SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 9)*
Techne Corporation
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
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(Title of Class of Securities)
878377 10 0
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(CUSIP Number)
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).
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SCHEDULE 13G
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CUSIP No. 878377 10 0 Page 2 of 4 Pages
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1 NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
Roger C. Lucas
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ ]
(b) [ ]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
U.S.A.
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NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES 226,228 (includes 60,000 shares
BENEFICIALLY obtainable upon exercise of options
OWNED BY exercisable at December 31, 1997)
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
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6 SHARED VOTING POWER
604,778
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7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
226,228 (includes 60,000 shares obtainable
upon exercise of options exercisable at
December 31, 1997)
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
63,800
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
831,006 (includes 60,000 shares obtainable upon exercise of
options exercisable at December 31, 1997)
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10 CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES* ____
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
4.4%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
IN
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Item 1(a) Name of Issuer:
Techne Corporation
Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
614 McKinley Place N.E.
Minneapolis, MN 55413
Item 2(a) Name of Person Filing:
See Cover Page Item 1
Item 2(b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, residence:
41 E. Pleasant Lake Road
North Oaks, MN 55127
Item 2(c) Citizenship:
See Cover Page Item 4
Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock
Item 2(e) CUSIP No.:
See Cover Page
Item 3 Statement Filed Pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b) or 13d-2(b):
Not applicable
Item 4(a) Amount Beneficially Owned:
See Cover Page Item 9
Item 4(b) Percent of Class:
See Cover Page Item 11
Item 4(c) Number of Shares as to Which Such Person Has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote: See Cover
Page Item 5
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote: See
Cover Page Item 6
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition
of: See Cover Page Item 7
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(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition
of: See Cover Page Item 8
Item 5 Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:
Reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more
than 5% of the Issuer's Common Stock.
Item 6 Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another
Person:
Not applicable
Item 7 Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which
Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding
Company:
Not applicable
Item 8 Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:
Not applicable
Item 9 Notice of Dissolution of Group:
Not applicable
Item 10 Certification:
Not applicable
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct as of December 31, 1997.
Dated: February 5, 1998
/s/ Roger C. Lucas
Roger C. Lucas
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