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. The calculation of diluted earnings per share is based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding increased by contingent dilutive shares that could be issued under: 1) various compensation plans, including the dilutive effect of stock options based on the treasury stock method, and 2) the forward contract feature of the accelerated repurchase program.

On February 2, 2015, the Company entered into a $142.0 million accelerated share repurchase (“ASR”) agreement with a financial institution (“ASR Counterparty”) in a privately negotiated transaction for 1,500,000 shares of the Company's common stock. 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. In November 2015, the February 2015 ASR was settled with the Company making a payment of $1.2 million. In November 2015, the Company entered into a $100.5 million ASR agreement with a financial institution in a privately negotiated transaction for 1,100,000 shares of the Company's common stock. Pursuant to the ASR agreement, the Company advanced $100.5 million to the ASR Counterparty and received 1,045,000 shares of common stock. On February 19, 2016, the November 2015 ASR was settled and Teledyne received 135,374 shares of common stock. In 2015, the Company spent a total of $243.8 million to repurchase a total of 2,561,815 shares of its common stock.

On January 26, 2016, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized an additional stock repurchase program authorizing the Company to repurchase up to an additional 3,000,000 shares of its common stock. The 2015 and 2016 stock repurchase authorizations are expected to remain open continuously, with respect to the shares remaining thereunder, and the number of shares repurchased 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. Future repurchases are expected to be funded with cash on hand and borrowings under the Company's credit facility. No repurchases have been made under this authorization in 2016. For a further description of the Company’s stock repurchase program, please refer to Note 8 of the 2015 Form 10-K.

For the third quarter of 2016, no stock options were excluded in the computation of diluted earnings per share. For the first nine months of 2016, 336,457 stock options were excluded in the computation of diluted earnings per share because they had exercise prices that were greater than the weighted average market price of the Company’s common stock during the period. For the third quarter and the first nine months of 2015, no stock options were excluded in the computation of diluted earnings per share.

The weighted average number of common shares used in the calculation of basic and diluted earnings per share consisted of the following (in millions):



	Third Quarter		Nine Months
	2016	2015	2016	2015
Weighted average basic common shares outstanding	34.7	35.3	34.5	35.4
Effect of dilutive securities	0.9	0.8	0.9	0.8
Weighted average diluted common shares outstanding	35.6	36.1	35.4	36.2