Form 8-K Amendment No.1

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K/A

Amendment No.1

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): April 28, 2011

 

 

TECHNE CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

 

Minnesota   0-17272   41-1427402

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

  

(Commission

File Number)

  

I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

614 Mckinley Place NE

Minneapolis, MN 55413

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (612) 379-8854

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if changed since Last Report)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligations of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

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Item 2.01 Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

On May 4, 2011, Techne Corporation (Techne) filed a Current Report on Form 8-K reporting that it had completed the acquisition of Tocris Holdings Limited (Tocris), a United Kingdom company.

This Form 8-K/A amends the Form 8-K we filed on May 4, 2011, to include Tocris’ audited consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2010 (Tocris’ fiscal year end), and for the year then ended as required by Item 9.01(a) of Form 8-K, and the unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial information related to the Tocris acquisition required by Item 9.01(b) of Form 8-K.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(a) Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired.

The Tocris audited consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2010, and for the year then ended, are attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K/A and incorporated by reference to this Form 8-K/A.

The consent of KPMG LLP, Tocris’ independent auditor, is attached as Exhibit 23.1 to this Form 8-K/A.

(b) Pro Forma Financial Information.

The following unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial information related to Techne’s acquisition of Tocris is attached as Exhibit 99.2 to this Form 8-K/A and incorporated by reference into this Form 8-K/A.

 

  (i) Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income for the year ended June 30, 2010;

 

  (ii) Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income for the six months ended December 31, 2010; and

 

  (iii) Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2010.

(c) Exhibits.

 

  23.1 Consent of KPMG LLP

 

  99.1 Tocris Audited Consolidated Financial Statements as of December 31, 2010 and for the year then ended

 

  99.2 Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Information

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

Dated: July 8, 2011   TECHNE CORPORATION
    By:  

/s/ Thomas E. Oland

    Name:   Thomas E. Oland
    Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
No.

   

Description

23.1    Consent of KPMG LLP
99.1    Tocris Audited Consolidated Financial Statements as of December 31, 2010 and for the year then ended
99.2    Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Information