Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Furlow Brenda S.
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BIO-TECHNE Corp [TECH]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
SVP - General Counsel
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
614 MCKINLEY PLACE NE
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/07/2018
(Street)

MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55413
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 08/07/2018   M   959 A $ 0 2,627 D  
Common Stock 08/07/2018   F   438 D $ 180.14 2,189 D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Units (1) 08/07/2018   M     959   (2)   (2) Common Stock 959 $ 0 241 D  
Restricted Stock Units (1) 08/07/2018   D     241   (2)   (2) Common Stock 241 $ 0 0 D  
Stock Options (Right to buy) $ 108.49 08/07/2018   D     1,505   (3) 08/07/2022 Common Stock 1,505 $ 0 5,995 D  
Restricted Stock Units (1) 08/08/2018   A   1,374     (4)   (4) Common Stock 1,374 $ 0 1,374 D  
Stock Options (Right to buy) $ 177.32 08/08/2018   A   9,786     (5) 08/08/2025 Common Stock 9,786 $ 0 9,786 D  
Stock Options (Right to buy) $ 177.32 08/08/2018   A   7,339     (4) 08/08/2025 Common Stock 7,339 $ 0 7,339 D  
Restricted Stock Units (1)               (6)   (6) Common Stock 1,759   1,759 D  
Restricted Stock Units (1)               (7)   (7) Common Stock 1,724   1,724 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 108.49               (8) 08/07/2022 Common Stock 10,000   10,000 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 94.35               (9) 08/12/2021 Common Stock 15,000   15,000 D  
Stock Options (Right to buy) $ 125.05               (7) 08/09/2024 Common Stock 9,503   9,503 D  
Stock Options (Right to buy) $ 125.05               (10) 08/09/2024 Common Stock 12,760   12,760 D  
Stock Options (Right to buy) $ 106.59               (11) 08/18/2023 Common Stock 14,476   14,476 D  
Stock Options (Right to buy) $ 106.59               (6) 08/18/2023 Common Stock 10,857   10,857 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Furlow Brenda S.
614 MCKINLEY PLACE NE
MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55413
      SVP - General Counsel  

Signatures

 /s/ Anna Weispfenning as Attorney-in-Fact for Brenda S. Furlow pursuant to Power of Attorney previously filed.   08/09/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of Bio-Techne common stock.
(10) Vest 3,167 shares each on 8/9/2018, 8/9/2019 and 3,168 shares each on 8/9/2020, 8/9/2021.
(11) Vests 3,619 shares on each of 8/18/17, 8/18/18, 8/18/19 and 8/18/20.
(2) On 8/7/2018, the Board of Directors authorized discretionary vesting for 959 performance RSUs. The remainder of the performance RSUs were forfeited.
(3) On 8/7/2018, the Board of Directors authorized discretionary vesting for 5,995 performance options. The remainder of the performance options were forfeited.
(4) Vests in full or in part on 8/8/2021 if certain performance goals are achieved (or such later date as performance is certified by the Administrator).
(5) Vests 2,447 shares each on 8/8/2019, 8/8/2020, and 2,446 shares each on 8/8/2021, 8/8/2022
(6) Vests in full or in part on 8/18/19 if certain performance goals are achieved (or such later date as performance is certified by the Administrator).
(7) Vests in full or in part on 8/9/2020 if certain performance goals are achieved (or such later date as performance is certified by the Administrator).
(8) 2,500 shares vest on each of 8/7/16, 8/7/17, 8/7/18 and 8/7/19.
(9) 3,750 shares vest on each of 8/12/15, 8/12/16, 8/12/17 and 8/12/18.

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