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Techne Corporation Releases Unaudited Second Quarter Results for Fiscal Year 2009

Date:2/3/2009

MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Techne Corporation's (Nasdaq: TECH) consolidated net earnings for the quarter ended December 31, 2008 were $23.6 million or $.62 per diluted share compared with $23.6 million or $.60 per diluted share for the quarter ended December 31, 2007. For the six months ended December 31, 2008, Techne's consolidated net earnings increased 11.8% to $52.2 million or $1.36 per diluted share compared with $46.7 million or $1.18 per diluted share for the six months ended December 31, 2007. Net earnings as a percentage of net sales improved to 39.8% for the six months ended December 30, 2008 from 38.9% in the first six months of last year.

Foreign currency fluctuations and general economic conditions had a negative impact on consolidated net sales and earnings in the quarter ended December 31, 2008. The change in exchange rates used to convert foreign currencies (primarily British pound sterling and Euros) to U.S. dollars reduced net earnings by $1.5 million ($.04 per diluted share) for the quarter and $1.8 million ($.05 per diluted share) for the six months ended December 31, 2008, as compared to the same periods in last fiscal year.

Consolidated net sales for the quarter and six months ended December 31, 2008 were $61.9 million and $131.2 million, respectively. This was a 0.4% decrease and 9.2% increase from the quarter and six months ended December 31, 2007, respectively. Consolidated net sales were negatively affected by the strength of the U.S. dollar as compared to foreign currencies. Excluding the effect of changes in foreign currency exchange rates, consolidated net sales increased 5.0% and 11.5% for the quarter ended and six months ended December 31, 2008, respectively, from the comparable prior-year periods.

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