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<P id=PARA22 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>BIO-TECHNE CORPORATION </B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA29 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Minnesota</B></FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA39 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>614 McKinley Place N.E. </B></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA40 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Minneapolis, Minnesota 55413-2610 </B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA53 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>James Hippel</B></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA54 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Senior Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer</B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA58 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>(612) 379-8854 </B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA64 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><I><B>Copies to: </B></I></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA65 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Melodie R. Rose </B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA92 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&#9744;</FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<P id=PARA94 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA98 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Title of Securities</B></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA99 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>to be Registered</B></FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA101 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Amount</B></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA102 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>to be</B></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA103 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Registered</B></FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><SUP style="vertical-align: baseline; position: relative; bottom:.33em;"><B>(1)</B></SUP></FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA104 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA106 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Maximum</B></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA107 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Offering Price</B></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA108 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Per Share</B></FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><SUP style="vertical-align: baseline; position: relative; bottom:.33em;"><B>(2)</B></SUP></FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA109 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA110 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Proposed</B></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA111 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Maximum</B></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA112 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Aggregate</B></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA113 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Offering Price</B></FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><SUP style="vertical-align: baseline; position: relative; bottom:.33em;"><B>(2)</B></SUP></FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA114 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA115 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Amount of</B></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA116 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Registration Fee</B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<P id=PARA117 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA118 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">(Reserved for Future Sales)</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA119 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA120 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">800,000</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA121 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA122 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">$88.51</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA123 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA124 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">$70,806,000</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA125 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA126 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">$7,130.16</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<P id=PARA129 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">(1)</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA130 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), this Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of the Registrant&#8217;s&nbsp;common stock, par value $0.01 per share, which may become issuable under the Bio-Techne Corporation Amended and Restated 2010 Equity Incentive Plan&nbsp;(the &#8220;Amended and Restated 2010 EIP&#8221;) being registered pursuant to this Registration Statement&nbsp;reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or any other similar transaction effected without the receipt of consideration which results in an increase in the number of the registrant&#39;s outstanding shares of common stock.&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<P id=PARA132 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">(2)</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA133 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Estimated pursuant to Rule 457(h) and Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee and based upon the average of the high and low prices of the Registrant&#8217;s Common Stock on October&nbsp;28, 2015, as quoted on the Nasdaq Global Market. </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<P id=PARA136 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; TEXT-TRANSFORM: uppercase"><B>Statement of Incorporation By Reference</B></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA137 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA138 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">This Registration Statement on Form S-8 is filed by Bio-Techne Corporation (the "Company &#8220;or the "Registrant") to register 800,000 shares of its common stock, par value $0.001 per share, for issuance under the Registrant&#8217;s Amended and Restated 2010 EIP, which common stock is in addition to the 3,000,000 shares of common stock registered on the Company&#39;s Form S-8 filed on November 12, 2010 (File No. 333-170576) (the &#8220;Prior Registration Statement&#8221;). This Registration Statement relates to securities of the same class as that to which the Prior Registration Statement relates, and is submitted in accordance with General Instruction E to Form S-8 regarding Registration of Additional Securities. Pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8, the contents of the Prior Registration Statement are incorporated herein by reference and made part of this Registration Statement, except for Item 8, Exhibits.</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA140 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>PART II</B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA142 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA144 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits. </B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA146 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">5.1</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA147 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 14pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Opinion of Fredrikson&nbsp;&amp; Byron, P.A., filed herewith. </FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<P id=PARA148 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">23.1</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA149 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 14pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Consent of KPMG LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, filed herewith.</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<P id=PARA150 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">23.2</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA151 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 14pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Consent of Fredrikson&nbsp;&amp; Byron, P.A. (included in Exhibit 5.1), filed herewith.</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<P id=PARA152 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">24.1</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA153 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 14pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Power of Attorney (included on signature page hereto).</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<P id=PARA154 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">99.1</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA155 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 14pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Bio-Techne Corporation Amended and Restated 2010 Equity Incentive Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Company&#8217;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 30, 2015.</FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>SIGNATURES</B></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA158 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA159 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 24pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Minneapolis, State of Minnesota, on October 30, 2015. </FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA161 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>BIO-TECHNE CORPORATION</B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<P id=PARA166 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">/s/ James Hippel</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<P id=PARA169 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">James Hippel</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<P id=PARA172 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Senior Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer</FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<P id=PARA176.2 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&nbsp;</FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA177 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 24.5pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Each of the undersigned constitutes and appoints Charles R. Kummeth and James Hippel his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, each acting alone, with full powers of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the Form S-8 Registration Statement of Bio-Techne Corporation relating to the Company&#8217;s Amended and Restated 2010 Equity Incentive Plan, any or all amendments or post-effective amendments to the Form S-8 Registration Statement, and any or all future Form S-8 Registration Statements filed for the purpose of registering additional shares resulting from share increases under the Company&#8217;s Amended and Restated 2010 Equity Incentive Plan, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, each acting alone, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, each acting alone, or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. </FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA194 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">/s/ Charles R. Kummeth</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA196 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">President, Chief Executive Officer and Director</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA197 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">(principal executive officer)</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA199 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">October 30, 2015</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA200 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Charles R. Kummeth</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA206 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">/s/ James Hippel</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA208 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Senior Vice President&#8212;Finance and Chief Financial Officer</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA209 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">(principal financial and accounting officer)</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA211 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">October 30, 2015</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA212 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">James Hippel</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA218 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">/s/ Robert V. Baumgartner</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA220 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Director</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA222 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">October 30, 2015</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA223 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Robert V. Baumgartner</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA229 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">/s/ Roger C. Lucas</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA231 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Director</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA233 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">October 30, 2015</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA234 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Roger C. Lucas</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA240 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">/s/ Randolph C. Steer</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA241 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 46.9%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" colSpan=2>
<P id=PARA242 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Director</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 0.7%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" colSpan=2>
<P id=PARA243 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 17.4%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" colSpan=2>
<P id=PARA244 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">October 30, 2015</FONT></P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD style="WIDTH: 33.5%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<P id=PARA245 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Randolph C. Steer</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1.5%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom">
<P id=PARA246 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 46.9%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" colSpan=2>&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 0.7%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" colSpan=2>
<P id=PARA247 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 17.4%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" colSpan=2>&nbsp; </TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD style="WIDTH: 33.5%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom">
<P id=PARA248 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 48.4%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" colSpan=3>
<P id=PARA249 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 18.2%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" colSpan=4>
<P id=PARA250 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD style="WIDTH: 33.5%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid">
<P id=PARA251 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">/s/ Charles A. Dinarello</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1.5%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom">
<P id=PARA252 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 46.9%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" colSpan=2>
<P id=PARA253 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Director</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 0.7%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" colSpan=2>
<P id=PARA254 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 17.4%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" colSpan=2>
<P id=PARA255 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">October 30, 2015</FONT></P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD style="WIDTH: 33.5%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<P id=PARA256 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Charles A. Dinarello</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1.5%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom">
<P id=PARA257 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 46.9%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" colSpan=2>&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 0.7%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" colSpan=2>
<P id=PARA258 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 17.4%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" colSpan=2>&nbsp; </TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD style="WIDTH: 33.5%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom">
<P id=PARA259 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 48.4%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" colSpan=3>
<P id=PARA260 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 18.2%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" colSpan=4>
<P id=PARA261 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD style="WIDTH: 33.5%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid">
<P id=PARA262 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">/s/ Karen A. Holbrook</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1.5%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom">
<P id=PARA263 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 46.9%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" colSpan=2>
<P id=PARA264 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Director</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 0.7%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" colSpan=2>
<P id=PARA265 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 17.4%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" colSpan=2>
<P id=PARA266 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">October 30, 2015</FONT></P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD style="WIDTH: 33.5%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<P id=PARA267 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Karen A. Holbrook</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1.5%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom">
<P id=PARA268 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 46.9%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" colSpan=2>&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 0.7%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" colSpan=2>
<P id=PARA269 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 17.4%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" colSpan=2>&nbsp; </TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD style="WIDTH: 33.5%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1.5%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 46.9%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" colSpan=2>&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 0.7%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" colSpan=2>&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 17.4%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" colSpan=2>&nbsp; </TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD style="WIDTH: 33.5%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid">
<P id=PARA270 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">/s/ John L. Higgins</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1.5%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom">
<P id=PARA271 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 46.9%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" colSpan=2>
<P id=PARA272 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Director </FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 0.7%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" colSpan=2>
<P id=PARA273 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 17.4%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" colSpan=2>
<P id=PARA274 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">October 30, 2015</FONT></P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD style="WIDTH: 33.5%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<P id=PARA275 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">John L. Higgins</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1.5%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom">
<P id=PARA276 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 46.9%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" colSpan=2>&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 0.7%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" colSpan=2>
<P id=PARA277 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 17.4%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" colSpan=2>&nbsp; </TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD style="WIDTH: 33.5%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1.5%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 46.9%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" colSpan=2>&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 0.7%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" colSpan=2>&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 17.4%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" colSpan=2>&nbsp; </TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD style="WIDTH: 33.5%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid">/s/ Roeland Nusse</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1.5%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 46.9%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" colSpan=2>Director</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 0.7%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" colSpan=2>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 17.4%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" colSpan=2>October 30, 2015</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD style="WIDTH: 33.5%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">Roeland Nusse</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1.5%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 46.9%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" colSpan=2>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 0.7%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" colSpan=2>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 17.4%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" colSpan=2>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD style="WIDTH: 33.5%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1.5%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 46.9%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" colSpan=2>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 0.7%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" colSpan=2>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 17.4%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" colSpan=2>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD style="WIDTH: 33.5%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid">/s/ Harold J. Wiens</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1.5%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 46.9%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" colSpan=2>Director </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 0.7%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" colSpan=2>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 17.4%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" colSpan=2>October&nbsp;30, 2015</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD style="WIDTH: 33.5%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">Harold J. Wiens</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1.5%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 46.9%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" colSpan=2>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 0.7%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" colSpan=2>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 17.4%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" colSpan=2>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR></TABLE>
<P id=PARA376 style="MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25">&nbsp;</P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25">&nbsp;</P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">57146918.5</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA300 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA302 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>EXHIBIT INDEX</B></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA303 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"></FONT></P>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 7%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid"><B>Exhibit Number</B></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 92%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><B>Exhibit Description</B></TD></TR>
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<P id=PARA309 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">5.1</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; WIDTH: 92%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; MARGIN-TOP: 0px">
<P id=PARA310 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Opinion of Fredrikson&nbsp;&amp; Byron, P.A., filed herewith. </FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 7%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<P id=PARA311 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">23.1</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; WIDTH: 92%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; MARGIN-TOP: 0px">
<P id=PARA312 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Consent of KPMG LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, filed herewith.</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 7%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<P id=PARA313 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">23.2</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; WIDTH: 92%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; MARGIN-TOP: 0px">
<P id=PARA314 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Consent of Fredrikson&nbsp;&amp; Byron, P.A. (included in Exhibit 5.1), filed herewith.</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<P id=PARA315 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">24.1</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<P id=PARA316 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Power of Attorney (included on signature page hereto).</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<P id=PARA317 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">99.1</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<P id=PARA318 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Bio-Techne Corporation Amended and Restated 2010 Equity Incentive Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Company&#8217;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 30, 2015.</FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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tech20151028_s8.htm
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Under
the Securities Act of 1933
BIO-TECHNE CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Minnesota
41-1427402
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
614 McKinley Place N.E.
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55413-2610
(Address of Principal Executive Office and Zip Code)
Bio-Techne Corporation Amended and Restated 2010 Equity Incentive Plan
(Full Title of the Plan)
James Hippel
Senior Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer
Bio-Techne Corporation
614 McKinley Place N.E.
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55413-2610
(612) 379-8854
(Name, Address and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)
Copies to:
Melodie R. Rose
Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.
200 South Sixth Street, Suite 4000
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Fax: (612) 492-7162
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
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Accelerated filer
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Non-accelerated filer
☐
Smaller Reporting Company
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Securities
to be Registered
Amount
to be
Registered
(1)
Proposed
Maximum
Offering Price
Per Share
(2)
Proposed
Maximum
Aggregate
Offering Price
(2)
Amount of
Registration Fee
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
(Reserved for Future Sales)
800,000
$88.51
$70,806,000
$7,130.16
(1)
Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), this Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of the Registrant's common stock, par value $0.01 per share, which may become issuable under the Bio-Techne Corporation Amended and Restated 2010 Equity Incentive Plan (the "Amended and Restated 2010 EIP") being registered pursuant to this Registration Statement reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or any other similar transaction effected without the receipt of consideration which results in an increase in the number of the registrant's outstanding shares of common stock.
(2)
Estimated pursuant to Rule 457(h) and Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee and based upon the average of the high and low prices of the Registrant's Common Stock on October 28, 2015, as quoted on the Nasdaq Global Market.
Statement of Incorporation By Reference
This Registration Statement on Form S-8 is filed by Bio-Techne Corporation (the "Company "or the "Registrant") to register 800,000 shares of its common stock, par value $0.001 per share, for issuance under the Registrant's Amended and Restated 2010 EIP, which common stock is in addition to the 3,000,000 shares of common stock registered on the Company's Form S-8 filed on November 12, 2010 (File No. 333-170576) (the "Prior Registration Statement"). This Registration Statement relates to securities of the same class as that to which the Prior Registration Statement relates, and is submitted in accordance with General Instruction E to Form S-8 regarding Registration of Additional Securities. Pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8, the contents of the Prior Registration Statement are incorporated herein by reference and made part of this Registration Statement, except for Item 8, Exhibits.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 8. Exhibits.
5.1
Opinion of Fredrikson & Byron, P.A., filed herewith.
23.1
Consent of KPMG LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, filed herewith.
23.2
Consent of Fredrikson & Byron, P.A. (included in Exhibit 5.1), filed herewith.
24.1
Power of Attorney (included on signature page hereto).
99.1
Bio-Techne Corporation Amended and Restated 2010 Equity Incentive Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 30, 2015.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Minneapolis, State of Minnesota, on October 30, 2015.
BIO-TECHNE CORPORATION
By:
/s/ James Hippel
James Hippel
Senior Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer
Each of the undersigned constitutes and appoints Charles R. Kummeth and James Hippel his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, each acting alone, with full powers of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the Form S-8 Registration Statement of Bio-Techne Corporation relating to the Company's Amended and Restated 2010 Equity Incentive Plan, any or all amendments or post-effective amendments to the Form S-8 Registration Statement, and any or all future Form S-8 Registration Statements filed for the purpose of registering additional shares resulting from share increases under the Company's Amended and Restated 2010 Equity Incentive Plan, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, each acting alone, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, each acting alone, or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date listed below.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Charles R. Kummeth
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
(principal executive officer)
October 30, 2015
Charles R. Kummeth
/s/ James Hippel
Senior Vice President—Finance and Chief Financial Officer
(principal financial and accounting officer)
October 30, 2015
James Hippel
/s/ Robert V. Baumgartner
Director
October 30, 2015
Robert V. Baumgartner
/s/ Roger C. Lucas
Director
October 30, 2015
Roger C. Lucas
/s/ Randolph C. Steer
Director
October 30, 2015
Randolph C. Steer
/s/ Charles A. Dinarello
Director
October 30, 2015
Charles A. Dinarello
/s/ Karen A. Holbrook
Director
October 30, 2015
Karen A. Holbrook
/s/ John L. Higgins
Director
October 30, 2015
John L. Higgins
/s/ Roeland Nusse
Director
October 30, 2015
Roeland Nusse
/s/ Harold J. Wiens
Director
October 30, 2015
Harold J. Wiens
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number
Exhibit Description
5.1
Opinion of Fredrikson & Byron, P.A., filed herewith.
23.1
Consent of KPMG LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, filed herewith.
23.2
Consent of Fredrikson & Byron, P.A. (included in Exhibit 5.1), filed herewith.
24.1
Power of Attorney (included on signature page hereto).
99.1
Bio-Techne Corporation Amended and Restated 2010 Equity Incentive Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 30, 2015.