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LOS ANGELES,
California -- March 2, 2005 -- Teledyne Technologies Incorporated
(NYSE:TDY) announced today that it has revised its outlook for
first quarter and full year 2005 earnings per share.
The company's
management believes that first quarter 2005 earnings per share will
be in the range of approximately $0.37 to $0.40, compared with the
previous estimate of $0.30 to $0.33 per share. Full year 2005 earnings
per share are expected to be in the range of approximately $1.35 to
$1.43, compared with the previous estimate of $1.30 to $1.40 per share.
The company's
management expects revenue in its systems engineering segment to peak
in the first quarter of 2005, due in part to favorable timing on certain
chemical weapons demilitarization programs and the company's systems
engineering and technical assistance contract with the U.S. Army.
In addition, revenues in the company's energy systems segment and
its military turbine engine business are expected to be lower in the
second half of 2005 compared with the second half of 2004.
Teledyne Technologies
is a leading provider of sophisticated electronic components, instruments
and communication products, systems engineering solutions, aerospace
engines and components and on-site gas and power generation systems.
Teledyne Technologies has operations in the United States, the United
Kingdom, Mexico and Canada. For more information, visit Teledyne Technologies'
website at www.teledyne.com.
Forward-Looking
Statements Cautionary Notice
This press release
contains forward-looking statements, as defined in the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995, relating to earnings, growth opportunities
and government programs. All statements made in this press release
that are not historical in nature should be considered forward-looking.
Actual results could differ materially from these forward-looking
statements. Many factors, including funding, continuation, timing
and award of government programs, changes in demand for products sold
to the semiconductor, communications, commercial aviation and energy
exploration markets, changes in insurance expense, customers' acceptance
of piston engine price increases, continued liquidity of the company's
customers (including commercial airline customers) and economic and
political conditions, could change the anticipated results. In addition,
stock market fluctuations affect the value of the company's pension
assets.
Global responses
to terrorism and other perceived threats increase uncertainties associated
with forward-looking statements about the company's businesses. Various
responses to terrorism and perceived threats could realign government
programs, and affect the composition, funding or timing of the company's
programs. Flight restrictions would negatively impact the market for
general aviation aircraft piston engines and components.
The company continues
to take action to assure compliance with the internal controls, disclosure
controls and other requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
While the company believes its control systems are effective, there
are inherent limitations in all control systems, and misstatements
due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected.
While Teledyne
Technologies' growth strategy includes possible acquisitions, the
company cannot provide any assurance as to when, if or on what terms
any acquisitions will be made. Acquisitions, including recent acquisitions
of the defense electronics business of Celeritek, Inc., Reynolds Industries,
Incorporated and Isco, Inc., involve various inherent risks, such
as, among others, the company's ability to integrate acquired businesses
and to achieve identified financial and operating synergies.
Additional information
concerning factors that could cause actual results to differ materially
from those projected in the forward-looking statements is contained
in Teledyne Technologies' periodic filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, including its 2003 Annual Report on Form 10-K
and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, as well as its earnings releases.
In addition, the company will file its 2004 Annual Report on Form
10-K, which includes risk factors related to Teledyne Technologies.
The company assumes no duty to update forward-looking statements.
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