SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP


Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Hippel James

(Last) (First) (Middle)
614 MCKINLEY PLACE NE

(Street)
MINNEAPOLIS MN 55413

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BIO-TECHNE Corp [ TECH ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
CFO
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/01/2024
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 11/01/2024 M 13,159 A $0 113,085 D
Common Stock 11/01/2024 F 6,475 D $75.31 106,610 D
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Options (Right to Buy) $31.26 (1) 08/09/2024 Common Stock 53,867 53,867 D
Stock Options (Right to Buy) $44.33 (1) 08/08/2025 Common Stock 168,620 168,620 D
Stock Options (Right to Buy) $47.6 (1) 08/07/2026 Common Stock 186,068 186,068 D
Stock Options (Right to Buy) $66.97 (1) 08/05/2027 Common Stock 167,328 167,328 D
Stock Options (Right to Buy) $120.46 (2) 08/06/2028 Common Stock 40,536 40,536 D
Performance Restricted Stock Units (3) (4) (4) Common Stock 10,912 10,912 D
Performance Stock Options (Right to Buy) $94.52 (4) 08/15/2029 Common Stock 33,916 33,916 D
Stock Options (Right to Buy) $94.52 (5) 08/15/2029 Common Stock 45,220 45,220 D
Performance Restricted Stock Units (3) (6) (6) Common Stock 13,865 13,865 D
Performance Stock Options (Right to Buy) $84.61 (6) 08/15/2030 Common Stock 37,314 37,314 D
Stock Options (Right to Buy) $84.61 (7) 08/15/2030 Common Stock 45,923 45,923 D
Restricted Stock Units (3) 11/01/2024 M 13,159 (8) (8) Common Stock 13,159 $0 13,159 D
Performance Restricted Stock Units (3) (9) (9) Common Stock 24,062 24,062 D
Restricted Stock Units (3) (10) (10) Common Stock 12,031 12,031 D
Stock Options (Right to Buy) $74.91 (11) 08/15/2034 Common Stock 32,417 32,417 D
Restricted Stock Units (3) 11/01/2024 A 34,634 (12) (12) Common Stock 34,634 $0 34,634 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. Fully exercisable.
2. Options to purchase 10,134 shares vest on each of 8/6/2022, 8/6/2023, 8/6/2024 and 8/6/2025.
3. Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of Bio-Techne Corporation common stock.
4. Vests in full or in part on 8/15/2025 if certain performance goals are achieved (or such later date as performance is certified by the Administrator).
5. Options to purchase 11,305 shares vest on each of 8/15/2023, 8/15/2024, 8/15/2025 and 8/15/2026.
6. Vests in full or in part on 8/15/2026 if certain performance goals are achieved (or such later date as performance is certified by the Administrator).
7. Options to purchase 11,481 shares vest on each of 8/15/2024, 8/15/2025 and 8/15/2027, and options to purchase 11,480 shares vest on 8/15/2026.
8. On 11/1/2024, the Board of Directors certified vesting of ____ performance RSUs. The remaining 13,159 restricted stock units vest on 11/1/2025.
9. Vests in full or in part on 8/15/2027 if certain performance goals are achieved (or such later date as performance is certified by the Administrator).
10. 4,010 restricted stock units vest on each of 8/15/2025 and 8/15/2026, and 4,011 restricted stock units vest on 8/15/2027.
11. Options to purchase 8,104 shares vest on each of 8/15/2025, 8/15/2026 and 8/15/2027, and options to purchase 8,105 shares vest on 8/15/2028.
12. 11,545 restricted stock units vest on each of 11/1/2025 and 11/1/2026; and 11,544 restricted stock units vest on 11/1/2027.
/s/ Andrew Nick as Attorney-in-Fact for James Hippel pursuant to Power of Attorney previously filed 11/05/2024
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