SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): October 23, 2003 TECHNE CORPORATION ------------------ (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) Minnesota 0-17272 41-1427402 - ---------------------------- ------- ---------- (State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission I.R.S. Employer of Incorporation) File Number) 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 Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits (c) Exhibits 99 Press Release dated October 23, 2003. 99.1 Segment information for the quarter ended September 30, 2003. Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition A copy of the press release issued by Techne Corporation on October 23, 2003, describing the results of operations and its financial condition as of the quarter ended September 30, 2003, is attached hereto as Exhibit 99. Segment information for Techne Corporation for the quarter ended September 30, which has been included on Techne Corporation's website (www.techne- corp.com), is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. The information in this Form 8-K and the Exhibits attached hereto shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing. 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: October 23, 2003 TECHNE CORPORATION By: /S/ Thomas E. Oland --------------------------- Name: Thomas E. Oland Title: President and Chief Executive Officer EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit No. Exhibit ----------- ------- 99 Press release of Techne Corporation dated October 23, 2003. 99.1 Segment information for Techne Corporation for the quarter ended September 30, 2003.