TELEDYNE INC
DEFA14A, 1995-04-14
AIRCRAFT ENGINES & ENGINE PARTS
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                            SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION

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                                            TELEDYNE, INC.
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                             [LOGO]  TELEDYNE, INC.
                             2049 CENTURY PARK EAST
                       LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90067-3101
                       (310) 551-4306  FAX (310) 551-4267

                                                                  April 13, 1995

Dear Fellow Teledyne Shareholder:

On April 26, 1995, Teledyne shareholders will elect a Board of Directors to make
critical  decisions about the future of  your investment. As described in recent
letters to you, your Board  is conducting a process  to solicit and assess  bids
for  the sale  of the  Company to determine  whether that  would achieve greater
value than you  would receive through  the continued execution  of our  business
plan. WE ARE ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN THIS PROCESS.

                               IMPORTANT REMINDER
     YOUR  GREEN PROXY IS  VITAL! WE URGE  YOU NOT TO  VOTE ANY WHITE PROXY
     CARDS YOU MAY RECEIVE FROM WHX CORPORATION EVEN AS A VOTE AGAINST WHX.
     THE RETURN OF  A WHX PROXY  CARD COULD CANCEL  YOUR PREVIOUS VOTE  FOR
     TELEDYNE  NOMINEES. TO NULLIFY ANY WHITE WHX CARD YOU MAY HAVE SIGNED,
     SIMPLY MARK, SIGN,  DATE, AND RETURN  TELEDYNE'S ENCLOSED GREEN  PROXY
     CARD TODAY!

                   TELEDYNE FIRST QUARTER SALES UP 18 PERCENT
                          AND EARNINGS UP 160 PERCENT

Teledyne's  results for the first quarter of 1995 reflect another strong gain in
performance over the same period last  year. Our earnings increased 160  percent
to  $34.0 million, or $0.61 per share, in the quarter ended March 31, 1995, from
$13.1 million, or $0.24  per share in  the same period a  year ago (excluding  a
gain  on the sale of Teledyne Electronic Systems in 1995 and a litigation charge
in the 1994 period).  Sales from continuing operations  were $623.8 million  for
the first quarter of 1995, up 18 percent compared to $527.4 million for the same
period  of  1994. These  results confirm  that your  Company's business  plan is
bearing fruit.

                TELEDYNE'S GOAL: BEST VALUE FOR OUR SHAREHOLDERS
          WHX NOMINEES' GOAL: GRAB TELEDYNE FOR LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICE

WHX Corporation, which has bid $22 per share  ($18 in cash and $4 in WHX  common
stock)  for Teledyne, is seeking to elect two of its directors, Ronald LaBow and
Marvin Olshan, to your Board.  AS DIRECTORS OF WHX,  THEIR OBJECTIVE IS TO  GRAB
TELEDYNE  FOR THE LOWEST  POSSIBLE PRICE. As members  of Teledyne's Board, WHX's
nominees would serve no  constructive purpose. To the  contrary, they would  use
their   inside  track  position   to  pursue  their   fiduciary  duties  to  WHX
shareholders. ELECTING WHX'S NOMINEES IS CONTRARY TO YOUR BEST INTERESTS.
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Your  Board  of  Directors  consists  of  experienced  business  people  with  a
substantial  financial  stake in  the Company  and a  detailed knowledge  of its
businesses and prospects. Each of us is committed to doing what is right for the
shareholders of Teledyne.

YOUR PROXY IS IMPORTANT! We urge you to re-elect your current Board of Directors
so that it may continue and complete  this process with all its resources.  Time
is short. If you have not already done so, PLEASE SIGN, DATE, AND MAIL THE GREEN
PROXY CARD TODAY. Thank you for your continued support and interest in Teledyne.

On behalf of your Board of Directors,

Sincerely,

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               [SIG]                            [SIG]
William P. Rutledge                             Donald B. Rice
CHAIRMAN AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER            PRESIDENT AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
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