SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 20549 FORM 10-K (X) ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006 OR ( ) TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from ________to __________ Commission File Number: 0-17272 TECHNE CORPORATION (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) Minnesota 41-1427402 (State of Incorporation) (IRS Employer Identification No.) 614 McKinley Place N.E., Minneapolis, MN 55413 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number: (612) 379-8854 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: Common Stock, $.01 par value. Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes (X) No ( ) Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Act. Yes ( ) No (X) Indicate by check mark whether the Company (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days: (X) Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. (X) Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of "accelerated filer and large accelerated filer" in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act. Large accelerated filer (X) Accelerated filer ( ) Non-accelerated filer ( ) Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 12b-2). ( ) Yes (X) No The aggregate market value of the Common Stock held by non-affiliates of the Registrant, based upon the closing sale price on August 25, 2006 as reported on The Nasdaq Stock Market was approximately $1.7 billion. Shares of Common Stock held by each officer and director and by each person who owns 5% or more of the outstanding Common Stock have been excluded. Shares of $.01 par value Common Stock outstanding at August 25, 2006: 39,380,682. DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Portions of the Company's Proxy Statement for its 2006 Annual Meeting of Shareholders are incorporated by reference into Part III. TABLE OF CONTENTS Page PART I Item 1. Business 3 Item 1A. Risk Factors 10 Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments 11 Item 2. Properties 11 Item 3. Legal Proceedings 12 Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders 12 Supplemental Item--Executive Officers of the Company 12 PART II Item 5. Market for the Company's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities 13 Item 6. Selected Financial Data 14 Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 15 Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk 24 Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data 25 Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure 42 Item 9A. Controls and Procedures 42 Item 9B. Other Information 44 PART III Item 10. Directors and Executive Officers 44 Item 11. Executive Compensation 44 Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters 44 Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions 44 Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services 45 PART IV Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules 45 SIGNATURES 2 PART I ITEM 1. BUSINESS OVERVIEW TECHNE Corporation (the Company) is a holding company which has two wholly- owned operating subsidiaries: Research and Diagnostic Systems, Inc. (R&D Systems) located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and R&D Systems Europe Ltd. (R&D Europe) located in Abingdon, England. R&D Systems is a specialty manufacturer of biological products. Its two major operating segments are hematology controls, which are used in hospital and clinical laboratories to check the performance of blood analysis instruments, and biotechnology products, including purified proteins (cytokines) and antibodies which are sold exclusively to the research market and assay kits which are sold to the research and clinical diagnostic markets. R&D Systems acquired two subsidiaries effective July 1, 2005: Fortron Bio Science, Inc. (Fortron) and BiosPacific, Inc. (BiosPacific). R&D Europe distributes R&D Systems' biotechnology products in Europe. R&D Europe has a German sales subsidiary, R&D Systems GmbH (R&D GmbH) and a sales office in France. In July 2005, the Company acquired Fortron Bio Science, Inc. and BiosPacific, Inc. Fortron, a developer and manufacturer of monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies, antigens and other biological reagents , was relocated to the Company's Minneapolis facility in the first quarter of fiscal 2006. BiosPacific, located in Emeryville, California, is a worldwide supplier of biologics to manufacturers of in vitro diagnostic systems (IVDs) and immunodiagnostic kits. BiosPacific is the primary distributor of Fortron products. Fortron and BiosPacific had shared a unique strategic relationship since 1992 that combined Fortron's development and manufacturing excellence with BiosPacific's marketing and sales expertise. The acquisitions allow the Company to expand into the diagnostic market by offering research reagents that may have future diagnostic applications and/or develope products specifically for diagnostic markets. THE MARKET The Company manufactures and sells products for the clinical diagnostics market (hematology controls and calibrators) and the biotechnology research and clinical diagnostics market (cytokines, assays and related products). In fiscal 2006, 2005 and 2004, hematology segment revenues accounted for approximately 8%, 9% and 11%, respectively, of consolidated revenues. Revenues from the Company's biotechnology segment were 66%, 62% and 62% and revenues from R&D Europe were 26%, 29% and 27% of consolidated revenues for fiscal 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively. Biotechnology Products R&D Systems is the world's leading supplier of cytokines and cytokine-related reagents to the biotechnology research community. These valuable proteins exist in minute amounts in different types of cells and can be extracted from these cells or made through recombinant DNA technology. Currently nearly all of the Company's cytokines are produced by recombinant DNA technology. The growing interest by academic and commercial researchers in cytokines exists because of the profound effect a tiny amount of a cytokine can have on the cells and tissues of the body. Cytokines are intercellular messengers. They act as signals by interacting with specific receptors on the affected cells and trigger events that can lead to significant changes in a cell, tissue or organism. For example, cytokines can signal a cell to differentiate, i.e., to acquire the features necessary for it to take on a more specialized task. Another example of cytokine action is the key role played in stimulating cells surrounding a wound to grow and divide, to attract migratory cells to the injury site and mediate the healing process. 3 In recent years, R&D Systems has also added enzymes and intracellular cell signaling reagents to its product portfolio. Enzymes are biological catalysts that accelerate a variety of chemical reactions in cells. Most enzymes, including proteases, kinases and phosphatases, are proteins that modify the structure and function of other proteins. Many enzymes are important markers and therapeutic targets for diseases such as cancer, Alzheimer's, arthritis, autoimmunity, diabetes, hypertension, obesity, AIDS and SARS. R&D Systems markets cytokine assay kits under the tradename Quantikine(R). These kits are used by scientific researchers to quantify the level of a specific cytokine in a sample of serum, plasma or other biological fluid. Cytokine quantification is performed for basic research and in pharmaceutical discovery and development programs. R&D Systems currently manufactures and sells in excess of 10,000 biotechnology products. Biotechnology Products Cytokines and Enzymes. Cytokines, extracted from natural sources or produced using recombinant DNA technology, are manufactured to the highest purity. Enzymes and related factors including enzyme substrates and inhibitors are highly purified and characterized to ensure the highest biological activity. Antibodies. Antibodies are proteins produced by the immune system of an animal that specifically recognize and bind to target molecules. The Company's polyclonal antibodies are produced in animals (primarily goats) and purified from the animals' blood. Monoclonal antibodies are made by immortalized cell lines derived from the individual antibody producing cells of a rodent. Monoclonal antibodies are secreted from these cell lines during cell culture and purified from the cell culture medium. Assay Kits. This product line includes R&D Systems' human and animal Quantikine kits which allow research scientists to quantify the amount of a specific analyte (cytokine, adhesion molecule, enzyme, etc.) in a sample of serum or other biological fluids. Clinical Diagnostic Kits. R&D Systems has received FDA marketing clearance for its erythropoietin (EPO), transferrin receptor (TfR) and Beta2-microglobulin diagnostic kits. Flow Cytometry Products. This product line includes R&D Systems' labeled antibodies and Fluorokine(R) kits, which are used to measure the presence or absence of cell surface receptors for specific cytokines by flow cytometry. Intracellular Cell Signaling Products. This diverse product line provides reagents to study apoptosis (programmed cell death) and to elucidate signal transduction pathways. Products include antibodies, phospho- specific antibodies, antibody protein arrays, active caspases, kinases, and phosphatases, and ELISA assays to quantitate and measure the activity of apoptotic and signaling molecules. Hematology Controls and Calibrators Hematology controls and calibrators, manufactured and marketed by R&D Systems, are products composed of the various cellular components of blood which have been stabilized. Proper diagnosis of many illnesses requires a thorough and accurate analysis of a patient's blood cells, which is usually done with automated or semi-automated hematology instruments. Controls and calibrators produced by R&D Systems ensure that these instruments are performing accurately and reliably. Blood is composed of plasma, the fluid portion of which is mainly water, and blood cells, which are suspended in the plasma. There are three basic types of blood cells: red cells, white cells and platelets. Hemoglobin in red cells transports oxygen from the lungs throughout the body. White cells defend the body against foreign invaders. Platelets serve as a "plug" to stem blood flow at the site of an injury by initiating a complex series of biochemical reactions that lead to the formation of a clot. 4 These fundamental blood components (red cells, white cells and platelets) differ widely in size and concentration. As noted above, hematology controls are used in automated and semi-automated cell counting analyzers to make sure these instruments are counting blood cells in patient samples accurately. One of the most frequently performed laboratory tests on a blood sample is a complete blood count or CBC. Doctors use this test in disease screening and diagnosis. More than one billion of these tests are done world-wide every year, the great majority with cell counting instruments. In most laboratories the CBC consists of the white cell count, the red cell count, the hemoglobin reading, and the hematocrit reading (the percent of red cells in a volume of whole blood after it has been centrifuged). Also included in a CBC test is the differential, which numbers and classifies the different types of white cells. These and other characteristics or "parameters" of a blood sample can be measured by automated or semi-automated cell counters. The number of parameters measurable in a blood control product depends on the type and sophistication of the instrument for which the control is designed. Ordinarily, a hematology control is used once to several times a day to make sure the instrument is reading accurately. In addition, most instruments need to be calibrated periodically. Hematology calibrators are similar to controls, but go through additional testing to ensure that the calibration values assigned are extremely accurate and can be used to calibrate the instrument. R&D Systems offers a wide range of hematology controls and calibrators for both impedance and laser type cell counters. R&D Systems believes its products have improved stability and versatility and a longer shelf life than most of those of its competitors. Hematology control products are also supplied for use as proficiency testing materials by laboratory certifying authorities of a number of states and countries. Hematology Products Whole Blood CBC Controls/Calibrators. R&D Systems currently produces controls and calibrators for the following major brands of analyzers: Abbott Diagnostics, Beckman Coulter, Bayer Technicon, ABX and Sysmex. Linearity and Reportable Range Controls. These products provide a means of assessing the linearity of hematology analyzers for white blood cells, red blood cells, platelets and reticulocytes (immature red blood cells). Because hematology analyzers are single-point calibrated, these products allow users to determine and validate the reportable range of an instrument. Whole Blood Reticulocyte Controls. These controls are designed for manual and automated counting of reticulocytes (immature red blood cells). Whole Blood Flow Cytometry Controls. These products are controls for flow cytometry instruments. These instruments are used to identify and quantify white blood cells by their surface markers. Whole Blood Glucose/Hemoglobin Control. This product is designed to monitor instruments which measure glucose and hemoglobin in whole blood. Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate Control. This product is designed to monitor erythrocyte (red blood cell) sedimentation rate tests. Multi-Purpose Platelet Reference Controls. These products, Platelet-Trol(R) II and Platelet-Trol Extended, are designed for use by automated and semi- automated analyzers which monitor platelet levels. 5 PRODUCTS UNDER DEVELOPMENT R&D Systems is engaged in ongoing research and development in all of its major product lines: controls and calibrators (hematology) and cytokines, antibodies, assays and related products (biotechnology). The Company believes that its future success depends, to a large extent, on its ability to keep pace with changing technologies and markets. At the same time, the Company continues to examine its production processes to ensure high quality and maximum efficiency. R&D Systems is planning to release new cytokines, antibodies and cytokine assay kits in the coming year. All of these products will be for research purposes only and therefore do not require FDA clearance. R&D Systems developed several new hematology control products in fiscal 2006 and is continuously working on product improvements and enhancements. However, there is no assurance that any of the products in the research and development phase can be developed or, if developed, can be successfully introduced into the marketplace. Included in consolidated research and development expense through fiscal 2004 were the Company's share of equity method losses by CCX and DGI and Hemerus, companies in which the Company has invested. The nature of these business relationships are discussed in the following section. Research and development expense was as follows (in thousands): Year Ended June 30, 2006 2005 2004 ------- ------- ------- Biotechnology expenses $18,114 $17,609 $17,139 Hematology expenses 711 770 781 CCX losses -- -- 2,437 DGI losses -- -- 364 Hemerus losses -- -- 52 ------- ------- ------- $18,825 $18,379 $20,773 ======= ======= ======= Percent of revenue 9.3% 10.3% 12.9% BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS The Company has invested in the preferred stock and convertible debentures of ChemoCentryx, Inc. (CCX). CCX is a technology and drug development company working in the area of chemokines. Chemokines are cytokines which regulate the trafficking patterns of leukocytes, the effector cells of the human immune system. In conjunction with the investment and joint research efforts, the Company obtained exclusive worldwide research and diagnostic marketing rights to chemokine proteins, antibodies and receptors discovered or developed by CCX. Through April 2004, the Company held 26% of the outstanding stock of CCX and accounted for the investment under the equity method of accounting. In May and June, 2004, CCX obtained additional financing through the issuance of preferred stock. The financing included an additional $5.1 million investment by the Company. After the financing, the Company held a 19.9% equity interest in CCX. The Company then evaluated the cost versus equity method of accounting for its investment in CCX and determined that it does not have the ability to exercise significant influence over the operating and financial policies of CCX and therefore, after April 2004, accounted for its investment on a cost basis. The Company's net investment in CCX was $5.1 million at June 30, 2005. In April 2006, the Company made an additional $9.0 million investment in CCX in the form of a 5% convertible note subject to the limitation that the Company's holdings in CCX not exceed 19.9% of the outstanding voting shares. In June 2006, $4.3 million of the note was converted into CCX preferred stock. The Company's equity interest in CCX remained at 19.9% after the financing. The Company's net investment in CCX at June 30, 2006 was $14.2 million, including a convertible note and accrued interest aggregating $4.8 million. In August 2006, the convertible note and accrued interest were converted into shares of CCX preferred stock and the Company's equity interest in CCX decreased to 19.3%. 6 In January 2004, the Company purchased a 10% interest in Hemerus Medical, LLC (Hemerus) for $3.0 million. In March 2006, the Company invested an additional $750,000 in Hemerus, increasing its ownership percentage to 15%. Hemerus was formed in March 2001 and has acquired and is developing technology for the separation of leukocytes from blood and blood components. Leukoreduced blood is important in blood transfusion. Hemerus owns two patents and has several patent applications pending and is currently pursuing FDA clearance to market its products in the U.S. In parallel with this investment, R&D Systems entered into a Joint Research Agreement with Hemerus. The research will involve joint projects to explore the use of Hemerus' filter technology to applications within R&D Systems' Hematology and Biotechnology Divisions. Such applications, if any, may have commercial potential in other laboratory environments. The Company accounts for its investment in Hemerus under the equity method of accounting, as it is a limited liability corporation. The Company's net investment in Hemerus was $3.0 million and $2.6 million at June 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively. In fiscal 2002, the Company made an equity investment of $3.0 million and entered into a research and license agreement with Discovery Genomics, Inc. (DGI) of Minneapolis, Minnesota. DGI held licenses from the University of Minnesota to develop technologies used for functional genomics and the discovery of drugable targets. The Company currently holds a 38% equity interest in DGI and warrants to acquire an additional 1.5 million shares at $2.50 per share which expire in August 2008. The Company also received the rights to develop antibodies and immunoassay kits for proteins discovered by DGI and an exclusive, royalty-free license to sell such products in the research market. The Company's investment was accounted for under the equity method of accounting. During fiscal 2004, the Company determined that its investment in DGI was other than temporarily impaired and wrote off the remaining net investment of $1.5 million. Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) agreements represent the largest market for hematology controls and calibrators made by R&D Systems. In fiscal 2006, 2005 and 2004, OEM contracts accounted for $5.8 million, $6.8 million and $7.7 million, respectively, or 3%, 4% and 5% of total consolidated net sales. GOVERNMENT REGULATION All manufacturers of hematology controls and calibrators are regulated under the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, as amended. All of R&D Systems' hematology control products are classified as "In Vitro Diagnostic Products" by the FDA. The entire hematology control manufacturing process, from receipt of raw materials to the monitoring of control products through their expiration date, is strictly regulated and documented. FDA inspectors make periodic site inspections of the R&D Systems' hematology control operations and facilities. Hematology control manufacturing must comply with Quality System Regulations (QSR) as set forth in the FDA's regulations governing medical devices. Three of R&D Systems' immunoassay kits, EPO, TfR and Beta2-microglobulin, have FDA clearance to be sold for clinical diagnostic use. R&D Systems must comply with QSR for the manufacture of these kits. Biotechnology products manufactured in the United States and sold for use in the research market do not require FDA clearance. Some of R&D Systems' research groups use small amounts of radioactive materials in the form of radioisotopes in their product development activities. Thus, R&D Systems is subject to regulation by the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and has been granted an NRC license due to expire in April 2007. The license is renewable annually. R&D Systems is also subject to regulation and inspection by the Department of Health of the State of Minnesota for its use of radioactive materials. It has been granted a certificate of registration, which is renewable annually, by the Minnesota Department of Health. The current certificate expires April 1, 2007. R&D Systems has had no difficulties in renewing these licenses in prior years and has no reason to believe they will not be renewed in the future. If, however, the licenses were not renewed, it would have minimal effect on R&D Systems' business since there are other technologies the research groups could use to replace the use of radioisotopes. 7 AVAILABILITY OF RAW MATERIALS The primary raw material for the Company's hematology controls is whole blood. Human blood is purchased from commercial blood banks while porcine and bovine blood is purchased from nearby meat processing plants. After raw blood is received, it is separated into its components, processed and stabilized. Although the cost of human blood has increased owing largely to the requirement that it be tested for certain diseases, the higher cost of these materials has not had a serious adverse effect on the Company's business. R&D Systems does not perform its own testing as the supplier tests all human blood purchased. R&D Systems' Biotechnology Division develops and manufactures the majority of its cytokines from synthetic genes developed in- house, thus significantly reducing its reliance on outside resources. R&D Systems typically has several outside sources for all critical raw materials necessary for the manufacture of products. PATENTS AND TRADEMARKS R&D Systems owns patent protection for certain hematology controls. R&D Systems may seek patent protection for new or existing products it manufactures. No assurance can be given that any such patent protection will be obtained. No assurance can be given that R&D Systems' products do not infringe upon patents or proprietary rights owned or claimed by others, particularly for genetically engineered products. R&D Systems has not conducted a patent infringement study for each of its products. See Item 3 Legal Proceedings below. R&D Systems and R&D Europe have a number of licensing agreements with patent holders under which they have the non-exclusive right to patented technology or the non-exclusive right to manufacture and sell certain patented cytokine and cytokine related products to the research market. For fiscal 2006, 2005 and 2004, total royalties expensed under these licenses were approximately $2.6 million, $2.6 million and $2.3 million, respectively. R&D Systems has obtained federal trademark registration for certain of its hematology controls and biotechnology product groups. R&D Systems believes it has common law trademark rights to certain marks in addition to those which it has registered. SEASONALITY OF BUSINESS Sales of products by R&D Systems and, particularly R&D Europe, historically experience a slowing of sales or of the rate of sales growth during the summer months. R&D Systems also usually experiences a slowing of sales during the Thanksgiving to New Year holiday period. The Company believes this slowing is a result of vacation schedules in Europe and Japan and of academic schedules in the United States. SIGNIFICANT CUSTOMERS No single customer accounted for more than 10% of total revenues during fiscal 2006, 2005 or 2004. BACKLOG There was no significant backlog of orders for the Company's products as of the date of this report or as of a comparable date for fiscal 2005. The majority of the Company's biotechnology products are shipped within one day of receipt of the customers' order. The majority of hematology products are shipped based on a preset, recurring schedule. 8 COMPETITION The worldwide market for cytokines and research diagnostic assay kits is being supplied by a number of biotechnology companies, including BD Biosciences, Invitrogen Corporation's BioSource Division, PeproTech, Inc., Sigma Chemical Co., Amersham Biosciences, Fisher Scientific, Millipore Corp. and EMD Biosciences, Inc. R&D Systems believes that it is the leading worldwide supplier of cytokine related products in the research marketplace. R&D Systems believes that the expanding line of its products, their recognized quality, and the growing demand for these rare and versatile proteins, antibodies and assay kits, will allow the Company to remain competitive in the growing biotechnology research and diagnostic market. Competition is intense in the hematology control business. The first control products were developed in response to the rapid advances in electronic instrumentation used in hospital and clinical laboratories for blood cell counting. Historically, most of the instrument manufacturing companies made controls for use in their own instruments. With rapid expansion of the instrument market, however, a need for more versatile controls enabled non- instrument manufacturers to gain a foothold. Today the market is comprised of manufacturers of laboratory reagents, chemicals and coagulation products and independent control manufacturers in addition to instrument manufacturers. The principal hematology control competitors of R&D Systems' retail products are Beckman Coulter, Inc., Sysmex, Streck Laboratories, Abbott Diagnostics, Bio-Rad Laboratories and Bayer Technicon. R&D Systems believes it is the third largest supplier of hematology controls in the marketplace behind Beckman Coulter and Streck Laboratories. EMPLOYEES Through its subsidiaries, Techne Corporation employed 577 full-time and 60 part-time employees as of June 30, 2006. R&D Systems had 523 full-time and 41 part-time employees as of June 30, 2006. R&D Europe had 48 full-time and 19 part-time employees as of June 30, 2006, including 9 full-time and 2 part- time at R&D Europe's sales subsidiary in Germany. BiosPacific had 6 full- time employees as of June 30, 2006. . ENVIRONMENT Compliance with federal, state and local environmental protection laws in the United States, United Kingdom and Germany had no material effect on R&D Systems or R&D Europe in fiscal 2006. GEOGRAPHIC AREA FINANICAL INFORMATION Following is financial information relating to geographic areas (in thousands): Year Ended June 30, 2006 2005 2004 -------- -------- -------- Net sales United States $118,780 $102,239 $ 94,559 Europe 57,021 53,780 47,004 Other areas 26,816 22,633 19,694 -------- -------- -------- Total net sales $202,617 $178,652 $161,257 ======== ======== ======== As of June 30, 2006 2005 2004 -------- -------- -------- Long-lived assets United States $102,383 $102,984 $ 97,229 Europe 814 723 752 -------- -------- -------- Total long-lived assets $121,197 $103,707 $ 97,981 ======== ======== ======== 9 Net sales are attributed to countries based on the location of the customer/distributor. Long-lived assets are comprised of land, buildings and improvements, equipment, deposits on real estate, goodwill and intangible assets. INVESTOR INFORMATION The Company is subject to the information requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"). Therefore, the Company files periodic reports, proxy statements, and other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). Such reports, proxy statements, and other information may be obtained by visiting the Public Reference Room of the SEC at 100 F Street, N.E., Room 1580, Washington, DC 20549 or by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. In addition, the SEC maintains an internet site (http://www.sec.gov) that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers that file electronically. Financial and other information about the Company is available on its internet site (http://www.techne-corp.com). The Company makes available on its internet site, copies of its annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act as soon as reasonably practicable after filing such material electronically or otherwise furnishing it to the SEC. ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS Statements in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, and elsewhere, that are forward-looking involve risks and uncertainties which may affect the Company's actual results of operations. Certain of these risks and uncertainties which have affected and, in the future, could affect the Company's actual results are discussed below. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements made due to new information or future events. Investors are cautioned not to place undue emphasis on these statements. RISK FACTORS The following risk factors should be read carefully in connection with evaluation of the Company's business and any forward-looking statements made in this Annual Report on Form 10-K and elsewhere. Any of the following risks could materially adversely affect the Company's business, operating results and financial condition. The Company's biotechnology products are sold primarily to research scientists at pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies and at university and government research institutions. Changes in spending on research by such companies and in funding of such universities and institutions by government, including the National Institutes of Health, affects the revenues and earnings of the Company. The Company carries essentially no backlog of orders and changes in the level of orders received and filled daily can cause fluctuations in quarterly net sales and earnings. Approximately one quarter of the Company's net sales are made through its European subsidiary, R&D Systems Europe, which makes its sales in foreign currencies. The Company's net sales and earnings are, therefore, affected by fluctuations in currency exchange rates. The biotechnology industry is subject to rapid and significant technological change. While the hematology controls industry historically has been less subject to rapid change, it too is evolving and is impacted significantly by changes in the automated testing equipment offered by instrument manufacturers. Competitors of the Company are numerous and include, among others, specialized biotechnology firms, medical laboratory instrument and equipment manufacturers and disposables suppliers, major pharmaceutical companies, universities and other research institutions. There can be no assurance that the Company's competitors will not succeed in developing technologies and products that are more effective than any which have been or are being developed by the Company or that would render the Company's technologies and products obsolete or noncompetitive. 10 The Company's success will depend, in part, on its ability to obtain licenses and patents, maintain trade secret protection and operate without infringing the proprietary rights of others. The Company has obtained and is negotiating licenses to produce a number of cytokines and related products claimed to be owned by others. Since the Company has not conducted a patent infringement study for each of its products, it is possible that products of the Company may unintentionally infringe patents of third parties or that the Company may have to alter its products or processes, pay licensing fees or cease certain activities because of patent rights of third parties, thereby causing additional unexpected costs and delays which may have a material adverse effect on the Company. The Company's expansion strategies, which include internal development of new products, collaborations, investments in joint ventures and companies developing new products related to the Company's business, and the acquisition of companies for new products and additional customer base, carry risks that objectives will not be achieved and future earnings will be adversely affected. Under the equity method of accounting, a percentage of the losses of certain companies in which the Company invests will be reported as losses of the Company. The Company may not have control of the expense levels of such companies and their losses may be greater than those anticipated by the Company. Additionally, if the Company determines that its investment in such companies is "other than temporarily" impaired, the Company may write off its entire investment in such company. Ongoing research and development activities and the production and marketing of certain of the Company's products are subject to regulation by numerous governmental authorities in the United States and other countries. The approval process applicable to clinical diagnostic products of the type that may be developed by the Company may take a year or more. Delays in obtaining approvals could adversely affect the marketing of new products developed by the Company. Recruiting and retaining qualified scientific and production personnel to perform research and development work and product manufacturing are critical to the Company's success. The Company's anticipated growth and its expected expansion into areas and activities requiring additional expertise will require the addition of new personnel and the development of additional expertise by existing personnel. The failure to attract and retain such personnel could adversely affect the Company's business. ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS There are no unresolved staff comments as of the date of this report. ITEM 2. PROPERTIES The Company owns the facilities its R&D Systems subsidiary occupies in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The R&D Systems complex currently includes 365,000 square feet of administrative, research and manufacturing space in three adjoining buildings. In fiscal 2002, the Company purchased property adjacent to its Minneapolis facility. The Company has renovated this property and is currently leasing or plans to lease approximately 70% of the 176,000 square foot building as retail and office space and use the remainder as warehouse and storage space. The Company has constructed a link to connect this building to its current facility. The Company has begun finishing the 78,000 square foot link, to be used primarily for laboratory space, in fiscal 2006 and expects to complete the space in the second quarter of fiscal 2007. In fiscal 2005, the Company acquired additional property adjacent to its Minneapolis facility. A portion of the property is currently leased to third parties and the Company plans to continue to lease out the building until the space is needed for its own operations. In fiscal 2003, the Company purchased approximately 649 acres of farmland, including buildings, in southeast Minnesota. A portion of the land and buildings are being leased to third parties as cropland and for a dairy operation. The remaining property is used by the Company to house goats and sheep for polyclonal antibody production. 11 Rental income from the above properties was $1.3 million, $750,000 and $131,000 in fiscal 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively. R&D Europe leases a building of approximately 17,000 square feet in Abingdon, England. Base rent was $453,000 in fiscal 2006. R&D GmbH leases approximately 2,300 square feet in a multi-tenant office building in Wiesbaden-Nordenstadt, Germany. Base rent was $40,000 in fiscal 2006. BiosPacific leases approximately 3,500 square feet in a multi-tenant office building in Emeryville, California. Base rent was $42,000 in fiscal 2006. During fiscal 2006, the Company paid $114,000 rent on a 6,600 square foot building in Morrisville, North Carolina that had housed the operations of Fortron. These operations were transferred to Minneapolis in the first quarter of fiscal 2006. This lease agreement expires on October 31, 2007. The Company believes the owned and leased property discussed above, are adequate to meet its occupancy needs in the foreseeable future. ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS On June 29, 2006, Streck Laboratories, Inc. filed a Complaint against the Company and its subsidiary, Research and Diagnostic Systems, Inc. (R&D), in the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska. The Complaint alleges patent infringement involving certain patents issued to Streck relating to the addition of reticulocytes to hematology controls. The Company has reason to believe that an R&D employee, and not Streck employees, first invented the inventions claimed in these patents and several other patents issued to Streck. R&D is seeking to have an interference declared by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to determine priority of invention between a patent application filed by R&D and the Streck patents, including each of the patents involved in the lawsuit. ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS No matter was submitted to a vote of the Company's security holders during the fourth quarter of the Company's 2006 fiscal year. EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE COMPANY (a) The names, ages and positions of each executive officer of the Company are as follows: Name Age Position Officer Since -------------- --- -------------------------------------- ------------- Thomas E. Oland 65 Chairman of the Board, President, 1985 Treasurer, Chief Executive and Director Dr. Monica Tsang 61 Vice President, Research 1995 Marcel Veronneau 52 Vice President, Hematology Operations 1995 Gregory J. Melsen 54 Vice President of Finance and 2004 Chief Financial Officer The term of office of each executive officer is from one annual meeting of directors until the next annual meeting of directors or until a successor is elected. There are no arrangements or understandings among any of the executive officers and any other person (not an officer or director acting as such) pursuant to which any of the executive officers was selected as an officer of the Company. 12 (b) The business experience of the executive officers during the past five years is as follows: Thomas E. Oland has been Chairman of the Board, President, Treasurer and Chief Executive Officer of the Company since December 1985. Mr. Oland also served as Chief Financial Officer of the Company from December 1985 to December 2004. Dr. Monica Tsang was elected a Vice President of the Company in March 1995. Prior thereto, she served as Executive Director of Cell Biology for R&D Systems' Biotechnology Division and has been an employee of R&D Systems since 1985. Marcel Veronneau was elected a Vice President of the Company in March 1995. Prior thereto, he served as Director of Operations for R&D Systems' Hematology Division since joining the Company in 1993. Gregory J. Melsen joined the Company in December 2004 as Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer. From 2002 to 2004, he served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of PLATO Learning, Inc., a publicly held provider of computer-based and e-learning educational software. From 1999 to 2001, he held the position of Vice President of Finance, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of American Medical Systems Holdings, Inc., a publicly traded medical device manufacturer. Previously, Mr. Melsen was employed by a public accounting firm for nineteen years, including nine as an audit partner. PART II ITEM 5. MARKET FOR THE COMPANY'S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES The Company's common stock trades on The Nasdaq National Market under the symbol "TECH." The following table sets forth for the periods indicated the range of the closing price per share for the Company as reported by the Nasdaq Stock Market. Fiscal 2006 Price Fiscal 2005 Price High Low High Low ------ ------ ------ ------ 1st Quarter $57.94 $46.40 $43.11 $36.01 2nd Quarter 58.45 52.38 40.09 34.96 3rd Quarter 60.14 56.51 41.54 33.11 4th Quarter 59.68 49.37 47.25 39.70 As of August 25, 2006, there were approximately 250 shareholders of record. As of August 25, 2005, there were over 25,000 beneficial shareholders of the Company's common stock. TECHNE Corporation has never paid cash dividends on its common stock. Payment of dividends is within the discretion of TECHNE's Board of Directors, although the Board of Directors plans to retain earnings for the foreseeable future. The following table sets forth the repurchases of Company Common Stock for the quarter ended June 30, 2006. Maximum Approximate Dollar Value Total Number of of Shares Shares Purchased that May Yet Total Number Average as Part of Be Purchased of Shares Price Paid Publicly Announced Under the Plans Period Purchased Per Share Plans or Programs or Programs - -------------- ------------ ---------- ------------------ ------------------- 4/1/06-4/30/06 0 -- 0 $6.8 million 5/1/06-5/31/06 0 -- 0 $6.8 million 6/1/06-6/30/06 0 -- 0 $6.8 million In May 1995, the Company announced a plan to purchase and retire its Common Stock. Repurchases of $40 million were authorized as follows: May 1995-$5 million; April 1997-$5 million; January 2001-$10 million; October 2002- $20 million. The plan does not have an expiration date. 13 ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA (Dollars in thousands, except per share data) Net Sales, Earnings and Cash Flow Data For the Years Ended June 30, 2006(1) 2005 2004 2003 2002(2) - ---------------------------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- Net sales $202,617 $178,652 $161,257 $145,011 $130,900 Gross margin (3) 156,899 141,839 126,370 109,615 89,393 Selling, general and administrative expenses (3) 27,604 24,476 21,725 19,377 19,799 Research and development expenses (3) 18,825 18,379 20,773 20,581 17,470 Operating income (3) 108,503 97,763 82,273 67,718 35,074 Earnings before income taxes (3) 111,163 99,887 82,541 69,555 37,736 Net earnings (3) 73,351 66,132 52,928 45,396 21,130 Return on average equity 24.1% 23.4% 19.8% 20.5% 14.1% Return on average assets 22.0% 21.3% 18.0% 18.1% 12.0% Diluted earnings per share $ 1.85 $ 1.62 $ 1.27 $ 1.08 $ 0.64 Capital expenditures 4,603 11,410 3,710 15,194 22,276 Depreciation and amortization (4) 6,955 6,108 6,040 6,353 12,688 Interest expense 964 822 678 974 1,320 Net cash provided by operating activities 85,589 74,443 65,553 55,238 27,667 Balance Sheet, Common Stock and Employee Data as of June 30, 2006(1) 2005 2004 2003 2002(2) - ---------------------------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- Cash, cash equivalents and short-term available-for- sale investments $108,846 $ 97,134 $ 93,735 $118,763 $ 97,064 Receivables 25,078 23,722 21,099 19,179 19,414 Inventories 9,024 7,758 7,457 6,332 6,077 Working capital 131,856 120,965 114,606 138,707 114,448 Total assets 370,512 295,263 325,460 263,277 238,247 Long-term debt, less current portion 12,198 13,378 14,576 15,852 17,101 Stockholders' equity 340,348 267,869 297,425 236,617 206,517 Average common and common equivalent shares (in thousands) 39,594 40,920 41,697 42,031 42,523 Book value per share (5) $ 8.64 $ 6.93 $ 7.23 $ 5.78 $ 4.97 Share price: High 60.14 47.25 43.45 34.75 37.05 Low 46.40 33.11 28.11 18.95 25.30 Price to earnings ratio (6) 28 28 34 28 44 Current ratio 8.34 9.63 9.52 13.86 8.82 Quick ratio 7.45 8.62 8.53 12.76 7.96 Full-time employees 577 538 534 525 509 (1) The Company acquired Fortron Bio Science, Inc. and BiosPacific, Inc. on July 1, 2005. (2) Fiscal 2002 results include a $17.5 million before tax charge ($11.4 million after tax and $.27 diluted earnings per share) for settlement of litigation with Amgen Inc. (3) As a percent of net sales. (4) The fiscal 2003 decrease in depreciation and amortization was primarily the result of adoption of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 142, which required the cessation of goodwill amortization. (5) Total stockholders' equity divided by total shares outstanding at June 30. (6) Common share price at end of fiscal year (June 30) divided by the diluted earnings per share for the respective fiscal year. 14 ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS Overview TECHNE Corporation (the Company) has two operating subsidiaries: Research and Diagnostic Systems, Inc. (R&D Systems) and R&D Systems Europe Ltd. (R&D Europe). R&D Systems, located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has two operating segments: its Biotechnology Division and its Hematology Division. The Biotechnology Division develops and manufactures purified cytokines (proteins), antibodies and assay kits which are sold to biomedical researchers and clinical research laboratories. The Hematology Division develops and manufactures whole blood hematology controls and calibrators which are sold to hospitals and clinical laboratories to check the performance of hematology instruments to assure the accuracy of hematology test results. R&D Europe, located in Abingdon, England, is the European distributor of R&D Systems' biotechnology products. R&D Europe has a sales subsidiary, R&D Systems GmbH, in Germany and a sales office in France. R&D Systems acquired two subsidiaries effective July 1, 2005. Fortron Bio Science, Inc. (Fortron), a developer and manufacturer of monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies, antigens and other biological reagents. Fortron was relocated to the Company's Minneapolis facility in the first quarter of fiscal 2006. BiosPacific, Inc. (BiosPacific), located in Emeryville, California, is a worldwide supplier of biologics to manufacturers of in vitro diagnostic systems (IVDs) and immunodiagnostic kits. BiosPacific is the primary distributor of Fortron products. Fortron and BiosPacific had shared a unique strategic relationship since 1992 that combined Fortron's development and manufacturing excellence with BiosPacific's marketing and sales expertise. Both acquired subsidiaries are considered part of the Company's biotechnology operating segment. Overall Results Consolidated net earnings increased 10.9% for fiscal 2006 as compared to fiscal 2005. Increased consolidated net sales was the primary reason for the improvement. Consolidated net sales increased 13.4% from fiscal 2005. The acquisitions of Fortron and BiosPacific on July 1, 2005 increased consolidated net sales and consolidated net earnings by approximately $9.4 million (5.2%) and $515,000 (0.8%), respectively, for fiscal 2006. Consolidated gross margins decreased from 79.4% in fiscal 2005 to 77.4% in fiscal 2006 due to purchase accounting related to inventory acquired from Fortron and BiosPacific. The unfavorable impact on consolidated net earnings of the change from the prior year in exchange rates used to convert R&D Europe results from British pound sterling to U.S. dollars was $659,000 (1.0%) for the year ended June 30, 2006. Consolidated net earnings increased 24.9% for fiscal 2005 as compared to fiscal 2004. Increased consolidated net sales was the primary reason for the improvement. Net sales increased 10.8% from fiscal 2004. A lower effective income tax rate, reduced losses and write-offs from equity investments and increased gross margins from 78.4% to 79.4% also contributed to the improvement in net earnings. The favorable impact on consolidated net earnings of the change from the prior year in exchange rates used to convert R&D Europe results was $868,000 (1.6%) for the year ended June 30, 2005. Results of Operations Net sales (in thousands): Year Ended June 30, 2006 2005 2004 -------- -------- -------- Biotechnology $134,424 $111,153 $ 99,382 R&D Systems Europe 52,954 51,315 44,397 Hematology 15,239 16,184 17,478 -------- -------- -------- $202,617 $178,652 $161,257 ======== ======== ======== Net sales for fiscal 2006 were $202.6 million, an increase of $23.9 million (13.4%) from fiscal 2005. Biotechnology net sales in fiscal 2006 increased $23.3 million (20.9%) from fiscal 2005. Net sales by Fortron and BiosPacific, which are included in this segment, accounted for $9.4 million of the biotechnology net sales increase for fiscal 2006. Approximately $1.3 million of the increase in biotechnology net sales for fiscal 2006 was the result of price increases. The majority of the remainder of the biotechnology net sales increase was from increased Biotechnology Division U.S. retail sales volume. Sales to pharmaceutical/biotechnology customers and academic customers, the two largest segments of the U.S. market showed the greatest revenue growth over fiscal 2005. 15 R&D Europe net sales increased $1.6 million (3.2%) in fiscal 2006. R&D Europe's net sales in British pound sterling increased 7.8% in fiscal 2006. The decrease in Hematology Division net sales in fiscal 2006 was the result of the reduction in sales to one OEM customer beginning in January 2005. Sales to this customer were $33,000 and $1.6 million in fiscal 2006 and 2005, respectively. Net sales for fiscal 2005 were $178.7 million, an increase of $17.4 million (10.8%) from fiscal 2004. Biotechnology net sales for fiscal 2005 increased $11.8 million (11.8%) from fiscal 2004, the majority of which ($9.7 million) was from increased U.S. retail sales volume. R&D Europe net sales in fiscal 2005 increased $6.9 million (15.6%). The effect of changes from the prior year in foreign currency exchange rates used to convert R&D Europe net sales from British pound sterling to U.S. dollars increased R&D Europe net sales by $3.0 million in fiscal 2005. R&D Europe's net sales in British pounds increased 8.9% in fiscal 2005. The decrease in Hematology Division net sales in fiscal 2005 was the result of the reduction in sales to one OEM customer beginning in January 2005. Sales to this customer were $1.6 million and $3.0 million in fiscal 2005 and 2004, respectively. Gross margins, as a percentage of net sales, were as follows: Year Ended June 30, 2006 2005 2004 -------- -------- -------- Biotechnology 78.3% 80.7% 80.4% R&D Systems Europe 50.0% 53.2% 51.4% Hematology 43.6% 46.5% 46.2% Consolidated 77.4% 79.4% 78.4% The consolidated gross margin percentage for fiscal 2006 was negatively impacted 2.1% by the inclusion of Fortron and BiosPacific gross margins. The gross margin percentage for Fortron and BiosPacific, which was negatively affected by purchase accounting related to inventory acquired, was 34.4% for fiscal 2006. Under purchase accounting, inventory acquired is valued at fair market value less expected selling and marketing costs. As of the date of acquisition, the value of the acquired inventory was increased $2.1 million. Included in Fortron and BiosPacific cost of sales for fiscal 2006 was approximately $1.7 million related to the write up of acquired inventory, representing a 17.8% reduction in Fortron and BiosPacific gross margin percentage for fiscal 2006. The remaining inventory valuation adjustment of $456,000 is expected to be expensed as the acquired inventory is sold over approximately the next six months. The decrease in R&D Europe's gross margin in fiscal 2006 was mainly the result of unfavorable exchange rates between a stronger U.S. dollar and weaker British pound sterling. The decrease in hematology gross margin was the result of lower sales volume to offset fixed manufacturing costs. The increase in consolidated gross margin percentage in fiscal 2005 was mainly the result of R&D Europe's gross margin increasing from 51.4% in fiscal 2004 to 53.2% as a result of favorable exchange rates between a weaker U.S. dollar and stronger British pound sterling. Selling, general and administrative expenses increased $3.1 million (12.8%) and $2.8 million (12.7%) in fiscal 2006 and 2005, respectively. Selling, general and administrative expenses were as follows (in thousands): Year Ended June 30, 2006 2005 2004 -------- -------- -------- Biotechnology $15,442 $13,517 $11,761 R&D Systems Europe 7,784 7,866 7,194 Hematology 1,625 1,808 1,697 Corporate 2,753 1,285 1,073 -------- -------- -------- $27,604 $24,476 $21,725 ======== ======== ======== Biotechnology selling, general and administrative expenses increased $1.9 million (14.2%) in fiscal 2006. The majority of the increase was due to Fortron and BiosPacific, which had $1.3 million of selling, general and administrative expenses in fiscal 2006. Also, included in corporate selling, general and administrative expenses was $1.6 million of stock option expense from the adoption of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 123R in fiscal 2006. The increase in biotechnology selling, general and administrative expenses in fiscal 2005 of $1.8 million was the result of increased profit sharing and stock bonus expense of $742,000, increased personnel costs related to annual wage increases and additional sales and marketing personnel of $326,000 and increased advertising, promotion and web-site design consulting of $152,000. R&D Europe's selling, general and administrative expenses increased $672,000 (9.3%) in fiscal 2005. The majority of the increase was the result of the exchange rate to convert expenses from British pound sterling to U.S. dollars. In British pound sterling, R&D Europe's selling, general and administrative expenses increased 3.0% in fiscal 2005. 16 Research and development expenses increased $446,000 in fiscal 2006 and decreased $2.4 million in fiscal 2005. Included in research and development expenses in fiscal 2004 are the Company's share of losses in equity method investments. Research and development expenses are composed of the following (in thousands): Year Ended June 30, 2006 2005 2004 -------- -------- -------- Biotechnology $18,114 $17,609 $17,139 Hematology 711 770 781 ChemoCentryx, Inc. losses -- -- 2,437 Discovery Genomics, Inc. losses -- -- 364 Hemerus Medical, LLC losses -- -- 52 ------- ------- ------- $18,825 $18,379 $20,773 ======= ======= ======= In May 2004, the Company changed from the equity method to the cost method of accounting for its investment in ChemoCentryx, Inc. (CCX) and no longer records its share of CCX losses in its consolidated results. The change to the cost method of accounting for CCX was the result of the Company's ownership percentage declining below 20% and qualitative factors which indicated that the Company does not exercise significant influence over the operations of CCX. The Company's net investment in CCX at June 30, 2005 was $5.1 million. In April 2006, the Company made an additional $9 million investment in CCX in the form of a 5% convertible note subject to the limitation that the Company's holdings in CCX not exceed 19.9% of the outstanding voting shares. In June 2006, $4.3 million of the note was converted into shares of CCX preferred stock. The Company's equity interest in CCX remained at 19.9%. The Company's net investment in CCX at June 30, 2006 was $14.2 million, including the remaining convertible note and accrued interest. As a development stage company, CCX is dependent on its ability to raise additional funds to continue its research and development efforts. If such funding were unavailable or inadequate to fund operations, the Company would potentially recognize an impairment loss to the extent of its remaining net investment. During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2004, the Company determined that its investment in Discovery Genomics, Inc. (DGI) was other than temporarily impaired and wrote off the remaining net investment of $1.5 million as an impairment loss. Beginning in fiscal 2005, the Company's share of Hemerus losses are included in other non-operating expenses since Hemerus began selling product and was no longer considered a development stage company. Excluding CCX, DGI and Hemerus losses, research and development expenses by the Company increased $446,000 and $459,000 in fiscal 2006 and 2005, respectively. These increases were primarily the result of the development of new cytokines, antibodies and assay kits by R&D Systems' Biotechnology Division. Amortization of intangible assets. The Company allocated approximately $12.8 million to goodwill and $7.1 million to other intangible assets arising from the acquisitions of Fortron and BiosPacific. The other intangible assets, mainly technologies, trade names and customer and supplier relationships, are being amortized over lives of one to eight years and amortization expense of approximately $1.1 million was recorded in fiscal 2006 related to these assets. Other non-operating expense (income) consists of foreign currency transaction gains, rental income, building expenses related to properties not used in operations and the Company's fiscal 2006 and 2005 share of equity in losses by Hemerus as follows (in thousands): Year Ended June 30, 2006 2005 2004 -------- -------- -------- Foreign currency gains $ (30) $ (94) $ (64) Rental income (1,286) (750) (131) Real estate taxes, depreciation and utilities 1,982 1,701 977 Hemerus Medical, LLC losses 418 306 -- ------- ------- ------- $ 1,084 $ 1,163 $ 782 ======= ======= ======= 17 The Company's net investment in Hemerus at June 30, 2005 was $2.6 million. In fiscal 2006, the Company invested an additional $750,000 in Hemerus, increasing its ownership percentage from 10% to 15%. The Company's net investment in Hemerus at June 30, 2006 was $3.0 million. Hemerus' success is dependent in part, upon receiving FDA clearance to market its products. If such clearance is not received, the Company would potentially recognize an impairment loss to the extent of its remaining net investment. Income taxes for fiscal 2006, 2005 and 2004 were provided at rates of approximately 34.0%, 33.8% and 35.9%, respectively, of consolidated earnings before income taxes. U.S. federal taxes have been reduced by the credit for research and development expenditures through December 2005, the benefit for extraterritorial income and, in fiscal 2006, the manufacturer's deduction provided for under the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004. Foreign income taxes have been provided at rates which approximate the tax rates in the countries in which R&D Europe operates. Without significant business developments, the Company expects income tax rates for fiscal 2007 to range from 34% to 35%. QUARTERLY FINANCIAL INFORMATION (Unaudited) (in thousands, except per share data) Fiscal 2006 Fiscal 2005 First Second Third Fourth First Second Third Fourth Qtr. Qtr. Qtr. Qtr. Qtr. Qtr. Qtr. Qtr. ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- Net sales $47,709 $48,029 $54,813 $52,066 $40,919 $42,247 $47,935 $47,551 Gross margin 36,613 37,334 42,708 40,244 32,032 33,306 38,797 37,704 Earnings before taxes 25,490 24,899 31,162 29,612 21,747 22,686 27,904 27,550 Income taxes 8,489 8,385 10,815 10,123 7,555 7,752 9,465 8,983 Net earnings 17,001 16,514 20,347 19,489 14,192 14,934 18,439 18,567 Basic earnings per share 0.44 0.42 0.52 0.50 0.34 0.36 0.46 0.48 Diluted earnings per share 0.43 0.42 0.52 0.49 0.34 0.36 0.45 0.47 Liquidity and Capital Resources Cash, cash equivalents and available-for-sale investments at June 30, 2006 were $186.5 million compared to $139.3 million at June 30, 2005. At June 30, 2004, cash, cash equivalents and available-for-sale investments were $176.6 million. The Company has an unsecured line of credit of $750,000 available at June 30, 2006. The line of credit expires on October 31, 2006. The interest rate charged on the line of credit is a floating rate at the one month London interbank offered rate (Libor) plus 1.75%. There were no borrowings on the line in the current or prior fiscal year. Management of the Company expects to be able to meet its foreseeable future cash and working capital requirements for operations, debt repayment, facility expansion and capital additions through currently available funds, cash generated from operations and maturities of available-for-sale investments. Cash flows from operating activities. The Company generated cash from operations of $85.6 million, $74.4 million and $65.6 million in fiscal 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively. The increase in cash generated from operating activities in fiscal 2006 was the result of increased net earnings of $7.2 million and an increase in income taxes payable net of the excess tax benefit from stock option exercises in fiscal 2006 of $3.1 million compared to an increase in fiscal 2005 of $307,000. The increase in income taxes payable in fiscal 2006 was the result of lower U.S. federal and state income tax deposits. The increase in cash generated from operating activities in fiscal 2005 of $8.8 million was the result of a net earnings increase of $13.2 million partially offset by a smaller increase in income taxes payable. Excluding the losses by equity method investments and the impairment loss in fiscal 2004, which do not affect cash balances, net earnings in fiscal 2005 increased $8.8 million from fiscal 2004. For the year ended June 30, 2005, income taxes payable increased $307,000 compared to $3.3 million for the year ended June 30, 2004. The difference was mainly the result of increased tax payments made in fiscal 2005. Cash flows from investing activities. Capital additions consist of the following (in thousands): Year Ended June 30, 2006 2005 2004 -------- -------- -------- Laboratory, manufacturing, and computer equipment $ 2,225 $ 1,712 $ 1,127 Renovation/construction (Minneapolis) 2,233 555 253 Construction (southeast Minnesota) 145 793 2,330 Property purchase (Minneapolis) -- 8,350 -- ------- ------- ------- $ 4,603 $11,410 $ 3,710 ======= ======= ======= In fiscal 2006, the Company began construction of additional laboratory space at its Minneapolis facility. Included in fiscal 2006 capital additions is approximately $1.5 million related to this construction. The remaining construction cost is estimated at $8.0 million and is expected to be complete in the second quarter of fiscal 2007. All construction is expected to be financed through currently available funds and cash generated from operating activities. The Company acquired property in southeast Minnesota in fiscal 2003 and has constructed additional facilities at this site in fiscal 2004 through 2006 to house goats and sheep used in the production of its antibodies. In fiscal 2005, the Company acquired property adjacent to its Minneapolis facility for $10.4 million. Two million of the purchase price had been deposited in escrow in fiscal 2002. The land and building purchases and construction were all financed through cash on hand, cash generated from operations and maturities of short-term available-for-sale investments. 18 Capital additions for laboratory, manufacturing and computer equipment planned for fiscal 2007 are expected to be approximately $4.7 million and are expected to be financed through currently available cash and cash generated from operations. The Company's net purchases of (proceeds from) available-for-sale investments in fiscal 2006, 2005 and 2004 was $36.8 million, ($65.1) million, and $47.7 million, respectively. The Company's investment policy is to place excess cash in municipal and corporate bonds with the objective of obtaining the highest possible return with the lowest risk, while keeping funds accessible. As discussed previously, the Company acquired Fortron and BiosPacific effective July 1, 2005 for an aggregate purchase price of $20 million. Cash acquired in the transactions was $413,000. The net acquisition cost of $19.6 million was financed through cash and equivalents on hand at July 1, 2005. In fiscal 2004, the Company purchased a 10% interest in Hemerus Medical, LLC (Hemerus) for $3 million. In fiscal 2006, the Company invested an additional $750,000 in Hemerus, increasing its ownership percentage from 10% to 15%. In fiscal 2004, the Company made additional investments totaling $5.1 million in ChemoCentryx, Inc. (CCX), a technology and drug development company. The Company's net investment in CCX was $5.1 million at June 30, 2005. In April 2006, the Company made an additional $9 million investment in CCX in the form of a 5% convertible note subject to the limitation that the Company's holdings in CCX not exceed 19.9% of the outstanding voting shares. In June 2006, $4.3 million of the note was converted into shares of CCX preferred stock. The Company's equity interest in CCX remained at 19.9%. The Company's net investment in CCX at June 30, 2006 was $14.2 million, including a convertible note and accrued interest aggregating $4.8 million. In August 2006, the convertible note and accrued interest were converted into shares of CCX preferred stock and the Company's equity interest in CCX decreased to 19.3%. Cash flows from financing activities. The Company received $12.5 million, $6.6 million and $4.1 million for the exercise of options for 739,000, 252,000 and 241,000 shares of common stock in fiscal 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively. The Company also received $1.4 million for the exercise of warrants to purchase 120,000 shares of common stock in fiscal 2005. The Company recognized an excess tax benefit from stock option exercises of $8.0 million in fiscal 2006. In fiscal 2006 and 2005, the Company purchased 22,541 and 6,410 shares of common stock, respectively, for its employee Stock Bonus Plans at a cost of $1.3 million and $260,000, respectively. In March 2005, the Company repurchased approximately 2.9 million shares of its common stock under an accelerated stock buyback ("ASB") transaction for an initial value of approximately $100 million ($34.45 per share). The repurchase of the shares was funded with a portion of the Company's cash and available-for-sale investments. The ASB agreement was subject to a market price adjustment provision based upon the volume weighted average price during the nine-month period ending in December 2005. In December 2005, the Company settled the ASB agreement with a payment of $26.0 million using cash and equivalents on hand as of the settlement date. The Company has never paid cash dividends and currently has no plans to do so in fiscal 2007. Contractual Obligations The following table summarizes the Company's contractual obligations and commercial commitments as of June 30, 2006 (in thousands): Payments Due by Period ------------------------------------------------- Less than 1-3 4-5 After Total 1 Year Years Years 5 Years ------- --------- ------- ------- ------- Long-term debt $13,427 $ 1,229 $ 2,758 $ 3,218 $ 6,222 Operating leases 5,454 797 1,298 1,094 2,265 Minimum royalty payments 119 119 -- -- -- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- $19,000 $ 2,145 $ 4,056 $ 4,312 $ 8,487 ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= The above long-term debt obligations exclude interest payments, which are at a floating rate. 19 Off-balance Sheet Arrangements The Company is not a party to any off-balance sheet transactions, arrangements or obligations that have, or are reasonably likely to have, a material effect on the Company's financial condition, changes in the financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources. Critical Accounting Policies Management's discussion and analysis of the Company's financial condition and results of operations are based upon the Company's consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The preparation of these financial statements requires management to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. On an ongoing basis, management evaluates its estimates. Management bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. The Company has identified the policies outlined below as critical to its business operations and an understanding of results of operations. The listing is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all accounting policies. Valuation of accounts receivable. The Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers and adjusts credit limits based upon payment history and the customers' current creditworthiness, as determined by management's review of their current credit information. The Company continuously monitors collections and payments from its customers and maintains a provision for estimated credit losses based upon the Company's historical experience and any specific customer collection issues that have been identified. While such credit losses have historically been within the Company's established provisions, if the financial condition of the Company's customers were to deteriorate, resulting in an impairment of their ability to make payments, additional allowances may be required. Gross trade receivables totaled $23.9 million and the allowance for doubtful accounts was $120,000 at June 30, 2006. Valuation of inventory. Inventories are stated at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out method) or market. The Company regularly reviews inventory on hand for slow-moving and obsolete inventory, inventory not meeting quality control standards and inventory subject to expiration. To meet strict customer quality standards, the Company has established a highly controlled manufacturing process for proteins and antibodies. New protein and antibody products require the initial manufacture of multiple batches to determine if quality standards can be consistently met. In addition, the Company will produce larger batches of established products than current sales requirements due to economies of scale. The manufacturing process for proteins and antibodies, therefore, has and will continue to produce quantities in excess of forecasted usage. The Company values its manufactured protein and antibody inventory based on a two-year forecast. Protein and antibody quantities in excess of the two-year usage forecast are considered impaired and not included in the inventory value. Through March 31, 2006, due to changes in the Company's forecast, reserves for previously written off inventories may have been reversed in subsequent periods. Inventory reserves reversed through March 31, 2006 were not material to the Company's consolidated results of operations, consolidated financial position, assets or stockholders' equity as of and for each of the periods presented. Subsequent to March 31, 2006, the Company changed its policy and no longer writes up previously unvalued inventories. This change in valuation method did not have a material impact on the Company's fiscal 2006 consolidated financial statements. The value of protein and antibody inventory reserved at June 30, 2006 was $11.7 million. 20 Valuation of goodwill. The Company is required to perform an annual review for impairment of goodwill in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets. Goodwill is considered to be impaired if it is determined that the carrying value of the reporting unit exceeds its fair value. Assessing the impairment of goodwill requires the Company to make judgments regarding the fair value of the net assets of its reporting units and the allocation of the carrying value of shared assets to the reporting units. The Company's annual assessment included comparison of the carrying value of the net assets of the Company's biotechnology operations to its share of the Company's market capitalization at June 30, 2006. A significant change in the Company's market capitalization or in the carrying value of net assets of the biotechnology operations could result in an impairment charge in future periods. Goodwill at June 30, 2006 was $25.3 million. Valuation of intangible and other long-lived assets. The Company periodically assesses the impairment of intangible and other long-lived assets, which requires it to make assumptions and judgments regarding the fair value of these asset groups. Asset groups are considered to be impaired if their carrying value exceeds the asset groups' ability to continue to generate income from operations and positive cash flow in future periods. If asset groups are considered impaired, the amount by which the carrying value exceeds its fair value would be written off as an impairment loss. Intangible assets and other long-lived assets at June 30, 2006, were $6.7 million and $404,000, respectively. Valuation of investments. The Company has made equity investments in several start-up and early development stage companies, among them CCX, DGI and Hemerus. The accounting treatment of each investment (cost method or equity method) is dependent upon a number of factors, including, but not limited to, the Company's share in the equity of the investee and the Company's ability to exercise significant influence over the operating and financial policies of the investee. In determining which accounting treatment to apply, the Company must make judgments based upon the quantitative and qualitative aspects of the investment. The Company periodically assesses its equity investments for impairment. Development stage companies, of the type the Company has invested in, are dependent on their ability to raise additional funds to continue research and development efforts and on receiving patent protection and/or FDA clearance to market their products. If such funding were unavailable or inadequate to fund operations or if patent protection or FDA clearance were not received, the Company would potentially recognize an impairment loss to the extent of its remaining net investment. The Company's net investments at June 30, 2006 in CCX and Hemerus were $14.2 million and $3.0 million, respectively. During fiscal 2004, the Company determined that its investment in DGI was other than temporarily impaired and wrote off the remaining net investment of $1.5 million. Share-based compensation. The Company adopted Statement of Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 123R, Share-Based Payment, as of July 1, 2005. SFAS 123R focuses primarily on accounting for transactions in which an entity obtains employee services through stock-based payment transactions. The Statement requires the measurement of the cost of employee services received in exchange for the award of equity instruments based on the fair value of the award at the date of grant. Determining the appropriate fair value model and calculating the fair value of share-based payment awards requires the input of highly subjective assumptions, including the expected life of the stock- based payment awards and stock price volatility. The Company uses the Black- Scholes model to value stock option awards. The assumptions used in calculating the fair value of stock-based payment awards represent the Company's best estimates, but these estimates involve inherent uncertainties and the application of judgment. As a result, if factors change and different assumptions are used, stock-based compensation expense could be materially different in the future. In addition, the Company is required to estimate the expected term and forfeiture rate, and only recognize expense for those shares expected to vest. If the actual forfeiture rate is materially different from the estimate, stock-based compensation expense could be significantly different from what has been recorded in the current period. As of June 30, 2006, the Company had outstanding stock options for 421,000 shares of common stock. Of those outstanding common stock options, 382,000 shares had vested as of June 30, 2006, and 39,000 shares were unvested. As of June 30, 2006, unrecognized compensation expense was $367,000. Any significant increase in future stock-based awards could materially impact earnings. 21 Income taxes. The Company operates within multiple taxing jurisdictions and is subject to audit in these jurisdictions. These audits can involve complex issues, which may require an extended period of time to resolve. In fiscal 2005, the Company reached a settlement with the State of Minnesota for $525,000 for fiscal years 2000 to 2002. The settlement was fully accrued for at June 30, 2004. Assessment of claims or pending litigation. The Company is routinely subject to claims and involved in legal actions which are incidental to the business of the Company. Although it is difficult to predict the ultimate outcome of these matters, management believes that any ultimate liability will not materially affect the consolidated financial position or results of operations of the Company. As additional information becomes available, the Company will assess the potential liabilities related to claims or pending litigation and revise estimates as needed. Such revisions could materially impact the Company's consolidated financial position or results of operations. Recent Accounting Pronouncements In December 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Staff Position No. 109-1, Application of FASB Statement No. 109 (SFAS 109), Accounting for Income Taxes, to the Tax Deduction on Qualified Production Activities Provided by the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 (FSP 109-1). FSP 109-1 clarifies that the manufacturer's deduction provided for under the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 (AJCA) should be accounted for as a special deduction in accordance with SFAS 109 and not as a tax rate reduction. The manufacturer's deduction was available to the Company beginning in fiscal year 2006 and the Company accounted for the manufacturer's deduction as provided for in FSP 109-1. The deduction reduced income tax expense approximately $879,000 for the year ended June 30, 2006. The FASB also issued Staff Position No. 109-2, Accounting and Disclosure Guidance for the Foreign Earnings Repatriation Provision within the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 (FSP 109-2). The AJCA introduces a special one-time dividends received deduction on the repatriation of certain foreign earnings to a U.S. taxpayer provided certain criteria are met. The Company periodically evaluates the possibility of repatriating foreign earnings. At the present time, deferred taxes have not been recorded on undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries as the amounts are considered permanently invested. If the Company decides to repatriate foreign earnings a one-time charge may be recorded for the deferred taxes. In May 2005, the FASB issued SFAS No. 154, Accounting Changes and Error Corrections. The Statement replaces APB Opinion No. 20, Accounting Changes and SFAS No. 3, Reporting Accounting Changes in Interim Financial Statements. SFAS No. 154 requires companies to apply voluntary changes in accounting principles retrospectively whenever practicable. The requirements are effective for the Company beginning in fiscal 2007. Adoption of the Statement will not have an impact on the Company's prior consolidated financial statements as it is prospective in nature. In June 2006, the FASB issued Interpretation No. 48 (FIN 48), Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes - an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109. FIN 48 requires disclosures of additional quantitative and qualitative information regarding uncertain tax positions taken for tax-return purposes that have not been recognized for financial reporting, along with analysis of significant changes during each period. The Interpretation is effective for the Company in fiscal 2008. The Company is currently evaluating the provisions of FIN 48, but it is not expected to have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements. Market Risk At the end of fiscal 2006, the Company had an independently managed investment portfolio of fixed income securities, excluding those classified as cash and cash equivalents, of $96.5 million (see Note A of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements). These securities, like all fixed income instruments, are subject to interest rate risk and will decline in value if market interest rates increase. 22 The Company operates internationally, and thus is subject to potentially adverse movements in foreign currency rate changes. The Company is exposed to market risk from foreign exchange rate fluctuations of the euro and the British pound sterling to the U.S. dollar as the financial position and operating results of the Company's U.K. subsidiary and European operations are translated into U.S. dollars for consolidation. At the current level of R&D Europe operating results, a 10% increase or decrease in the average exchange rate used to translate operating results into U.S. dollars would have an approximate $1.4 million effect on annual consolidated operating income. Month-end exchange rates between the British pound and the U.S. dollar were as follows: Year Ended June 30, 2006 2005 2004 -------- -------- -------- High $1.87 $1.92 $1.87 Low 1.72 1.79 1.58 Average 1.78 1.86 1.75 The Company's exposure to foreign exchange rate fluctuations also arises from transferring funds from the U.K. subsidiary to the U.S. subsidiary and from transferring funds from the German subsidiary and French sales office to the U.K. subsidiary. At June 30, 2006 and 2005, the Company had $257,000 and $642,000, respectively, of dollar denominated intercompany debt at its U.K. subsidiary and the U.K. subsidiary had $509,000 and $510,000, respectively, of dollar denominated intercompany debt from its European operations. These intercompany balances are revolving in nature and are not deemed to be long- term balances. The Company's U.K. subsidiary recognized net foreign currency gains of 17,000 British pound sterling ($30,000), 135,000 British pound sterling ($251,000) and 36,000 British pound sterling ($64,000) for the years ended June 30, 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively. The Company's German subsidiary recognized net foreign currency losses of 125,000 euro ($157,000) for the year ended June 30, 2005. The Company does not enter into foreign exchange forward contracts to reduce its exposure to foreign currency rate changes on intercompany foreign currency denominated balance sheet positions. As of June 30, 2006, the Company's long-term debt consisted of a mortgage note payable. The interest rate on the mortgage is at a floating interest rate at the one month London interbank offered rate (Libor) plus 2.5% with a floor of 4%. The floating interest rate on the mortgage note payable was 7.6% as of June 30, 2006. Forward-looking Information Statements in this Annual Report, and elsewhere, that are forward-looking involve risks and uncertainties which may affect the Company's actual results of operations. Certain of these risks and uncertainties which have affected and, in the future, could affect the Company's actual results are discussed below. The Company's biotechnology products are sold primarily to research scientists at pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies and at university and government research institutions. Changes in spending on research by such companies and in funding of such universities and institutions by government, including the National Institutes of Health, affects the revenues and earnings of the Company. The Company carries essentially no backlog of orders and changes in the level of orders received and filled daily can cause fluctuations in quarterly revenues and earnings. Approximately one quarter of the Company's sales are made through its European subsidiary, R&D Systems Europe, which makes its sales in foreign currencies. The Company's revenues and earnings are, therefore, affected by fluctuations in currency exchange rates. The biotechnology industry is subject to rapid and significant technological change. While the hematology controls industry historically has been less subject to rapid change, it too is evolving and is impacted significantly by changes in the automated testing equipment offered by instrument manufacturers. Competitors of the Company are numerous and include, among others, specialized biotechnology firms, medical laboratory instrument and equipment manufacturers and disposables suppliers, major pharmaceutical companies, universities and other research institutions. There can be no assurance that the Company's competitors will not succeed in developing technologies and products that are more effective than any which have been or are being developed by the Company or that would render the Company's technologies and products obsolete or noncompetitive. 23 The Company's success will depend, in part, on its ability to obtain licenses and patents, maintain trade secret protection and operate without infringing the proprietary rights of others. The Company has obtained and is negotiating licenses to produce a number of cytokines and related products claimed to be owned by others. Since the Company has not conducted a patent infringement study for each of its products, it is possible that products of the Company may unintentionally infringe patents of third parties or that the Company may have to alter its products or processes, pay licensing fees or cease certain activities because of patent rights of third parties, thereby causing additional unexpected costs and delays which may have a material adverse effect on the Company. The Company's expansion strategies, which include internal development of new products, collaborations, investments in joint ventures and companies developing new products related to the Company's business, and the acquisition of companies for new products and additional customer base, carry risks that objectives will not be achieved and future earnings will be adversely affected. Under the equity method of accounting, a percentage of the losses of certain companies in which the Company invests will be reported as losses of the Company. The Company may not have control of the expense levels of such companies and their losses may be greater than those anticipated by the Company. Additionally, if the Company determines that its investment in unconsolidated companies is "other than temporarily" impaired, the Company may write off its entire investment in such company. Ongoing research and development activities and the production and marketing of certain of the Company's products are subject to regulation by numerous governmental authorities in the United States and other countries. The approval process applicable to clinical diagnostic products of the type that may be developed by the Company may take a year or more. Delays in obtaining approvals could adversely affect the marketing of new products developed by the Company. Recruiting and retaining qualified scientific and production personnel to perform research and development work and product manufacturing are critical to the Company's success. The Company's anticipated growth and its expected expansion into areas and activities requiring additional expertise will require the addition of new personnel and the development of additional expertise by existing personnel. The failure to attract and retain such personnel could adversely affect the Company's business. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward- looking statements made due to new information or future events. Investors are cautioned not to place undue emphasis on these statements. ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK See discussion under "Market Risk" in Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. 24 ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS TECHNE Corporation and Subsidiaries (in thousands, except per share data) Year Ended June 30, 2006 2005 2004 -------- -------- -------- Net sales $202,617 $178,652 $161,257 Cost of sales 45,718 36,813 34,887 -------- -------- -------- Gross margin 156,899 141,839 126,370 -------- -------- -------- Operating expenses: Selling, general and administrative 27,604 24,476 21,725 Research and development 18,825 18,379 20,773 Amortization of intangible assets (Note D) 1,967 1,221 1,599 -------- -------- -------- Total operating expenses 48,396 44,076 44,097 -------- -------- -------- Operating income 108,503 97,763 82,273 -------- -------- -------- Other expense (income): Interest expense 964 822 678 Interest income (4,708) (4,109) (3,251) Impairment loss on equity investment (Note A) -- -- 1,523 Other non-operating expense, net 1,084 1,163 782 -------- -------- -------- Total other income (2,660) (2,124) (268) -------- -------- -------- Earnings before income taxes 111,163 99,887 82,541 Income taxes (Note H) 37,812 33,755 29,613 -------- -------- -------- Net earnings $ 73,351 $ 66,132 $ 52,928 ======== ======== ======== Earnings per share: Basic $ 1.88 $ 1.64 $ 1.29 Diluted $ 1.85 $ 1.62 $ 1.27 Weighted average common shares outstanding: Basic 39,049 40,359 41,046 Diluted 39,594 40,920 41,697 See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. 25 CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS TECHNE Corporation and Subsidiaries (in thousands, except share and per share data) June 30, 2006 2005 -------- -------- Assets Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 89,634 $ 80,344 Short-term available-for-sale investments (Note A) 19,212 16,790 Trade accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $120 and $118, respectively 23,769 22,041 Other receivables 1,309 1,681 Inventories (Note B) 9,024 7,758 Deferred income taxes (Note H) 6,121 5,467 Prepaid expenses 753 900 -------- -------- Total current assets 149,822 134,981 Available-for-sale investments (Note A) 77,660 42,189 Property and equipment, net (Note C) 88,772 89,036 Goodwill (Note D) 25,308 12,540 Intangible assets, net (Note D) 6,713 1,598 Deferred income taxes (Note H) 4,638 6,524 Investments (Note A) 17,195 7,778 Other assets 404 617 -------- -------- $370,512 $295,263 ======== ======== Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity Current liabilities: Trade accounts payable $ 3,627 $ 2,715 Salaries, wages and related accruals 5,148 4,895 Other accounts payable and accrued expenses 1,833 1,360 Income taxes payable 6,129 3,808 Current portion of long-term debt (Note E) 1,229 1,238 -------- -------- Total current liabilities 17,966 14,016 Long-term debt, less current portion (Note E) 12,198 13,378 -------- -------- Total liabilities 30,164 27,394 -------- -------- Commitments and contingencies (Note F) Stockholders' equity (Note G): Undesignated capital stock, no par; authorized 5,000,000 shares; none issued or outstanding -- -- Common stock, par value $.01 a share; authorized 100,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 39,376,782 and 38,636,658 shares, respectively 394 386 Additional paid-in capital 101,941 78,804 Retained earnings 232,328 185,049 Accumulated other comprehensive income (Note M) 5,685 3,630 -------- -------- Total stockholders' equity 340,348 267,869 -------- -------- $370,512 $295,263 ======== ======== See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. 26 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (Note M) TECHNE Corporation and Subsidiaries (in thousands)