Earnings Per Share

Basic and diluted earnings per share were computed based on net earnings. The weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period was used in the calculation of basic earnings per share. This number of shares was increased by contingent shares that could be issued under various compensation plans as well as by the dilutive effect of stock options based on the treasury stock method in the calculation of diluted earnings per share.

In October 2011, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized a stock repurchase program to repurchase up to 2,500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. In September 2014, the Company entered into a $101.6 million accelerated share repurchase (“ASR”) agreement with a financial institution (“ASR Counterparty”) in a privately negotiated transaction for 1,030,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an initial price of $98.62 per share. Pursuant to the ASR agreement, in September 2014, the Company advanced $101.6 million to the ASR counterparty and received 927,000 shares of common stock, which used $91.4 million of the $101.6 million advanced, representing 90% of the estimated shares to be repurchased under the ASR agreement.

On January 27, 2015, Teledyne’s Board of Directors approved an additional stock repurchase program authorizing the Company to repurchase up to an additional 2,500,000 shares of its common stock. On February 2, 2015, the Company entered into a $142.0 million ASR agreement with a financial institution in a privately negotiated transaction for 1,500,000 shares of the Company's common stock under at an initial price of $94.68 per share. Pursuant to the ASR agreement, in February 2015, the Company advanced $142.0 million to the ASR counterparty and received 1,425,000 shares of common stock, which used $134.9 million of the $142.0 million advanced, representing 95% of the estimated shares to be repurchased under the ASR agreement.

The up-front payments were accounted for as a reduction to stockholders’ equity in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet in the period the payments were made. The total number of shares of common stock that the Company will repurchase under each ASR will be based on the average of the daily volume-weighted average prices of the common stock during the term of the respective ASR, less a discount. At settlement, the ASR Counterparty may be required to deliver additional shares of the Company’s common stock to the Company or, under certain circumstances, the Company may be required to deliver shares of its common stock or make a cash payment to the ASR Counterparty. Final settlement of the September 2014 ASR agreement is expected to occur in June 2015, although the settlement may be accelerated at the ASR Counterparty’s option. Final settlement of the February 2015 ASR agreement is expected to occur in December 2015, although the settlement may be accelerated at the ASR Counterparty’s option. The Company has treated the ASR's as a treasury share repurchase of common stock in the period the shares are delivered for purposes of calculating earnings per share and as a forward contract indexed to its own common stock. The ASR's meet all of the applicable criteria for equity classification, and, therefore, is not accounted for as a derivative instrument.

The February 2015 ASR was funded by cash on hand and floating rate borrowings of $120.0 million under the $750 million credit facility. The 2011 and 2015 stock repurchase authorizations are expected to remain open continuously, and the number of shares purchased will depend on a variety of factors, such as share price, levels of cash and borrowing capacity available, alternative investment opportunities available immediately or longer-term, and other regulatory, market or economic conditions. Repurchases would be funded with cash on hand and borrowings under the company’s credit facility. Teledyne has 2,366,310 shares of treasury stock at March 29, 2015.

For the first three months of 2015 and 2014, no stock options were excluded in the computation of diluted earnings per share. The following table sets forth the computations of basic and diluted earnings per share (amounts in millions, except per share data):



	First Quarter
	2015		2014
Net income attributable to Teledyne	$	43.7	$	45.8
Basic earnings per share:
Weighted average common shares outstanding	35.7		37.5

Basic earnings per common share	$	1.22	$	1.22
Diluted earnings per share:
Weighted average common shares outstanding	35.7		37.5
Dilutive effect of exercise of options outstanding	0.8		0.8
Weighted average diluted common shares outstanding	36.5		38.3

Diluted earnings per common share	$	1.20	$	1.20