UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549 


 FORM 10-Q/A

(Amendment No 1)

 

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2016, 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 


BIO-TECHNE CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) 


 

Minnesota

 

41-1427402

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

 

614 McKinley Place N.E.

Minneapolis, MN 55413

 

(612) 379-8854

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (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.    Yes      No  

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes      No  

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer", "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer

 

 ☒

  

Accelerated filer

 

 

 

 

 

Non-accelerated filer

 

 ☐

  

Smaller reporting company

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 12b- 2).      Yes      No

 

At November 4, 2016, 37,309,642 shares of the Company's Common Stock (par value $0.01) were outstanding

 

 

 

 

EXPLANATORY NOTE

 

Bio-Techne Corporation. (the “Company”) is filing this Amendment No. 1 (“Amendment”) to its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (“Form 10-Q”) for period ended September 30, 2016, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 9, 2016, solely to amend the following exhibits:

 

Exhibit 31.1, Certificate of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to section 302 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002

 

Exhibit 31.2, Certificate of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to section 302 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002

 

Exhibit 32.1, Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002

 

Exhibit 32.2, Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002

 

These exhibits as originally filed incorrectly listed the name of the registrant as Techne Corporation. The revised Exhibits included in this Amendment list correctly list the name of the registrant as Bio-Techne Corporation.

 

As required by the applicable rules, the revised Section 302 and Section 906 certifications from the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer are listed under the current date.

 

Except as described above, no other revisions or amendments have been made to Part II, Item 6, or any other portion of the Form 10-Q. This Amendment does not reflect events occurring after November 9, 2016, the date of the original filing of the Form 10-Q, or modify or update any disclosures that may have been affected by subsequent events.

 

 

PART II

 

Item 6.  Exhibits

 

The following documents are filed as exhibits to this Report.

 

 Exhibit #

  

Description

 

 

 

31.1

 

Certificate of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to section 302 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002

 

 

 

31.2

 

Certificate of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to section 302 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002

 

 

 

32.1

 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002

 

 

 

32.2

 

Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002

 

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Bio-Techne Corporation has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, on the 21st day of March, 2017.

 

 

BIO-TECHNE CORPORATION

 

(Registrant)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/Brenda S. Furlow

 

 

Brenda S. Furlow

 

 

Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

 

 

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