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Bio-Techne

Life Sciences Tools & Services · Minneapolis, Minnesota · founded 1976

Board members
9
CEO
Kim Kelderman
Insider buys, 12 mo
$0
Insider sales, 12 mo
$437K

Board of directors (9)

Directors with a Section 16 filing in the last 13 months. “Since” is the first filing as a director; SEC data sets start in 2016.

Kim Kelderman
Chief Executive Officersince Aug 2024
Robert Baumgartner V
Directorsince Aug 2016
John L. Higgins
Directorsince Sep 2016
Alpna Seth
Directorsince Oct 2017
Joseph D. Keegan
Directorsince Oct 2017
Rupert Vessey
Directorsince Jul 2019
Julie L. Bushman
Directorsince Aug 2020+1 S&P board
Judith Klimovsky V
Directorsince May 2024
Amy E. Herr
Directorsince Feb 2025

Executive officers (6)

Kim Kelderman
Chief Executive Officersince May 2018
James Hippel
CFOsince Apr 2016
William Geist
PRESIDENT, PROTEIN SCIENCESsince Feb 2022
Shane Bohnen
SVP - General Counselsince Apr 2023
Matthew McManus
President - Diag & Spatial Biosince Feb 2024
Steven C. Crouse
President - Diag & Spatial Bisince Mar 2026

Company facts

Chair
—
In S&P 500 since
Aug 2021
Incorporated in
MN
Fiscal year ends
June
SEC industry
Biological Products, (No Diagnostic Substances)
SEC filings
EDGAR

Connections to other S&P 500 companies

Current directors and officers who also hold a role at another S&P 500 company.

Major holders (5% or more)

Latest Schedule 13D/13G filing per holder. Holders that reported falling below 5% are not shown. Index funds usually report once a year.

No 5% holder filings parsed yet for this company.

Insider trades

Open-market purchases and sales reported on Form 4. Grants, option exercises and tax withholding are excluded.

Buys, 12 mo
$0
0 trades · 0 insiders
Sales, 12 mo
$437K
2 trades · 1 insiders
Net, 12 mo
-$437K
Data through
May 8, 2026
latest trade shown
DateInsiderTypeSharesPriceValue
May 8, 2026Amy E. Herr
Director
Sale6,636$48.28$320K
Feb 17, 2026Amy E. Herr
Director
Sale1,976$59.11$117K
Aug 25, 2025Roeland Nusse
Director
Sale17,040$56.36$960K
Aug 25, 2025Robert Baumgartner V
Director
Sale17,040$56.21$958K
Jun 9, 2025Amy E. Herr
Director
Sale1,280$49.77$64K
Feb 14, 2025Amy E. Herr
Director
Sale1,860$65.96$123K
Jan 27, 2025Kim Kelderman
Chief Executive Officer
Sale11,731$77.19$906K
Jan 27, 2025Kim Kelderman
Chief Executive Officer
Sale1,661$77.95$129K
Aug 8, 2024Robert Baumgartner V
Director
Sale16,000$72.10$1.2M
May 14, 2024John L. Higgins
Director
Sale4,000$83.84$335K
Mar 7, 2024Roeland Nusse
Director
Sale10,400$76.98$801K
Aug 30, 2023Roeland Nusse
Director
Sale8,939$80.32$718K
Jul 21, 2023Charles R. Kummeth
Chief Executive Officer
Sale80,000$88.36$7.1M
Jun 7, 2023Charles R. Kummeth
Chief Executive Officer
Sale322$83.00$27K
Dec 8, 2022Brenda S. Furlow
SVP - GENERAL COUNSEL
Sale7,450$82.12$612K
Dec 7, 2022Brenda S. Furlow
SVP - GENERAL COUNSEL
Sale800$82.01$66K
Aug 11, 2022John L. Higgins
Director
Sale504$385.47$194K
Aug 11, 2022John L. Higgins
Director
Sale8$380.71$3K
Aug 10, 2022John L. Higgins
Director
Sale100$374.90$37K
Aug 10, 2022John L. Higgins
Director
Sale992$380.15$377K
Aug 10, 2022John L. Higgins
Director
Sale900$373.99$337K
Jun 8, 2022John L. Higgins
Director
Sale600$366.09$220K
Jun 7, 2022John L. Higgins
Director
Sale1,000$364.31$364K
Jun 7, 2022Charles R. Kummeth
Chief Executive Officer
Sale5,104$365.00$1.9M
May 10, 2022Robert Baumgartner V
Director
Buy300$352.55$106K

Board and executive changes

Every 8-K with Item 5.02 (departure, election or appointment of directors and officers). The text is the first paragraph of the item.

  1. Jun 26, 2026

    On June 23, 2026, in connection with the contemplated Merger, the Compensation Committee of the Board (the “ Compensation Committee ”) approved cash retention bonus awards to each of the Company’s current named executive officers pursuant to retention agreements (the “ Retention Agreements ”) in order to encourage the Company’s named executive officers to remain with the Company and motivate their continued strong performance until the Effective Time. The Retention Agreements became effective only upon the execution of the Merger Agreement. The Compensation Committee approved the following lump sum cash bonus amounts (the “ Retention Bonuses ”) payable to the Company’s named executive officers under the Retention Agreements: Kim Kelderman – $2,120,976; Jim Hippel – $1,541,510; William Geist – $1,161,014; Shane Bohnen – $971,097; and Steve Crouse – $910,263.

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  2. Feb 11, 2026

    Officer Transition On February 11, 2026, Bio-Techne Corporation (the “Company”) announced that Dr. Matt McManus, President of Bio-Techne's Diagnostics and Spatial Biology Segment, will be transitioning from his role, effective March 1, 2026, and will remain with Bio-Techne for a period of time to support a smooth transition. In addition, the Company announced the appointment of Mr. Steve Crouse, age 52, as President, Diagnostics and Spatial Biology Segment (“DSS President”) effective March 1, 2026. Mr. Crouse currently serves as Senior Vice President of Bio-Techne’s Analytical Solutions Division.

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  3. Mar 4, 2025

    As previously disclosed in the Quarterly Report of Bio-Techne Corporation (the “Company”) for the quarter ended September 30, 2024 and filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on November 5, 2024, the expiration dates with respect to 794,400 shares subject to outstanding vested options held by former employees was under dispute. In 2017, Charles R. Kummeth, former President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, was granted options to purchase 779,084 shares of common stock (the “Options”), subject to certain vesting requirements that ultimately were satisfied in accordance with the terms of the underlying award agreements (the “Award Agreements”).

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  4. Feb 5, 2025

    On January 30, 2025, Bio-Techne Corporation (the “Company”) appointed Dr. Amy Herr to the Company’s Board of Directors as an independent director. Dr. Herr’s tenure as a director will begin on February 1, 2025. Dr. Herr will serve on the Science & Technology Committee of the Board of Directors. Amy E. Herr, Ph.D., is currently a Chancellor’s Professor of Bioengineering at the University of California, Berkeley and the Vice President of Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Network, a group of nonprofit research institutes that focuses on understanding underlying mechanisms of disease and developing new technologies that will lead to actionable diagnostics and effective therapies. Dr. Herr holds a Master of Science degree and a Doctor of Philosophy degree from Stanford University. Dr.

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  5. Nov 5, 2024

    On October 30, 2024, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Bio-Techne Corporation (the “Company”) granted James Hippel, the Company’s Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, a one-time restricted stock unit award in the amount of 34,634 shares pursuant to the Company’s 2020 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended to date (the “Plan”). The restricted stock unit award will vest in equal installments on the first three anniversaries of the grant date, subject to Mr. Hippel’s continued service with the Company and the terms of the Plan and the underlying award agreement. The restricted stock unit award was granted for purposes of retention and after considering stock options that Mr. Hippel forfeited due to a stock plan administrative error in recording the expiration date.

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  6. Apr 30, 2024

    On April 24, 2024, Bio-Techne Corporation (the “Company”) temporarily expanded the size of the Board of Directors from ten to eleven members and appointed Dr. Judith Klimovsky to the company's Board of Directors as an independent director. Judith Klimovsky, M.D., is currently the Executive Vice President and Chief Development Officer at Genmab A/S, a Denmark-based biotechnology company. Before joining Genmab A/S, Dr. Klimovsky held various senior global clinical and research positions at Novartis Oncology, a division of Novartis AG, and Bristol-Meyers Squibb Company. Dr. Klimovsky holds an MD from the Universidad de Buenos Aires. There are no arrangements or understandings between Dr. Klimovsky and any other persons pursuant to which she was selected as a director. Additionally, there are no transactions involving the Company and Dr.

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  7. Jan 8, 2024

    Officer Appointment On January 5, 2024, Bio-Techne Corporation (the “Company”) announced the appointment of Dr. Matthew McManus, age 55, as President – Diagnostics and Genomics Segment (“President DGS”) effective January 8, 2024. Dr. McManus recently served as Chief Operating Officer of Azenta, Inc. from January 2022 to October 2022 and has served as a strategic advisor to the Azenta CEO since October 2022. Dr. McManus was previously Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Molecular Diagnostics Division at the Company from September 2021 to January 2022 following the Company’s acquisition of Asuragen, where Dr. McManus had previously served as President and CEO beginning in August 2014. Employment Terms On January 4, 2024, Dr.

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  8. Oct 19, 2023

    Director and Officer Transition On October 19, 2023, Bio-Techne Corporation (the “Company”) announced its succession plan for the Chief Executive Officer position in connection with the previously announced retirement of Chuck Kummeth. Effective November 1, 2023, Kim Kelderman will be appointed as Chief Operating Officer of the Company. Mr. Kelderman, age 56, has served as President – Diagnostics and Genomics since he joined the Company in April 2018. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Kelderman was an executive at Thermo Fisher Scientific and a Senior Segment Leader at Becton Dickinson. Effective February 1, 2024, Mr. Kummeth will transition from Chief Executive Officer to Senior Advisor until the date of his retirement on July 1, 2024. Mr. Kummeth will also retire from the Board of Directors on such date. Also effective February 1, 2024, Mr.

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  9. Jan 31, 2023

    On January 26, 2022, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Bio-Techne Corporation (the “Company”) appointed Mr. Shane Bohnen, age 48, as an executive officer of the Company in the position of Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, effective March 3, 2023. Mr. Bohnen succeeds Brenda Furlow, who has announced her intention to retire on March 3, 2023. Mr. Bohnen most recently served as Associate General Counsel for the Company since 2019. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Bohnen served as in-house corporate counsel at Resideo Technologies, Inc. beginning in 2018. From 2013 to 2018, he held roles of increasing responsibility as in-house counsel at Smiths Medical, Inc. Mr. Bohnen also was a litigation attorney for ten years, including eight years at Bowman & Brooke LLP, where he handled a broad range of litigation matters. With his appointment, Mr.

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  10. Aug 5, 2022

    Chief Executive Officer Transition On August 4, 2022, Bio-Techne Corporation (the “Company”) announced Chuck Kummeth’s plan to retire from his position as Chief Executive Officer effective June 30, 2024, the end of the Company's 2024 fiscal year. The Board of Directors of the Company has begun the process of identifying and evaluating both internal and external candidates to assume the CEO position upon Mr. Kummeth’s retirement. Compensation Matters In connection with the adoption of executive compensation for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023 by the Compensation Committee (the “Committee”) of the Company's Board of Directors, the Committee, in consultation with the Board of Directors, developed and approved a two-year compensation plan for Mr. Kummeth. The multi-year plan was designed to encourage Mr.

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  11. Dec 22, 2021

    On December 17, 2021, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Bio-Techne Corporation (the “Company”) appointed Mr. William Alexander Geist, age 52, as an executive officer of the Company in the position of President, Protein Sciences Segment, effective January 3, 2022. Mr. Geist succeeds N. David Eansor, who has announced his intention to retire. Mr. Eansor will remain with the Company through the end of February 2022 to assist with transition. Mr. Geist most recently serving as Chief Operating Officer for Quanterix, where he was responsible for enterprise-wide operations and strategy deployment. Previously, from 2015 through January 2020, Mr. Geist was Vice President & General Manager for two of Thermo Fisher Scientific’s largest Business Units, Protein & Cell Analysis and qPCR. Prior to Thermo Fisher Scientific, Mr.

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  12. Nov 3, 2020

    On October 29, 2020, Bio-Techne Corporation (the “ Company ”) held its 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “ Annual Meeting ”). At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s shareholders approved a resolution to amend and restate the Company’s Second Amended and Restated 2010 Equity Incentive Plan (the “ Plan ” and, as amended and restated, the “ Amended Plan ”), including allocating an additional 1,300,000 shares for awards under the Amended Plan. A description of the material terms of the Amended Plan is set forth in the Company’s definitive proxy statement relating to the Annual Meeting filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 15, 2020 (the “ Proxy Statement ”).

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  13. Aug 4, 2020

    Bio-Techne Corporation has expanded the size of the Board of Directors from nine to ten members and elected Julie L. Bushman to the company’s Board of Directors as an independent director, both effective July 31, 2020. Julie L. Bushman, 59, is the former Executive Vice President of International Operations for 3M. She previously served in various executive positions at 3M, including as Senior Vice President of Business Transformation and Information Technology; Executive Vice President of Safety, Security and Protection Services; Executive Vice President of Safety and Graphics; Division Vice President of the Occupational Health and Environmental Safety Division; and Chief Information Officer. Bushman joined 3M in 1983. She currently also serves as a director of Adient plc, an automotive seating company and Phillips 66, an energy manufacturing and logistics company.

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  14. Jun 25, 2019

    Bio-Techne Corporation has expanded the size of the Board of Directors from eight to nine members and elected Dr. Rupert Vessey to the company’s Board of Directors as an independent director. Rupert Vessey, MA, BM BCh, FRCP, DPhil is currently the President of Global Research and Early Development at Celgene, and is anticipated to hold that position at Bristol-Myers Squibb once its acquisition of Celgene is final. Before joining Celgene, Dr. Vessey held various research and development senior management positions at Merck. Dr. Vessey holds an MA in physiological sciences and a BM BCh in clinical medicine from Oxford University where he completed his DPhil at the Institute for Molecular Medicine, Oxford along with additional clinical training at various hospitals in the UK. He is a member of the Royal College of Physicians of London UK.

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  15. Apr 24, 2018

    On April 20, 2018, Bio-Techne Corporation (the “ Company ”) appointed Kim Kelderman, age 50, as an executive officer of the Company in the position of President, Diagnostics and Genomics. This appointment is effective April 30, 2018. In his role, Mr. Kelderman will manage the Company’s Diagnostics business and will also provide guidance on our strategic initiatives in genomics and genomics-based diagnostics as the Company explores opportunities to reorganize our business structure in fiscal year 2019 to better support our businesses and facilitate global growth. For the last seven years Mr. Kelderman held various leadership roles with Thermo Fisher, most recently as leader of Platforms and Content for its Genetic Sciences Division. With his appointment, Mr.

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Proxy statements (DEF 14A): 2025 · 2024 · 2023 · 2022 · 2021 · 2020

Share price

$72.78+239% since 2016 board/officer change filed
26.6077.7012920172019202120232025

Annual financials

From the company's 10-K XBRL data (SEC companyfacts).

Fiscal yearRevenueNet incomeMarginDiluted EPSTotal assets
FY2026$1.2B$181.9M15.0%$1.16$2.6B
FY2025$1.2B$73.4M6.0%$0.46$2.6B
FY2024$1.2B$168.1M14.5%$1.05$2.7B
FY2023$1.1B$285.3M25.1%$1.76$2.6B
FY2022$1.1B$272.1M24.6%$1.66$2.3B
FY2021$931.0M$140.4M15.1%$0.87$2.3B
FY2020$738.7M$229.3M31.0%$5.82$2.0B
FY2019$714.0M$96.1M13.5%$2.47$1.9B

Former directors and officers (12)

People who stopped filing as an insider of this company. “Last filing” is the last Form 3/4/5, an upper bound on when they left.

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Roeland Nusse
DirectorOct 2016 – Aug 2025
Randolph C. Steer
DirectorOct 2016 – Oct 2023
Charles R. Kummeth
Chief Executive OfficerAug 2016 – Aug 2023
Brenda S. Furlow
SVP - GENERAL COUNSELJul 2016 – Dec 2022
Norman David Eansor
President-Protein SciencesJul 2016 – Nov 2021
Harold J. Wiens
DirectorOct 2016 – Jun 2020
Charles A. Dinarello
DirectorMay 2016 – Aug 2018
Kevin S. Gould
SVP Clinical Controls2016 or earlier – Oct 2017
J. Fernando Bazan
Chief Technical OfficerAug 2016 – Oct 2017
Robert M. Gavin
Sen. VP Protein PlatformsAug 2016 – Oct 2017
Roger C. Lucas
Director2016 or earlier – Oct 2017
Karen A. Holbrook
DirectorOct 2016 – Sep 2017
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