UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 8-K
 
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR SECTION 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 23, 2018
 
Teledyne Technologies Incorporated
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Delaware
 
1-15295
 
25-1843385
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1049 Camino Dos Rios
Thousand Oaks, California
 
91360-2362
 
 
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
 
 
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (805) 373-4545
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

(c)     On October 23, 2018, Teledyne Technologies Incorporated ("Teledyne") announced that effective January 1, 2019, Robert Mehrabian, currently Teledyne's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, will be named Executive Chairman, and Al Pichelli, currently Teledyne's President and Chief Operating Officer, will assume the title of President and Chief Executive Officer. Dr. Mehrabian's current employment contract will be extended an additional four years through December 31, 2023, for a total remaining term of five years. Mr. Pichelli's employment agreement provides for a three-year term beginning on January 1, 2019, and ending on December 31, 2021. A copy of the Press Release announcing these and other senior executive promotions is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

(e)    On October 23, 2018, following approval by the Personnel and Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Teledyne (the "Committee") and confirmed by the Board of Directors, Teledyne entered into a Sixth Amended and Restated Employment Agreement with Robert Mehrabian (the "Mehrabian Employment Agreement") and entered into an Employment Agreement with Al Pichelli (the "Pichelli Employment Agreement").

The Mehrabian Employment Agreement provides that through December 31, 2018, Teledyne will employ Dr. Mehrabian as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and that effective January 1, 2019, Teledyne will employ Dr. Mehrabian as Executive Chairman. The Executive Chairman shall have primary responsibility to manage the affairs of the Board and to manage and direct mergers and acquisition activities and strategic planning and margin expansion initiatives of Teledyne. The term of the Mehrabian Employment Agreement continues through December 31, 2023.

The Mehrabian Employment Agreement provides that Dr. Mehrabian's current annual base salary of $995,000 will continue through December 31, 2019, after which date his base salary will be reduced to $900,000. Such base salary may be increased annually at the discretion of the Committee.

The Mehrabian Employment Agreement further provides, among other things:

AIP : Dr. Mehrabian shall participate in Teledyne's Annual Incentive Plan (AIP) at an opportunity of 120% of base salary if targets are reached at 100%, or such greater percentage if provided in the AIP for any year. This is the same as Dr. Mehrabian's current AIP opportunity.
PSP : Through December 31, 2019, Dr. Mehrabian shall participate in Teledyne's Performance Share Plan (PSP) at the current opportunity of 150% of base salary if targets are reached at 100%. Effective January 1, 2020, Dr. Mehrabian shall participate in the PSP at an opportunity equal to 300% of base salary if targets are reached at 100%. The applicable percentage for Dr. Mehrabian's current 2018-2020 PSP award will be prorated, with this increased percentage effective as of January 1, 2020.
Restricted Stock : Dr. Mehrabian shall participate in Teledyne's restricted stock award program with annual grants of restricted stock equal to at least 100% of Base Salary as of the date of the grant subject to meeting targets set forth in the restricted stock award. This is the same as Dr. Mehrabian's current restricted stock award opportunity.
Stock Options : If the Committee makes an annual option grant in 2019, Dr. Mehrabian's stock option grant shall have the same fair value as the grant given to Dr. Mehrabian in 2018, which is





$2,265,041, and future annual grants thereafter, as determined by the Committee, shall have a fair value as of the grant date equal to $900,000. With respect to options granted to Dr. Mehrabian on or after the date of the Mehrabian Employment Agreement, the Mehrabian Employment Agreement provides that in the event of Dr. Mehrabian's separation of service for any reason other than death, outstanding stock options shall continue to vest and the right of Dr. Mehrabian to exercise vested stock options, when and as vested, shall continue, but in no event may any such vested options be exercised after the expiration of any applicable option period. With respect to options granted to Dr. Mehrabian on or after the date of the Mehrabian Employment Agreement, the Mehrabian Employment Agreement provides that in the event of the death of Dr. Mehrabian, all outstanding options shall vest in full and the right of Dr. Mehrabian's beneficiary to exercise the stock options shall terminate upon the expiration of twelve months from the date of Dr. Mehrabian's death, but in no event may such stock options be exercised after the expiration of any applicable option period.
Supplemental Pension Benefit : With respect to Dr. Mehrabian's Non-Qualified Pension Benefit, which provides for payments supplemental to any accrued pension under Teledyne's qualified pension plan equal to 50% of his base compensation (as defined in Dr. Mehrabian's Change in Control Severance Agreement) for ten years following Dr. Mehrabian's retirement, the Mehrabian Employment Agreement provides that the base compensation rates to be used for calculating the payments shall be the rates in effect for 2018.
Post-Retirement Medical Coverage : Commencing on Dr. Mehrabian's separation from service (for any reason) and continuing for the longer to live of Dr. Mehrabian and his spouse, Dr. Mehrabian and his spouse shall be deemed participants in Teledyne's medical benefit plan offered to all employees of Teledyne and be deemed to be eligible to receive the benefits under the medical plan. Dr. Mehrabian shall be charged for such deemed participation at a rate equal to the monthly rate the medical plan charges former participants and spouses eligible for continuation coverage under COBRA, plus the rate payable by the employer, as each such COBRA rate is adjusted from time to time.

The Pichelli Employment Agreement provides that Teledyne will employ Mr. Pichelli as President and Chief Executive Officer and is effective from January 1, 2019, through December 31, 2021. The Pichelli Employment Agreement provides that effective January 1, 2019, Mr. Pichelli's annual base salary shall be $800,000. Such base salary may be increased annually at the discretion of the Committee.

The Pichelli Employment Agreement further provides, among other things, that effective January 1, 2019:

AIP : Mr. Pichelli shall participate in the AIP at an opportunity of 110% of base salary if targets are reached at 100%, or such greater percentage if provided in the AIP for any year.
PSP : Mr. Pichelli shall participate in the PSP at an opportunity equal to 300% of base salary if targets are reached at 100%. The applicable percentage for Mr. Pichelli's current 2018-2020 PSP award will be prorated, with this increased percentage effective as of January 1, 2019.
Restricted Stock : Mr. Pichelli shall participate in Teledyne's restricted stock award program with annual grants of restricted stock equal to at least 100% of Base Salary as of the date of the grant subject to meeting targets set forth in the restricted stock award.
Stock Options : Mr. Pichelli will be eligible to receive future annual grants of options having a fair value of at least $800,000 as of the grant date, or such other higher value as determined by the Committee. With respect to options granted to Mr. Pichelli on or after the date of the Pichelli Employment Agreement, the Pichelli Employment Agreement provides that in the event of Mr. Pichelli's separation of service for any reason other than death, outstanding stock options shall





continue to vest and the right of Mr. Pichelli to exercise vested stock options, when and as vested, shall continue, but in no event may any such vested options be exercised after the expiration of any applicable option period. With respect to options granted to Mr. Pichelli on or after the date of the Pichelli Employment Agreement, the Pichelli Employment Agreement provides that in the event of Mr. Pichelli's death, all outstanding options shall vest in full and the right of Mr. Pichelli's beneficiary to exercise the stock options shall terminate upon the expiration of twelve months from the date of Mr. Pichelli's death, but in no event may such stock options be exercised after the expiration of any applicable option period.
Mr. Pichelli will continue to be eligible to participate in other employee benefit plans and programs available to executive-level employees, including but not limited to an automobile allowance.

In approving the compensation payable pursuant to the Mehrabian Employment Agreement and the Pichelli Employment Agreement, the Committee considered information and analysis provided by the Committee's independent compensation consultant, including general industry and peer group compensation information.

Copies of the Mehrabian Employment Agreement and the Pichelli Employment Agreement are attached as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference.

On October 23, 2018, in addition to approving the changes in compensation for Dr. Mehrabian and Mr. Pichelli described above, the Committee also approved 2019 annual base salaries for the Teledyne named executive officers set forth below, to be effective for 2019.

 
 
 
New Base
Name
 
Position
Salary
Susan L. Main
 
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
$
469,600

 
 
 
 
 
Melanie S. Cibik
 
Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer
and Secretary
$
428,700

 

In setting such base salaries described above, the Committee considered general industry and industry peer compensation information provided by independent compensation consultants, executive performance, and other factors.


Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits






SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
TELEDYNE TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED
 
 
 
 
 
By:
 
/s/ Melanie S. Cibik
 
 
 
 
Melanie S. Cibik
 
 
 
 
Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary
 
 
 
 
Dated: October 23, 2018
                     





EXHIBIT INDEX
Description

 
Exhibit 10.1
 
 
 
 
Exhibit 10.2
 
 
 
 
Exhibit 99.1
 










        

Exhibit 10.1
SIXTH AMENDED AND RESTATED
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
THIS SIXTH AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the “Employment Agreement”) is made and entered into as of the 23 rd day of October, 2018 by and between Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, a Delaware corporation with its executive offices at 1049 Camino Dos Rios, Thousand Oaks, California 91360 (the “Company”), and Dr. Robert Mehrabian, an individual residing at 578 W. Potrero Road, Thousand Oaks, California 91361 (the “Executive”).
RECITALS

WHEREAS, this Employment Agreement is an amendment and restatement of the Fifth Amended and Restated Employment Agreement entered into as of October 22, 2013, as amended by Amendment One dated as of September 28, 2015 and Amendment Two dated as of April 24, 2018;

WHEREAS, as of the date hereof, the term of employment of the Executive under the Fifth Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, as amended, continues through December 31, 2019; and
WHEREAS, this Employment Agreement is entered into primarily to reflect actions of the Personnel and Compensation Committee taken on October 23, 2018, as approved by the Board of Directors, to amend provisions of the Employment Agreement to change the title, job and responsibilities of the Executive and extend the current term of employment of the Executive by an additional four years, as well as to update the Employment Agreement to reflect changes in the Executive’s compensation.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the respective covenants and agreements hereinafter set forth, and intending to be legally bound, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1.      Term of Agreement . This Employment Agreement, as amended and restated, shall be effective as of the date first above written and shall continue in effect through December 31, 2023 (the “Term”).
2.     Employment Agreement to Supplement the CIC Agreement. This Employment Agreement, as amended and restated, shall supplement the CIC Agreement and the terms and conditions of this Employment Agreement are not intended to alter or vary the terms and conditions of the Amended and Restated Change in Control Severance Agreement dated as of January 31, 2011 (the “CIC Agreement”). The intention of this Employment Agreement is to memorialize certain terms and conditions of the employment of the Executive which are particular to him and not specified in the CIC Agreement. Except as specifically set forth herein, initially capitalized terms shall have the meaning ascribed thereto under the CIC Agreement which is incorporated herein and made a part hereof as if set forth at length.
3.      Position and Duties. Through December 31, 2018, the Company shall employ Executive and the Executive shall serve as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the




Company and shall have primary responsibility to manage and direct the day-to-day business of the Company including the generation of income and control of expenses. Effective January 1, 2019, the Company shall employ Executive and the Executive shall serve as Executive Chairman of the Company and shall have primary responsibility to manage the affairs of the Board of Directors and to manage and direct mergers & acquisitions activities, strategic planning and margin expansion initiatives of the Company. Subject to the approval of the Board of Directors of the Company, the Executive may serve as a director of charitable organizations and/or for profit corporations which do not compete with the Company or any of its subsidiaries and affiliates.
4.      Compensation . The Executive shall receive the following items of compensation at the rates thereof set forth below.
a. Base Salary. The Executive’s current annual base salary (“Base Salary”) is Nine Hundred Ninety Five Thousand Dollars ($995,000) and effective January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019, the Company shall pay Executive a Base Salary of Nine Hundred Ninety Five Thousand Dollars ($995,000), and commencing January 1, 2020 and for each year during the remainder of the Term, the Company shall pay Executive a Base Salary of Nine Hundred Thousand Dollars ($900,000). Such Base Salary may be increased annually at the discretion of the Committee. Base Salary shall be paid periodically in accordance with normal Company payroll practices applicable to executive employees.
b. Participation in Compensation Plans and Programs . In accordance with the respective terms and conditions of the respective plans and programs, the Executive shall be entitled to participate in the following compensation plans and programs:
1.
AIP . In the AIP at an annual opportunity at 120% of Base Salary if targets are reached at 100%, or such greater percentage if provided in the AIP for any year.
2.
PSP . Through December 31, 2019, in the PSP at an opportunity equal to 150% of Base Salary if targets are reached at 100%. Effective January 1, 2020, in the PSP at an opportunity equal to 300% of Base Salary if targets are reached at 100%. The applicable percentage for Executive’s current 2018-2020 PSP award will be prorated, with this increased percentage effective as of January 1, 2020.
3.
Restricted Stock Award Program (“RSAP”) . In the RSAP with annual grants of restricted stock equal to at least 100% of Base Salary as of the date of the grant subject to meeting targets set forth in the RSAP.
4.
Stock Options . If the Committee make an annual option grant in 2019, as determined by the Committee, the Executive’s stock option grant shall have the same value as the grant given to the Executive in 2018, which is $2,265,041, and future annual grants thereafter, as determined by the Committee, shall have a value equal to $900,000, with each such grant subject to the terms and conditions of the Stock Option Incentive Plan except to the extent provided below. With respect to options granted to the Executive on or after the date hereof, notwithstanding anything set forth in any plan or

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agreement, in the event of the Executive’s separation of service for any reason other than death, outstanding stock options shall continue to vest and the right of the Executive to exercise vested stock options, when and as vested, shall continue, but in no event may any such vested options be exercised after the expiration of any applicable option period. With respect to options granted to the Executive on or after the date hereof, notwithstanding anything set forth in any plan or agreement, in the event of the death of the Executive, all outstanding options shall vest in full and the right of the Executive’s beneficiary to exercise the stock options shall terminate upon the expiration of twelve months from the date of the Executive’s death, but in no event may such stock options be exercised after the expiration of any applicable option period.
5.      Employee Benefits . The Executive shall participate in each qualified, non-qualified and supplemental employee benefit, executive benefit, fringe benefit and perquisite plan, policy or arrangement of the Company applicable to executive level employees. Nothing in this Employment Agreement shall be construed as preventing the amendment or termination of any such plan, policy or arrangement by the Company so long as such amendment or termination affects all executive employees of the Company then participating.
6.      Non-Qualified Pension Arrangement . In addition to the employee benefits described in Section 5, the Company will pay to the Executive (or his designee if amounts are payable after the death of the Executive) following his Retirement (as defined below), as payments supplemental to any accrued pension under the Company's qualified pension plan, an annual amount, paid in equal monthly installments, equal to 50% of his Base Compensation at the rate in effect for 2018. Such annual amount shall be paid each year for ten (10) years following his Retirement; it being recognized that, as per Executive’s original employment agreement, the Executive as of August 1, 2007, has rendered to the Company ten years of service (including the period from August, 1997 through and including November, 1999 rendered as service to the Company's predecessor, Allegheny Teledyne Incorporated).

For purposes of Section 6 of this Employment Agreement and without effect upon whether the Executive is deemed to be retired under the CIC Agreement, the Executive will be deemed to have a Retirement upon his Separation From Service with the Company for any reason other than for Cause. For purposes of Section 6 of this Employment Agreement, the Executive shall be deemed to have experienced a Separation From Service upon the Executive’s death, Disability, or upon the complete cessation of the Executive’s service to the Company as an employee or as an independent contractor as determined in the sole discretion of the Company; provided, however, that the Executive’s cessation of services shall not constitute a Separation From Service if the Company anticipates a renewal of the Executive’s services as an employee, independent contractor or in any other capacity. For purposes of this Section 6 of the Employment Agreement, the Executive shall be deemed to have experienced a Separation From Service due to Disability where, in the sole discretion of the Company:

(a)
The Executive is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months; or

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(b)
The Executive is, by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, receiving income replacement benefits for a period of not less than 3 months under an accident and health plan covering employees of the Company.

Additionally, and notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of a Separation From Service for any reason other than Disability, payment shall be made six months after the date of Separation From Service, but in no event shall payment be made, or commence to be made, after the later of (i) the last day of the calendar year in which such six-month date occurs or (ii) 2 ½ months after the occurrence of the six-month date and the initial payment shall be equal to six times the monthly amount otherwise due and the next and each subsequent monthly payment shall be equal to one times the monthly amount otherwise due. Payments made pursuant to this Section 6 resulting from Separation From Service due to Disability shall commence as soon as administratively feasible following such Separation From Service, but in no event shall distribution be made, or commence to be made, after the later of (i) the next following December 31 or (ii) 2 ½ months after the date of such Separation From Service due to Disability.

The provisions of this Section 6 are intended to comply with the requirements applicable to nonqualified deferred compensation plans under Section 409A of the Code. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Employment Agreement, this Section 6 shall be interpreted and administered in accordance with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code.

7. Post-Retirement Medical Coverage . Commencing on the Executive’s separation from service (for any reason) and continuing for the longer to live of the Executive and his spouse, the Executive and his spouse shall be deemed participants in the Company’s medical benefit plan offered to all employees of the Company (the “Medical Plan”) and be deemed to be eligible to receive the benefits under the Medical Plan subject to the terms and conditions applicable to participants in the Medical Plan from time to time. The Executive (or, if applicable after the Executive’s death, his spouse) shall be charged for such deemed participation at a rate equal to the monthly rate the Medical Plan charges former participants and spouses eligible for continuation coverage under COBRA, plus the rate payable by the employer, as each such COBRA rate is adjusted from time to time. The Company may impute the amounts due from the Executive and his spouse in lieu of creating an administrative system for monthly payment and collection of the COBRA rate.
8. Binding Agreement . The Company will use its best efforts to require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company) to expressly assume and agree to perform this Employment Agreement and the CIC Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform them if no such succession had taken place. Failure of the Company to obtain such assumption and agreement prior to the effectiveness of any such succession shall be deemed to be a termination without Cause for purposes of this Employment Agreement and the CIC Agreement. For purposes of implementing the foregoing, the date on which any such succession becomes effective shall be the Date of Termination.

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9.     Notices . Any notice required or permitted under this Agreement shall be given in writing and shall be deemed to have been effectively made or given if personally delivered at the address first above written or such other address as may be given by one party to the other.
10.      Withholding . The Company shall be entitled to withhold, or cause to be withheld, from payment any amount payable under this Employment Agreement of any payroll and withholding taxes required by law, as determined by the Company in good faith.
11.     Governing Law . This Agreement shall be construed, interpreted, and governed in accordance with the laws of the State of California without reference to rules relating to conflict of law.
12.     Headings . The headings of sections are included solely for convenience of reference and shall not control the meaning or interpretation of any of the provisions of this Agreement.
13.     Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed by either of the parties hereto in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Sixth Amended and Restated Employment Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
EXECUTIVE
By /s/ Robert Mehrabian
Robert Mehrabian
    
TELEDYNE TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED                    
By /s/ Charles Crocker
Charles Crocker
Chair, Personnel and Compensation Committee

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Exhibit 10.2

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the "Employment Agreement") is made and entered into as of the 23rd day of October, 2018, by and between Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, a Delaware corporation with its executive offices at 1049 Camino Dos Rios, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360 (the "Company"), and Aldo Pichelli, an individual residing at 1490 Avenida De Aprisa, Camarillo, CA 93010 (the "Executive").
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Company has determined to promote Executive to, and the Executive has agreed to serve as the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer ("CEO"), effective January 1, 2019 and subject to the terms and conditions of this Employment Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the Personnel and Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the "Committee") previously authorized the Company to enter into and the Company and the Executive entered into an Amended and Restated Change in Control Severance Agreement dated as of January 31, 2011 (the "CIC Agreement"); and
WHEREAS, the CIC Agreement provides for payment of severance benefits if the Executive's employment is terminated under circumstances described in the CIC Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the Company wishes to supplement the CIC Agreement with respect to the Executive by specifying in the Employment Agreement the Executive's titles and the types and rates of compensation to which he is entitled during his employment with the Company.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the respective covenants and agreements hereinafter set forth, and intending to be legally bound, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Term of Agreement . This Employment Agreement shall be effective as January 1, 2019 and shall continue in effect until December 31, 2021.
2. Employment Agreement to Supplement the CIC Agreement . This Employment Agreement shall supplement the CIC Agreement and the terms and conditions of this Employment Agreement are not intended to alter or vary the terms and conditions of the CIC Agreement. The intention of this Employment Agreement is to memorialize certain terms and conditions of the employment of the Executive, which are particular to him and not specified in the CIC Agreement. Except as specifically set forth herein, initially capitalized terms shall have the meaning ascribed thereto under the CIC Agreement which is incorporated herein and made a part hereof as if set forth at length.
3. Position and Duties . The Company shall employ Executive and the Executive shall serve as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and shall have primary responsibility to manage and direct the day-to-day business of the Company including the generation of income and control of expenses. Subject to the approval of the Board of Directors of the Company, the Executive may serve as a director of charitable organizations and/or for profit corporations, which do not compete with the Company or any of its subsidiaries and affiliates.
4. Compensation . The Executive shall receive the following items of compensation at the rates thereof set forth below effective on and after January 1, 2019.
a. Base Salary . During the Term, the Company shall pay Executive a base salary at the annualized rate of Eight Hundred Thousand ($800,000) Dollars ("Base Salary"). Base Salary shall be paid periodically in accordance with normal Company payroll practices applicable to executive employees.
b. Participation in Compensation Plans and Programs . In accordance with the respective terms and conditions of the respective plans and programs, the Executive shall be entitled to participate in the following compensation plans and programs:
(1) AIP . In the AIP at an annual opportunity at 110% of Base Salary if targets are reached at 100%, or such greater percentage if provided in the AIP for any year.
(2) PSP . In the PSP at an opportunity equal to 300% of Base Salary if targets are reached at 100%, or such greater percentage if provided in the PSP for any measurement period. The applicable percentage for Executive’s current 2018-2020 PSP award shall be prorated, with this increased percentage effective as of January 1, 2019.
(3) Restricted Stock Award Program (RSAP) . In the RSAP with annual grants of restricted stock equal to at least 100% of Base Salary as of the date of this grant subject to meeting targets set forth in the RSAP.
(4) Stock Options . Eligibility to receive future annual grants of options having a value of at least $800,000 as of the grant date or such other higher value as determined by the Personnel and Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, each subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable stock incentive plan except to the extent set forth below. With respect to options granted to the Executive on or after the date hereof, notwithstanding anything set forth in any plan or agreement, in the event of the Executive’s separation of service for any reason other than death, outstanding stock options shall continue to vest and the right of the Executive to exercise vested stock options, when and as vested, shall continue, but in no event may any such vested options be exercised after the expiration of any applicable option period. With respect to options granted to the Executive on or after the date hereof, notwithstanding anything set forth in any plan or agreement, in the event of the death of the Executive, all outstanding options shall vest in full and the right of the Executive’s beneficiary to exercise the stock options shall terminate upon the expiration of twelve months from the date of the Executive’s death, but in no event may such stock options be exercised after the expiration of any applicable option period.
5. Employee Benefits . The Executive shall participate in each qualified, non-qualified and supplemental employee benefit, executive benefit, fringe benefit and perquisite plan, policy or arrangement of the Company applicable to executive level employees, including, but not limited to, expense reimbursement policies and an automobile allowance, in each case in accordance with the terms and conditions thereof as in effect from time to time. Nothing in this Employment Agreement shall be construed as preventing the amendment or termination of any such plan, policy or arrangement by the Company (including those referred to in paragraph 4.b. hereof) so long as such amendment or termination affects all executive employees of the Company then participating.
6. Binding Agreement . The Company will use its best efforts to require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company) to expressly assume and agree to perform this Employment Agreement and the CIC Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform them if no such succession had taken place. Failure of the Company to obtain such assumption and agreement prior to the effectiveness of any such succession shall be deemed to be a termination without Cause for purposes of this Employment Agreement and the CIC Agreement. For purposes of implementing the foregoing, the date on which any such succession becomes effective shall be the Date of Termination.
7. Notices . Any notice required or permitted under this Employment Agreement shall be given in writing and shall be deemed to have been effectively made or given if personally delivered at the address first above written or such other address as may be given by one party to the other.
8. Withholding . The Company shall be entitled to withhold, or cause to be withheld, from payment any amount payable under this Employment Agreement of any payroll and withholding taxes required by law, as determined by the Company in good faith.
9. Governing Law . This Employment Agreement shall be construed, interpreted, and governed in accordance with the laws of the State of California without reference to rules relating to conflict of law.
10. Headings . The headings of sections are included solely for convenience of reference and shall not control the meaning or interpretation of any of the provisions of this Employment Agreement.
11. Counterparts . This Employment Agreement may be executed by either of the parties hereto in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Employment Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

EXECUTIVE
By: /s/ Aldo Pichelli
       Aldo Pichelli
   
         
 
TELEDYNE TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED
By: /s/ Charles Crocker
        Charles Crocker
        Chair, Personnel and Compensation Committee
     
 



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Exhibit 99.1    
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NEWS RELEASE    


Robert Mehrabian to be Named Executive Chairman;
Al Pichelli, Chief Executive Officer

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. – October 23, 2018 – The Board of Directors of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:TDY) announced today that Robert Mehrabian will be named Executive Chairman, effective January 1, 2019. As Executive Chairman, Dr. Mehrabian will remain actively involved with the company with a particular focus on strategy, technology, mergers and acquisitions and margin expansion programs. Dr. Mehrabian’s employment contract has been amended and extended an additional four years to December 2023. In addition, Teledyne’s President and Chief Operating Officer, Al Pichelli, will assume the title of President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Pichelli has entered into an employment agreement through December 2021.

“After nearly 38 years of operational leadership and integration of all of Teledyne’s 59 acquisitions, I want to congratulate Al on his well-deserved promotion to CEO,” said Robert Mehrabian, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “Al and I will work side by side, leading the development and execution of Teledyne’s growth strategy.”

“Our entire Board is delighted that Robert and Al will continue to serve as Teledyne’s leadership for a number of years,” said Charles Crocker, Lead Director of Teledyne’s Board of Directors.

Teledyne also announced today the following promotions. Jason VanWees, current Senior Vice President, Strategy and Mergers & Acquisitions, will become Executive Vice President with responsibilities including strategy, margin improvement programs and mergers & acquisitions. Stephen F. Blackwood, current Vice President and Treasurer, will become Senior Vice President and Treasurer, overseeing all banking, procurement and treasury functions. Mr. VanWees will continue to report to Dr. Mehrabian, and Mr. Blackwood will report directly to Dr. Mehrabian on procurement initiatives, effective January 1, 2019.

Teledyne Technologies is a leading provider of sophisticated instrumentation, digital imaging products and software, aerospace and defense electronics, and engineered systems. Teledyne Technologies’ operations are primarily located in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom,




and Western and Northern Europe. For more information, visit Teledyne Technologies’ website at www.teledyne.com.

Contact:
Jason VanWees
(805) 373-4542