| Ticker Symbol: | TECH |
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| Exchange: | NASD |
| Contact Info: | 614 McKinley Place NE Minneapolis MN 55413 612 379-8854 |
| CEO/President: | Thomas E. Oland |
| Industry: | Medical Instruments / Standard Industry Code: 2836 |
| Description: | Techne Corporation is a holding company which has two wholly-owned operating subsidiaries: Research and Diagnostic Systems, Inc. and R&D Systems Europe Ltd. Research and Diagnostic Systems, Inc. is a specialty manufacturer of biological products. R&D Europe distributes Research and Diagnostic Systems\' biotechnology products in Europe. Its two major operating segments are hematology controls, which are used in hospital and clinical laboratories to check the accuracy of blood analysis instruments, and biotechnology products including purified proteins and antibodies. |
| Shares Outstanding: | 38,610 (000) | Market Value: | 2,402,900 ($000) |
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| Percentage of Inst.Shareholders: | 80.26% | Number of Inst.Shareholders: | 7.20% |
| Last Quarter Sales: | 69.32 ($Mil.) | Last Quarter Net Income: | 28.59 ($Mil.) |
| Last Quarter EPS: | 0.74 | P/E Ratio: | 22 |
| Most Recent Earnings: | 0.74 on 10/22/08 | Earnings Per Share: | 2.80 |
| Most Recent Split: | 2-1 on 12/04/00 | Annual Dividend Rate: | 1 |
| Most Recent Dividend: | 0.250 on 10/30/08 | Annual Dividend Yield: | 1.61% |

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