of Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.

 

 

as of June 30, 2007 and for the twelve and six month periods ended December 31, 2006 and

 

 

June 30, 2007, respectively.

 

 

 

 

 

 






 


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:

December 14, 2007

 

By:

/s/ Christine A. Tsingos

 

 

 

 

 

Christine A. Tsingos

 

 

 

 

 

Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 



EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit

Number 

 


Description

 

 

 

23.1

 

Consent of Deloitte AG

 

 

 

99.1

 

The audited consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2006 and the

 

 

unaudited consolidated financial statements as of June 30, 2007 and for the six month periods ended

 

 

June 30, 2007 and 2006 of DiaMed Holding AG.

 

 

 

99.2

 

The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements of Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.

 

 

as of June 30, 2007 and for the twelve and six months ended December 31, 2006 and June 30, 2007,

 

 

respectively.