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Segment Results - 1st Quarter Fiscal Year 2006

TECHNE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
(in thousands of $’s, except per share data)

  Fiscal 2006 Increase(Decrease) From Fiscal 2005
First Quarter Percent Of Sales First Quarter
Sales 47,709 100% 6,790
Cost of sales 11,096 23% 2,209
Gross margin 36,613 77% 4,581
Gross margin percentage 76.7%
SG&A expense 6,454 14% 820
R&D expense 4,717 10% 29
Amortization expense 492 1% 187
Interest expense 223 -- (22)
Interest income (974) (2%) 79
Othernon-operating exp., net 211 -- (255)
11,123 23% 838
Earnings before income taxes 25,490 54% 3,743
Income taxes 8,489 18% 934
17,001 36% 2,809
Diluted earnings per share 0.43
Weighted average diluted shares outstanding 39,669

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HEMATOLOGY DIVISION
(in thousands of $’s)

  Fiscal 2006 Increase(Decrease) From Fiscal 2005
First Quarter Percent Of Sales First Quarter
Sales 3,534 100% (479)
Cost of sales 2,105 60% (115)
Gross margin 1,429 40% (364)
Gross margin percentage 40.4%
SG&A expense 384 11% (25)
R&D expense 185 5% (3)
Interest, net (37) (1%) 19
532 15% (9)
Pretax result 897 25% (355)

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BIOTECHNOLOGY DIVISION (1)
(in thousands of $’s)

  Fiscal 2006 Increase(Decrease) From Fiscal 2005
First Quarter Percent Of Sales First Quarter
Sales 37,599 100% 6,908
Intersegment sales (5,299) (495)
32,300 6,413
Cost of sales 8,470 23% 2,359
Intersegment sales (5,323) (567)
3,147 1,792
Gross margin 29,153 77% 4,621
Gross margin percentage 77.5%
SG&A expense 3,639 10% 666
R&D expense 4,532 12% 32
Amortization expense 492 1% 187
Interest, net (268) (1%) 146
8,395 22% 1,031
Pretax result 20,758 55% 3,590

(1) Fiscal 2006 includes R&D Systems' Biotechnology Division, Fortron Bio Science, Inc., and BiosPacific, Inc.

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R&D SYSTEMS EUROPE
(in thousands of £'s) 

  Fiscal 2006 Increase(Decrease) From Fiscal 2005
First Quarter Percent Of Sales First Quarter
Sales 6,690 100% 610
Cost of sales 3,292 50% 361
Gross margin 3,398 50% 249
Gross margin percentage 50.8%
SG&A expense 1,004 15% 54
Interest income (326) (5%) (72)
Exchange loss/(gain) 15 -- (11)
693 10% (29)
Pretax result 2,705 40% 278

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R&D SYSTEMS EUROPE
(in thousands of $’s)

  Fiscal 2006 Increase(Decrease) From Fiscal 2005
First Quarter Percent Of Sales First Quarter
Sales 11,875 100% 856
Cost of sales 5,844 50% (71)
Gross margin 6,031 50% 324
Gross margin percentage 50.8%
SG&A expense 1,782 15% 60
Interest income (579) (5%) (119)
Exchange loss 28 -- (19)
1,231 10% (78)
Pretax result 4,800 40% 402

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CORPORATE AND OTHER (2)
(in thousands of $’s)

  Fiscal 2005 Increase(Decrease) From Fiscal 2005
First Quarter First Quarter
Interest income 90 48
Rental income 342 323
432 371
SG&A expense 649 119
Interest expense 223 59
Other-Hemerus losses 82 79
Other-Building expenses 443 8
1,397 265
Pretax result (965) 106

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2) Unallocated corporate expenses and Techne’s share of losses by Hemerus Medical, LLC