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Segment Results - 4 th 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 Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter   YTD Percent Of Sales First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter   YTD
Sales 57,987 62,142 69,522 67,769 257,420 100% 5,636 9,633 9,325 9,344 33,938
Cost of sales 12,104 12,751 14,146 13,888 52,889 21% 867 2,037 2,127 1,191 6,222
Gross margin 45,883 49,391 55,376 53,881 204,531 79% 4,769 7,596 7,198 8,153 27,716
                       
Gross margin percentage 79.1% 79.5% 79.7% 79.5% 79.5%            
                       
SG&A expense 8,090 10,645 8,994 8,986 36,715 14% 1,023 1,815 1,765 1,147 5,750
R&D expense 5,181 5,562 5,839 5,812 22,394 9% 326 518 670 798 2,312
Amortization expense 288 282 283 282 1,135 - (115) (122) (120) (122) (479)
Interest expense 0 0 0 0 0 - (268) (815) 0 0 (1,083)
Interest income (2,998) (3,252) (3,155) (2,783) (12,188) (5%) (1,322) (1,296) (918) (218) (3,754)
Other non-operating ex., net 569 573 423 1,079 2,644 1% 84 145 (344) 185 70
  11,130 13,810 12,384 13,376 50,700 19% (272) 245 1,053 1,790 2,816
Earnings before income taxes 34,753 35,581 42,992 40,505 153,831 60% 5,041 7,351 6,145 6,363 24,900
Income taxes 11,681 11,942 13,402 13,248 50,273 20% 1,600 2,375 448 2,030 6,453
  23,072 23,639 29,590 27,257 103,558 40% 3,441 4,976 5,697 4,333 18,447
                       
Diluted earnings per share .58 .60 .76 .70 2.64            
Weighted average diluted shares outstanding   39,587   39,497   39,108   38,788   39,247            
                       

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HEMATOLOGY DIVISION
(in thousands of $’s)

  Fiscal 2008 Increase (Decrease) From Fiscal 2007
  First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter   YTD Percent Of Sales First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter   YTD
Sales 3,657 3,972 4,206 4,187 16,022 100% 155 146 542 77 920
Cost of sales 2,261 2,276 2,466 2,457 9,460 59% 163 129 381 199 872
Gross margin 1,396 1,696 1,740 1,730 6,562 41% (8) 17 161 (122) 48
                       
Gross margin percentage 38.2% 42.7% 41.4% 41.3% 41.0%            
                       
SG&A expense 467 487 489 560 2,003 12% 69 48 58 138 313
R&D expense 179 194 199 190 762 5% (1) 4 1 9 13
Interest, net (120) (125) (123) (93) (461) (3%) (39) (30) (12) 43 (38)
  526 556 565 657 2,304 14% 29 22 47 190 288
Pretax result 870 1,140 1,175 1,073 4,258 27% (37) (5) 114 (312) (240)
                       

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

  Fiscal 2008 Increase (Decrease) From Fiscal 2007
  First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter   YTD Percent Of Sales First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter   YTD
Sales 45,328 46,576 52,912 49,995 194,811 100% 3,707 6,503 6,710 5,207 22,127
Intersegment sales (6,447) (7,433) (7,822) (7,446) (29,148)   (748) (786) (750) (794) (3,078)
  38,881 39,143 45,090 42,549 165,663   2,959 5,717 5,960 4,413 19,049
                       
Cost of sales 8,997 9,612 10,709 10,247 39,565 20% 515 1,929 1,668 670 4,782
Intersegment sales (6,174) (7,430) (7,755) (7,738) (29,097)   (650) (995) (608) (1,059) (3,312)
  2,823 2,182 2,954 2,509 10,468   (135) 934 1,060 (389) 1,470
                       
Gross margin 36,058 36,961 42,136 40,040 155,195 80% 3,094 4,783 4,900 4,802 17,579
                       
Gross margin percentage 80.2% 79.4% 79.8% 79.5% 79.7%            
                       
SG&A expense 4,624 5,534 5,257 5,566 20,981 10% 611 870 1,091 949 3,521
R&D expense 5,002 5,368 5,640 5,622 21,632 11% 327 514 669 789 2,299
Amortization expense 288 282 283 282 1,135 1% (115) (122) (120) (122) (479)
Interest, net (1,257) (1,309) (1,285) (988) (4,839) (2%) (662) (587) (444) 43 (1,650)
Exchange loss/(gain) 34 12 (5) 389 430 -- 34 12 (5) 389 430
  8,691 9,887 9,890 10,871 39,339 20% 195 687 1,191 2,048 4,121
Pretax result 27,367 27,074 32,246 29,169 115,856 60% 2,899 4,096 3,709 2,754 13,458

(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 2008 Increase (Decrease) From Fiscal 2007
  First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter   YTD Percent Of Sales First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter   YTD
Sales 7,605 9,301 10,180 10,565 37,651 100% 735 1,450 1,326 2,411 5,922
Cost of sales 3,455 4,053 4,392 4,486 16,386 44% 170 287 301 689 1,447
Gross margin 4,150 5,248 5,788 6,079 21,265 56% 565 1,163 1,025 1,722 4,475
                       
Gross margin percentage 54.6% 56.4% 56.9% 57.5% 56.5%            
                       
SG&A expense 1,114 1,276 1,163 1,253 4,806 13% 40 40 88 140 308
Interest income (683) (773) (762) (740) (2,958) (8%) (273) (293) (220) (145) (931)
Exchange loss/(gain) (96) (81) (230) (9) (416) (2%) (174) (17) (252) (15) (458)
  335 422 171 504 1,432 3% (407) (270) (384) (20) (1,081)
Pretax result 3,815 4,826 5,617 5,575 19,833 53% 972 1,433 1,409 1,742 5,556

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

  Fiscal 2008 Increase (Decrease) From Fiscal 2007
  First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter   YTD Percent Of Sales First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter   YTD
Sales 15,449 19,027 20,226 21,033 75,735 100% 2,522 3,770 2,823 4,854 13,969
Cost of sales 7,020 8,293 8,726 8,922 32,961 44% 839 974 686 1,381 3,880
Gross margin 8,429 10,734 11,500 12,111 42,774 56% 1,683 2,796 2,137 3,473 10,089
                       
Gross margin percentage 54.6% 56.4% 56.9% 57.6% 56.5%            
                       
SG&A expense 2,262 2,599 2,311 2,495 9,667 13% 242 194 199 276 911
Interest income (1,387) (1,576) (1,514) (1,472) (5,949) (8%) (616) (643) (447) (298) (2,004)
Exchange loss (198) (165) (457) (17) (837) (2%) (345) (39) (499) (36) (919)
  677 858 340 1,006 2,881 3% (719) (488) (747) (58) (2,012)
Pretax result 7,752 9,876 11,160 11,105 39,893 53% 2,402 3,284 2,884 3,531 12,101

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

  Fiscal 2008 Increase (Decrease) From Fiscal 2007
  First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter   YTD First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter   YTD
Interest income 234 242 233 230 939 5 36 15 6 62
Rental income 67 111 91 135 404 (232) (130) 36 44 (282)
  301 353 324 365 1,343 (227) (94) 51 50 (220)
                     
SG&A expense 737 2,025 937 365 4,064 101 703 417 (216) 1,005
Interest expense -- -- -- -- -- (268) (815) -- -- (1,083)
Other-Building expenses 544 600 633 538 2,315 34 51 114 (96) 103
Other-Equity Investment losses 256 237 343 304 1,140 129 (9) 82 (28) 174
  1,537 2,862 1,913 1,207 7,519 (4) (70) 613 (340) 199
Pretax result (1,236) (2,509) (1,589) (842) (6,176) (223) (24) (562) 390 (419)
                     
(2) Unallocated corporate expenses and Techne’s share of losses by Hemerus Medical, LLC and Nephromics, LLC.
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