TELEDYNE INC
DEFA14A, 1996-04-03
AIRCRAFT ENGINES & ENGINE PARTS
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ALLEGHENY TELEDYNE


                                       
                         STRATEGIC BUSINESS COMBINATION



                           CREATING A WORLD LEADER IN
                               SPECIALTY METALS



                       PARTNERING WITH STRONG DIVERSIFIED
                              TECHNOLOGY BUSINESSES



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                                    AGENDA



                        - Transaction Highlights

                        - Overview of Operations

                        - Benefits of Merger



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TRANSACTION HIGHLIGHTS

Agreement:              Definitive Agreement signed 4/1/96

Structure:              Tax-free exchange of stock

Accounting:             Pooling of Interests

Exchange Ratio:         1 Share of Allegheny Teledyne for Each Share of
                        Allegheny Ludlum

                        1.925 Shares of Allegheny Teledyne for Each Share of
                        Teledyne

Dividends:              $0.64 Per Share Annual Rate

Shares:                 175M Approx. Outstanding Shares

Approvals:              Shareholder and Regulatory

Expected Closing:       Mid 1996


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MERGER CREATES SIGNIFICANT SHAREHOLDER VALUE


- - Creates a World Leader in Specialty Metals

  - Attractive Complementary Markets and Technical Expertise

  - Significant Business Synergies Created by Combination

    - $85 Million in Pretax Earnings and Cash Flow Savings
      Identified

    - Operating, Pension and Financing Related

- - Strong Diversified Technology Businesses

  - Excellent Market Positions in Aviation and Electronics,
    Industrial and Consumer Products

  - Balances Cyclical Businesses

  - Technology Cross-Fertilization with Specialty Metals

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MERGER CREATES SIGNIFICANT SHAREHOLDER VALUE

- - Covers Allegheny Ludlum's Unfunded Pension Liability and Cash
  Funding for Retirement Benefits

  - Uses Teledyne's Pension Surplus Efficiently

- - Accretive to All Shareholders in First Full Year

- - Strong Earnings, Cash Flow and Capital Structure Create
  Opportunities for Continuing Shareholder Value Enhancement

- - Significant Director and Officer Ownership of Allegheny Teledyne

  - Approximately 22%


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                              ALLEGHENY TELEDYNE


- - Pittsburgh Headquarters

- - Specialty Metals Businesses Led from Pittsburgh

- - Diversified Technology Businesses Led from Los Angeles

- - 15 Person Board of Directors

  - Chairman + 7 Other Allegheny Ludlum Directors

  - 7 Teledyne Directors

- - Two Strong Management Teams Join Forces


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ALLEGHENY TELEDYNE EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

Chairman                         Richard P. Simmons

President & CEO                  William P. Rutledge

Executive Vice President         Arthur H. Aronson

Executive Vice President         Donald B. Rice

Chief Financial Officer          James L. Murdy

General Counsel & Secretary      Jon D. Walton

- - Lean Corporate Headquarters

  - All Officers Except Chairman and CEO have Dual Roles in
    Operating Subsidiaries


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ALLEGHENY TELEDYNE ORGANIZATION


                            ALLEGHENY TELEDYNE
                               HEADQUARTERS


Specialty Metals Businesses                  Diversified Technologies Businesses
     Arthur H. Aronson                                  Donald B. Rice
     President and CEO                                 President and CEO
        Pittsburgh                                        Los Angeles



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                              ALLEGHENY TELEDYNE





                            OVERVIEW OF OPERATIONS



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                   FINANCIAL CONDITION - ALLEGHENY TELEDYNE


                                                     12/95 PRO FORMA
                                                     ---------------

          Cash & Mkt'ble Sec.                              $113M

          Working Capital                                  $655M

          Total Assets                                   $2,628M

          Long-Term Debt                                   $561M

          Net Debt to Book Capitalization                    33%

          Net Debt to Mkt Capitalization                     14%

          Shareholders' Equity                             $786M

          Book Value Per Share                           $4.50


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                     FINANCIAL PROFILE - ALLEGHENY TELEDYNE


                                          1995              1995 PRO FORMA
                                       PRO FORMA            WITH SYNERGIES*
                                       ---------            ---------------

Revenues                                $4.0B                    $4.0B

EBITDA**                                $552M                    $600M

Net Income to Com. Shareholders**       $245M                    $295M

Cash Flow***                            $223M                    $273M

  * Assumes full year of identified operating, financial, pension and retiree 
    cost savings synergies:

    - Income: $85M Pretax ($50M Net)
    - Cash: $50M

    Additional potential revenue & margin enhancement and operating synergies
    not yet quantified

 ** EBITDA and Net Income Exclude Gain on Sale of Businesses of $50M Pretax
    ($30M Net). Net Income Includes Financing Cost Savings and Effect of 
    Conforming Accounting Conventions.

*** Excludes Gain on Sale, Non-Cash Pension Income and Working Capital Changes


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                                    ALLEGHENY TELEDYNE              ALLEGHENY TELEDYNE
                               1995 PROFORMA REVENUE PROFILE    1995 PROFORMA EBITDA PROFILE
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- - Aviation and electronics              25.0%                                22.6%

- - Industrial                             8.6%                                 8.9%

- - Consumer                               8.1%                                 4.2%

- - Specialty metals                      56.3%                                64.4%

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COMBINATION BROADENS SPECIALTY METALS
LEADERSHIP WORLDWIDE


ALLEGHENY LUDLUM                     TELEDYNE
- ----------------                     --------

- - Stainless Steels                   - Super Alloys and Specialty Steels

- - Tools Steels                       - Thin-Rolled Metals

- - Advanced Alloys                    - Refractory and Reactive Metals

- - Silicon Electrical Steels



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                      ALLEGHENY LUDLUM BUSINESS PROFILE

- - World Leader in the Technology, Production and Marketing of
  Specialty Metals

- - Providers to Customers in Diversified Consumer and Capital
  Goods Markets in More than 30 Nations

- - International Sales 6% of 1995 Revenues

- - Employees: 6,000

- - Outstanding Common Shares: 66.2M (March 1996)


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                           TELEDYNE BUSINESS PROFILE


- - Federation of Technology-based Businesses Serving Worldwide

  Customers in Four Business Segments

  - Specialty Metals                  35% of 1995 Revenues

  - Aviation and Electronics          39%

  - Industrial                        13%

  - Consumer                          13%

- - International Sales 20% of 1995 Revenues

- - Employees: 18,000

- - Outstanding Common Shares: 55.9M (Feb. 1996)

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TELEDYNE BUSINESS PROFILE -
DIVERSIFIED TECHNOLOGIES BUSINESSES

- - Aviation and Electronics Products Include:

  - Electronic Components and Devices

  - Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Targets, and Airframes

  - Aviation Propulsion

  - Sensing, Analysis and Instrumentation

  - Systems Engineering

- - Industrial Products Include:

 - Fluid Control Products

 - Material Handling Equipment

 - Cutting Tools

 - Castings and Forgings

- - Consumer Products Include:

  - Swimming Pool Equipment and Heating Systems

  - Oral Health Products and Showerheads

  - Water Purification


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                                ALLEGHENY TELEDYNE




                                BENEFITS OF MERGER



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                           BUSINESS AND STRATEGIC SYNERGIES


- - Specialty Metals Technology Leader in Broad Range of Products


- - Operating Opportunities

  - Allegheny Ludlum Gains Access to Teledyne Distribution
    Channels and Service Centers

  - Teledyne's International Offices Broaden Allegheny Ludlum's
    Overseas Presence

  - Product Enhancement Opportunities

  - Cross-Processing and Cross-Selling

  - Technology Interchange in Advanced Materials and Processes

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                       BUSINESS AND STRATEGIC SYNERGIES


- - Administrative Cost Saving Opportunities

- - Financial Cost Savings Opportunities

- - Covers Allegheny Ludlum's Unfunded Pension Liability and
  Cash Funding Requirements for Pension and Retiree Medical

- - Accelerates Utilization of Teledyne's Pension Surplus

- - $85M of Savings Identified to Date

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                         PENSION SURPLUS UTILIZATION


- - Total Teledyne Pension Surplus: $854M

- - Covers Annual Funding for Allegheny Ludlum Retirement

  Benefits

  - Pension Funding                           $40M

  - Retiree Health Benefits                    16M
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    Total Cash Savings, Pretax                $56M


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SUMMARY - FINANCIAL BENEFITS OF MERGER

- - Substantial Earnings Benefit

- - Improved Cash Flow

- - Full Funding of Pension and Retirement Health Care Benefits of
  Allegheny Ludlum

- - Reduces Cyclicality of Earnings and Cash Flow

- - Significantly Accretive to All Shareholders in First Full Year

- - The Strategic Business Combination Strengthens both Parties
  and Increases Shareholder Value





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