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 *
BAUMGARTNER ROBERT V
   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)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
5775 WAYZATA BOULEVARD, SUITE 400		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/24/2018
(Street)

MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55416		 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 08/24/2018   M   5,000 A $ 61.46 12,712 D  
Common Stock 08/24/2018   S   5,000 D $ 188.4667 (1) 7,712 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
Stock Options (Right to buy) $ 61.46 08/24/2018   M     5,000 10/28/2010 10/27/2020 Common Stock 5,000 $ 0 0 D  
Stock Option (right to buy) $ 91.78             10/30/2014 10/30/2024 Common Stock 4,000   4,000 D  
Stock Option (right to buy) $ 87.39             10/31/2013 10/30/2023 Common Stock 4,000   4,000 D  
Stock Option (right to buy) $ 87.34             10/29/2016 10/28/2025 Common Stock 4,260   4,260 D  
Stock Option (right to buy) $ 70.35             10/27/2011 10/26/2021 Common Stock 5,000   5,000 D  
Stock Option (right to buy) $ 66.9             10/25/2012 10/24/2022 Common Stock 5,000   5,000 D  
Stock Options (Right to buy) $ 125.05               (2) 10/26/2027 Common Stock 3,125   3,125 D  
Stock Options (Right to buy) $ 101.19             10/26/2017 10/26/2026 Common Stock 3,985   3,985 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
BAUMGARTNER ROBERT V
5775 WAYZATA BOULEVARD, SUITE 400
MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55416		        

Signatures

 /s/ Brenda S. Furlow, attorney in fact for Robert V. Baumgartner pursuant to Power of Attorney previously filed   08/28/2018
**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) The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $188.17 to $188.73, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide Bio-Techne Corporation, any security holder of Bio-Techne Corporation, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.
(2) The option vests on the earlier of the one year anniversary of the grant date (10/26/2017) or the date of Bio-Techne 2018 annual meeting of shareholders.

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