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Segment Results - 1st Quarter Fiscal Year 2008

TECHNE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
(in thousands of $’s, except per share data)
  Fiscal 2008 Increase(Decrease) From Fiscal 2007
  First Quarter Percent Of Sales First Quarter
Sales 57,987 100% 5,636
Cost of sales 12,104  21%    867
Gross margin 45,883 79% 4,769
       
Gross margin percentage 79.1%    
       
SG&A expense 8,090 14% 1,023
R&D expense 5,181 9% 326
Amortization expense 288 - (115)
Interest expense 0 - (268)
Interest income (2,998) (5%) (1,322)
Other non-operating exp., net      569    1%       84
  11,130  19% (272)
Earnings before income taxes 34,753 60% 5,041
Income taxes 11,681  20% 1,600
  23,072  40% 3,441
       
Diluted earnings per share .58    
Weighted average diluted shares outstanding 39,587    

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HEMATOLOGY DIVISION
(in thousands of $’s)
  Fiscal 2007 Increase(Decrease)From Fiscal 2006
First Quarter Percent Of Sales First Quarter
Sales 3,657 100% 155
Cost of sales 2,261   62% 163
Gross margin 1,396 38% (8)
       
Gross margin percentage 38.2%    
       
SG&A expense 467 13% 69
R&D expense 179 5% (1)
Interest, net (120) (4%) (39)
    526 14%   29
Pretax result  870 24% (37)

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

  Fiscal 2007 Increase(Decrease) From Fiscal 2006
First Quarter Percent Of Sales First Quarter
Sales 45,328 100% 3,707
Intersegment sales (6,447)     (748)
  38,881   2,959
       
Cost of sales 8,997 20% 515
Intersegment sales (6,174)   (650)
  2,823   (135)
       
Gross margin 36,058 80% 3,094
       
Gross margin percentage 80.2%    
       
SG&A expense 4,624 10% 611
R&D expense 5,002 11% 327
Amortization expense 288 1% (115)
Interest, net (1,257) (2%) (662)
Echange loss/(gain)        34      --     34
    8,691 20%   195
Pretax result 27,367 60% 2,899

(1) Includes R&D Systems' Biotechnology Division, BiosPacific, Inc. and R&D China

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

  Fiscal 2007 Increase(Decrease) From Fiscal 2006
First Quarter Percent Of Sales First Quarter
Sales 7,605 100% 735
Cost of sales 3,455  45% 170
Gross margin 4,150 55% 565
     
Gross margin percentage 54.6%    
       
SG&Aexpense 1,114 15% 40
Interest income (683) (9%) (273)
Exchange loss/(gain)   (96) (1%) (174)
    335   5% (407)
Pretax result 3,815 50%   972

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

  Fiscal 2007 Increase(Decrease) From Fiscal 2006
First Quarter Percent Of Sales First Quarter
Sales 15,449 100% 2,522
Cost of sales  7,020   45%    839
Gross margin 8,429 55% 1,683
       
Gross margin percentage 54.6%    
       
SG&A expense 2,262 15% 242
Interest income (1,387) (9%) (616)
Exchangeloss (198) (1%) (345)
     677   5% (719)
Pretax result 7,752 50% 2,402

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

  Fiscal 2006 Increase(Decrease) From Fiscal 2007
First Quarter First Quarter
Interest income 234 5
Rental income      67 (232)
  301 (227)
     
SG&A expense 737 101
Interest expense -- (268)
Other-Building expenses 544 34
Other-Hemerus losses 131 4
Other-Nephromics losses      125   125
    1,537    (4)
Pretax result (1,236) (223)

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