UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
Current Report
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 5, 2018
BIO-TECHNE CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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Minnesota |
0-17272 |
41-1427402 |
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(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification |
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614 McKinley Place NE Minneapolis, MN 55413 |
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) |
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(612) 379-8854 |
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(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code) |
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Not Applicable |
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) |
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Item 8.01 Other Events
As described in this Current Report, effective in the first quarter of fiscal year 2019, Bio-Techne Corporation. (“Bio-Techne” or “the company”) changed its reportable segments due to recent changes in its underlying organizational model designed to support the business following recent acquisitions and to facilitate global growth. This Current Report recasts previously issued financial information and does not represent a restatement. The information contained in this Form 8-K is being furnished in order to provide the financial community with historical financial data that is presented on a basis consistent with the Company’s new reporting structure. Bio-Techne did not operate under the realigned reportable segment structure for any of these prior periods and will begin to report comparative results under the new structure effective with the filing of its Quarterly Report on Form 10Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2018.
The information in this Form 8-K, including the exhibit attached hereto, is furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
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(d) |
Exhibits |
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99.1 |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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| Date: September 5, 2018 |
By: /s/ Brenda S. Furlow Brenda S. Furlow Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. | Description |
| 99.1 | Supplemental Historical Business Segment Net Sales and Operating Income for Bio-Techne Corporation for each of the quarterly periods ended September 30, December 31, March 31, and June 30, 2018 and 2017 and for the years ended June 30, 2018 and 2017. |