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During the three months ended June 30, 2026, no director or officer of the Company adopted or terminated a “Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement” or “non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement,” as each term is defined in Item 408(a) of Regulation S-K.
+Added: DISCLOSURE REGARDING FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS THAT PREVENT INSPECTIONS
+Added: Not applicable.
DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
−Removed: Other than "Executive Officers of the Registrant" which is set forth at the end of Item 1 in Part I of this report, the information required by Item 10 is incorporated herein by reference to the sections entitled "Election of Directors," "Principle Shareholders" and "Additional Corporate Governance Matters" in the Company’s Proxy Statement for its 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders which will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Regulation 14A within 120 days after the close of the fiscal year for which this report is filed.
−Removed: The Company has an insider trading policy which governs the purchase, sale, and/or other dispositions of our securities or securities of certain other publicly traded companies by directors, officers, employees, and other covered persons and is designed to promote compliance with insider trading laws, rules and regulations, and listing standards applicable to the Company.
−Removed: A copy of our Insider Trading Policy is filed as Exhibit 19 to this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
+Added: The information required to be included in Item 10 will be included in our proxy statement for our 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (“2026 Proxy Statement”) or Form 10-K/A, which we intend to file with the SEC within 120 days after the close of our fiscal 2026 year, and is incorporated herein by reference.
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
−Removed: The information required by Item 11 is incorporated herein by reference to the sections entitled "Election of Directors" and "Executive Compensation" in the Company’s Proxy Statement for its 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders which will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Regulation 14A within 120 days after the close of the fiscal year for which this report is filed.
+Added: The information required to be included in Item 11 will be included in our 2026 Proxy Statement or Form 10-K/A, which we intend to file within 120 days after the close of our fiscal 2026 year, and is incorporated herein by reference .
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED SHAREHOLDER MATTERS
−Removed: The information required by Item 12 is incorporated by reference to the sections entitled "Principal Shareholders" and "Management Shareholdings" in the Company’s Proxy Statement for its 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders which will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Regulation 14A within 120 days after the close of the fiscal year for which this report is filed.
+Added: The information required to be included in Item 12 will be included in our 2026 Proxy Statement or Form 10-K/A, which we intend to file within 120 days after the close of our fiscal 2026 year, and is incorporated herein by reference.
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE
−Removed: The information required by Item 13 is incorporated by reference to the sections entitled "Election of Directors" and "Additional Corporate Governance Matters" in the Company’s Proxy Statement for its 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders which will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Regulation 14A within 120 days after the close of the fiscal year for which this report is filed.
+Added: The information required to be included in Item 13 will be included in our 2026 Proxy Statement or Form 10-K/A, which we intend to file within 120 days after the close of our fiscal 2026 year, and is incorporated herein by reference.
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES
−Removed: The information required by Item 14 is incorporated herein by reference to the section entitled "Audit Matters" in the Company’s Proxy Statement for its 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders which will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Regulation 14A within 120 days after the close of the fiscal year for which this report is filed.
+Added: The information required to be included in Item 14 will be included in our 2026 Proxy Statement or Form 10-K/A, which we intend to file within 120 days after the close of our fiscal 2026 year, and is incorporated herein by reference.
EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
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for Form 10-K for the 2026 Fiscal Year
+Added: Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among the Company, Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, and EMD Holdings NewCo, Inc.
+Added: incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 of the Company’s Form 8-K dated June 26, 2026*
Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company--incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Company’s Form 8-K dated November 1, 2022*
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Second Amended and Restated 2010 Equity Incentive Plan--incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Company’s Form 8-K dated October 26, 2017*
−Removed: Form of Time Vesting Restricted Stock Award Agreement for Second Amended and Restated 2010 Equity Incentive Plan--incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of the Company's Form 10-K dated August 25, 2021*
−Removed: Form of Performance Vesting Restricted Stock Award Agreement for Second Amended and Restated 2010 Equity Incentive Plan--incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 of the Company's Form 10-K dated August 25, 2021*
−Removed: F orm of Time Vesting Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement for Second Amended and Restated 2010 Equity Incentive Plan (Global)--incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 of the Company's Form 10-K dated August 25, 2021*
−Removed: Form of Performance Vesting Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement for Seconded Amended and Restated 2010 Equity Incentive Plan--incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 of the Company's Form 10-K dated August 25, 2021*
−Removed: Form of the Time Vesting Performance Unit Award Agreement for Second Amended and Restated 2010 Equity Incentive Plan--incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 of the Company's Form 10-K dated August 25, 2021*
−Removed: Form of Performance Vesting Performance Unit Award Agreement for Second Amended and Restated 2010 Equity Incentive Plan--incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 of the Company's Form 10-K dated August 25, 2021*
Form of Time Vesting Incentive Stock Option Agreement for Second Amended and Restated 2010 Equity Incentive Plan--incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 of the Company's Form 10-K dated August 25, 2021*
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Form of Performance Vesting Incentive Stock Option Agreement--incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 of the Company’s Form 8-K dated November 3, 2020*
−Removed: Form of Performance Vesting Restricted Stock Agreement-- incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 of the Company’s Form 8-K dated November 3, 2020*
Form of Performance Vesting Restricted Stock Unit Agreement--incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 of the Company’s Form 8-K dated November 3, 2020*
Form of Time Vesting Incentive Stock Option Agreement--incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 of the Company’s Form 8-K dated November 3, 2020*
−Removed: Form of Time Vesting Performance Unit Agreement-- incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 of the Company’s Form 8-K dated November 3, 2020*
Form of Time Vesting Restricted Stock Agreement--incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 of the Company’s Form 8-K dated November 3, 2020*
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Form of Executive Employment Agreement by and between the Company and Kim Kelderman--incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Company’s Form 8-K dated October 19, 2023*
+Added: Executive Employment Agreement by and between the Company and Steve Crouse--incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Company’s Form 8-K dated February 11, 2026*
+Added: Form of Retention Agreement by and between the Company and Executive Officers of the Company--attached as Exhibit 10.21 hereto
Bio-Techne Insider Trading Policy
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** Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement
−Removed: *** Furnished herwith
+Added: *** Furnished herewith
FORM 10-K SUMMARY
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August 24, 2026
−Removed: /s/ Joseph Keegan, Ph.D.
+Added: /s/ Joseph Keegan
Joseph Keegan, Director
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August 24, 2026
−Removed: /s/ Roeland Nusse, Ph.D.
−Removed: Roeland Nusse, Director
−Removed: August 22, 2025
−Removed: /s/ Alpna Seth, Ph.D.
+Added: /s/ Alpna Seth
Alpna Seth, Director
August 24, 2026
−Removed: /s/ Judith Klimovsky, M.D.
+Added: /s/ Judith Klimovsky
Judith Klimovsky, Director
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