SEC Form SD filed by Bio-Techne Corp
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM SD
SPECIALIZED DISCLOSURE REPORT
BIO-TECHNE CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Minnesota | 000-17272 | 41-1427402 |
(State or other jurisdiction of | (Commission | (I.R.S. Employer |
614 McKinley Place NE Minneapolis, MN | 55413 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Shane V. Bohnen (612) 851-4841
(Name and telephone number, including area code, of the person to contact in connection with this report)
Check the appropriate box to indicate the rule pursuant to which this form is being filed, and provide the period to which the information in this form applies:
☒ | Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13p-1) for the reporting period from January 1 to December 31, 2023. |
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SECTION 1 – CONFLICT MINERALS DISCLOSURE
Item 1.01 Conflict Minerals Disclosure and Report
Most of the products Bio-Techne manufactures or contracts to manufacture do not contain conflict minerals. However, under our ProteinSimple brand included in our Analytical Solutions Division, we sell instruments, some of which include tin, tungsten, tanatalum and/or gold (“3TG”). We also sell two other small groups of reagent products, one under our Novus Biologicals and R&D Systems brands that contains 3TG. These product lines collectively are the subject of this report. This Report does not include the products made by Lunaphore Technologies SA which Bio-Techne acquired on July 7, 2023, though the Lunaphore brand’s products will be included within Bio-Techne’s due diligence for its 2024 Conflict Minerals Report.
Conflict Minerals Disclosure
A copy of Bio-Techne Corporation’s Conflict Minerals Report is provided as Exhibit 1.01 hereto and is publicly available at www.bio-techne.com .
Item 1.02 Exhibit
As specified in Section 2, Item 2.01 of this Form SD, the Company is hereby filing its Conflict Minerals Report as Exhibit 1.01 to this Form SD.
SECTION 2 – EXHIBITS
Item 2.01 Exhibits
Exhibit 1.01 – Conflict Minerals Report as required by Items 1.01 and 1.02 of this Form.
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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 thereunto duly authorized.
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Date: May 31, 2024 | By: | /s/ Shane V. Bohnen |
| Name: | Shane V. Bohnen |
| Title: | Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |
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