Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (Form 3)

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Crouse Steven C. 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 03/01/2026 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol BIO-TECHNE Corp [TECH] (Last) (First) (Middle) 614 MCKINLEY PLACE NE 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) President - Diag & Spatial Bi 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) (Street) MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55413 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 Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock 5,894 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Units	(2)	(2)	Common Stock	1,588	(1)	D
Restricted Stock Units	(3)	(3)	Common Stock	1,800	(1)	D
Restricted Stock Units	(4)	(4)	Common Stock	1,379	(1)	D
Restricted Stock Units	(5)	(5)	Common Stock	3,737	(1)	D
Restricted Stock Units	(6)	(6)	Common Stock	6,529	(1)	D
Stock Option (right to buy)	(7)	04/01/2028	Common Stock	3,856	$97.13	D
Stock Option (right to buy)	(7)	08/06/2028	Common Stock	19,032	$120.46	D
Stock Option (right to buy)	(8)	08/15/2029	Common Stock	24,560	$94.52	D
Stock Option (right to buy)	(9)	08/15/2030	Common Stock	12,649	$84.61	D
Stock Option (right to buy)	(10)	05/01/2031	Common Stock	7,327	$73.46	D
Stock Option (right to buy)	(11)	08/15/2034	Common Stock	17,133	$74.91	D
Stock Option (right to buy)	(12)	06/02/2035	Common Stock	5,434	$48.61	D
Stock Option (right to buy)	(13)	08/15/2035	Common Stock	19,151	$53.6	D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Crouse Steven C. 614 MCKINLEY PLACE NE MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55413			President - Diag & Spatial Bi

Signatures

/s/ Andrew Nick as Attorney-in-Fact for Steven C. Crouse pursuant to Power of Attorney filed herewith.		03/04/2026
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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)	Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of Bio-Techne common stock.
(2)	794 restricted stock units vest on 5/1/2026 and 5/1/2027.
(3)	600 restricted stock units vest on each of 6/2/2026, 6/2/2027 and 6/2/2028.
(4)	1,379 restricted stock units vest on 8/15/2026.
(5)	1,868 restricted stock units vest on 8/15/2026 and 1,869 restricted stock units vest on 8/15/2027.
(6)	2,176 restricted stock units vest on each of 8/15/2026 and 8/15/2028; and 2,177 restricted stock units vest on 8/15/2027.
(7)	100% vested.
(8)	Options to purchase 6,140 shares vest on each of 8/15/2023, 8/15/2024, 8/15/2025 and 8/15/2026.
(9)	Options to purchase 3,162 shares vest on each of 8/15/2024, 8/15/2026 and 8/15/2027; and options to purchase 3,163 shares vest on 8/15/2025.
(10)	Options to purchase 1,832 shares vest on each of 5/1/2025, 5/1/2026 and 5/1/2028; and options to purchase 1,831 shares vest on 5/1/2027.
(11)	Options to purchase 4,283 shares vest on each of 8/15/2025, 8/15/2027 and 8/15/2028; and options to purchase 4,284 shares vest on 8/15/2026.
(12)	Options to purchase 1,359 shares vest on each of 6/2/2026 and 6/2/2028; and options to purchase 1,358 shares vest on each of 6/2/2027 and 6/2/2029.
(13)	Options to purchase 4,788 shares vest on each of 8/15/2026, 8/15/2027 and 8/15/2029; and options to purchase 4,787 shares vest on 8/15/2028.

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