Teledyne Technologies 10-K 2023-01-01

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

(Mark One)

For the fiscal year ended January 1, 2023

OR

For the transition period from to

Commission file number 1-15295

TELEDYNE TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (805) 373-4545

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ☒ No ☐

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes ☐ No ☒

As of July 1, 2022, the aggregate market value of Common Stock (based upon closing price of the stock on the New York Stock Exchange) of the registrant held by non-affiliates was approximately $17.3 billion.

At February 17, 2023, there were 46,995,252 shares of the registrant’s Common Stock outstanding.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Portions of the registrant's proxy statement to be filed subsequently with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Regulation 14A for the 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders are incorporated by reference in Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Except as expressly incorporated by reference, the registrant’s proxy statement shall not be deemed to be part of this report.

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Explanatory Notes

In this Annual Report on Form 10-K, Teledyne Technologies Incorporated is sometimes referred to as the “Company”, “Teledyne”, "we", "our" or "us". For a discussion of risk factors and uncertainties associated with Teledyne and any forward-looking statements made by us, see the discussion beginning on page 6 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. In this document, for any references to Note 1 through Note 18, refer to the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

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PART I

Who We Are

Teledyne Technologies Incorporated is a Delaware corporation that became an independent public company effective November 29, 1999. We provide enabling technologies for industrial growth markets that require advanced technology and high reliability. These markets include factory automation and condition monitoring, aerospace and defense, air and water quality environmental monitoring, electronics design and development, medical imaging and pharmaceutical research, oceanographic research, and deepwater energy exploration and production. Following the 2021 acquisition of FLIR Systems, Inc. (“FLIR”), we further evolved into a global sensing and decision-support technology company, providing specialty sensors, cameras, instrumentation, algorithms and software across the electromagnetic spectrum, as well as unmanned systems, in the subsea, land and air domains. We differentiate ourselves from many of our direct competitors by having a customer- and Company-sponsored applied research center that augments our product development expertise. We believe our technological capabilities, innovation and the ability to invest in the development of new and enhanced products are critical to obtaining and maintaining leadership in our markets and the industries in which we compete.

The following description of our business should be read in conjunction with “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” within Item 7 of this Form 10-K.

Recent Developments

Consistent with our strategy, we completed two acquisitions in 2022 and one acquisition in 2021. Our May 2021 acquisition of FLIR was our largest acquisition to date. The financial results of these acquisitions have been included since the respective date of each acquisition. All acquisitions in 2022 and 2021 were part of the Digital Imaging segment. See Note 3 for additional information about our recent acquisitions. As discussed in Note 18, we have completed one acquisition in early 2023, which is part of the Digital Imaging segment.

Our Business Segments

Our businesses are aligned in four segments: Digital Imaging, Instrumentation, Aerospace and Defense Electronics and Engineered Systems. Additional financial information about our business segments can be found in Note 4.

Digital Imaging Segment

Our Digital Imaging segment includes high-performance sensors, cameras, and systems, within the visible, infrared, ultraviolet and X-ray spectra for use in industrial, scientific, government, space, defense, security and medical applications, among others. We also produce and provide manufacturing services for micro electromechanical systems (“MEMS”) and high-performance, high-reliability semiconductors including analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog converters, as well as unmanned aerial and ground systems. This segment also includes our sponsored and centralized research laboratories.

Through this segment, we provide visible spectrum sensors and digital cameras for industrial machine vision and automated quality control, as well as for medical, research and scientific applications. We provide a range of cooled and uncooled infrared or thermal products, including sensors, camera cores and camera systems based on long wave infrared, mid-wave infrared, and short wave infrared technologies. Products and applications include space-based imaging, factory condition monitoring, optical and acoustic-based gas leak detection, laboratory research and maritime thermal imaging. We develop high-resolution, low-dose X-ray sensors as well as high-power microwave and high-energy X-ray subsystems for medical, dental and industrial applications. We also provide instruments for the measurement of physical properties and other maritime products for recreational and commercial customers globally.

We provide research and engineering capabilities primarily in the areas of electronics, materials, optical systems, and information science to military, aerospace and industrial customers, as well as to various businesses throughout Teledyne.

For defense applications, we also develop and manufacture multi-spectrum electro-optic/infrared imaging systems and associated products such as lasers, optics, and radars, CBRNE ("Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosive detectors") and unmanned air and ground systems. These sensors and instruments can be deployed as integrated solutions and with advanced target detection, identification and classification capabilities. We provide solutions for threat protection, military maneuver and force protection, border controls and homeland security, law enforcement, public safety, and commercial applications worldwide.

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Instrumentation Segment

Our Instrumentation segment provides monitoring and control instruments for marine, environmental, industrial and other applications, and electronic test and measurement equipment. We also provide power and communications connectivity devices for distributed instrumentation systems and sensor networks deployed in mission critical, harsh environments. Below is a description of the product lines that comprise the Instrumentation segment.

Marine Instrumentation

We offer a variety of products designed for use in harsh underwater environments, instruments that measure currents and other physical properties in the water column, systems that create acoustic images of objects beneath the water’s surface, including the bottom of a body of water, and sensors that determine the geologic structure below the bottom. We also design and manufacture vehicles that utilize and transport these sensors over and beneath the water’s surface.

We provide a broad range of end-to-end undersea interconnect solutions to the offshore oil and gas, naval defense, oceanographic and telecom markets. We manufacture subsea, wet-mateable electrical and fiber-optic interconnect systems and subsea pressure vessel penetrators and connector systems with glass-to-metal seals. Our waterproof and splash-proof neoprene and glass reinforced epoxy connectors and cable assemblies are used in underwater equipment, submerged monitoring systems and other industrial applications. Other marine products used by the U.S. Navy and commercial customers include acoustic modems for networked underwater communication and optical underwater cameras and LED lighting sources.

We manufacture complete autonomous-operated underwater vehicles systems. Glider applications range from oceanographic research to persistent surveillance systems for the U.S. Navy. We also design and manufacture remotely operated underwater vehicles used in maritime security, military, search and rescue, aquaculture, and scientific research applications.

Environmental Instrumentation

We offer a wide range of products used for environmental monitoring. Our instrumentation monitors trace levels of gases such as sulfur dioxide, carbon monoxide, oxides of nitrogen and ozone, as well as particulate pollution, in order to measure the quality of the air we breathe. We also supply monitoring systems for the detection, measurement and automated reporting of air pollutants from industrial stack emissions, ozone generators and other process gas monitoring instruments. Our instrumentation is used to detect a variety of water quality parameters and in applications found in petrochemical and refinery facilities.

We also manufacture and provide complementary laboratory instrumentation including through laboratory automation and sample introduction systems that automate the preparation and concentration of organic samples.

Our advanced elemental analysis products are used by environmental and quality control laboratories to detect trace levels of inorganic contaminants in water, foods, soils and other environmental and geological samples. We manufacture high-precision pumps utilized in a wide variety of analytical, research clinical, preparative and fluid-metering applications. In addition, we manufacture liquid chromatography instruments and accessories for the purification of organic compounds, which include highly sensitive evaporative light scanning detectors, primarily for pharmaceutical laboratories involved in drug discovery and development. Finally, we manufacture instruments that are used by pharmaceutical scientists to evaluate the release rate characteristics and physical properties of various dosage forms to ensure the safety and efficacy of medicines worldwide.

Test and Measurement Instrumentation

We believe our test and measurement products provide unique, world-class capabilities that enable the designers of complex electronic systems in many industry sectors to bring their products to market reliably and quickly. Our customers use our equipment in the design, development, manufacture, installation, deployment and operation of electronics equipment in a broad range of industries, including aerospace and defense, internet infrastructure, automotive, industrial, computer and semiconductor, consumer electronics mobile and power electronics.

We develop, manufacture, sell and license high-performance oscilloscopes, high-speed protocol analyzers, and related test and measurement solutions for a wide range of industries. Our oscilloscopes are used by designers and engineers to measure and analyze complex electronic signals to develop high-performance systems, validate high data-rate communication interfaces, qualify their electronic designs, and improve time-to-market. We also make high-speed, high-resolution modular analog-to-digital conversion systems for applications, including test and measurement, scientific instruments, medical imaging, and distributed sensing systems.

Design and test engineers use our protocol analysis solutions to monitor accurately and reliably high data-rate communication interfaces and diagnose operational problems in a wide range of systems and devices to ensure that they comply with industry standards, including in the areas of cloud computing, storage and networks. Our leadership in USB and video technologies provides a unique base to service the mobile, internet of things, automotive and consumer electronics test markets. We also produce protocol validation and test tools for high-performance solid-state storage devices used in both enterprise-grade data centers and in consumer computing applications. Our recently introduced interposers and software options allow engineers to get a complete picture when testing the PCI Express interface standard by enabling a link between an oscilloscope and a protocol analyzer.

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We also manufacture torque sensors and automatic data acquisition systems that are used to test critical control valves in nuclear power and industrial plants. Our torque sensors are also used in other markets, including automotive and power tools.

Aerospace and Defense Electronics Segment

Our Aerospace and Defense Electronics segment provides sophisticated electronic components and subsystems, data acquisition and communications components and equipment, harsh environment interconnects, general aviation batteries and other components for a variety of commercial and defense applications that require high performance and high reliability. Such applications include aircraft, radar, electronic countermeasures, weapon systems, space, wireless and satellite communications and terminals and test equipment.

We provide onboard avionics systems and ground-based applications that allow civil and military aircraft software operators to access, manage and utilize their data more efficiently. Our products include aircraft data and connectivity solutions, hardware systems, and software applications used by commercial airlines and the U.S. military, and we provide services related to our products.

Engineered Systems Segment

Our Engineered Systems segment provides innovative systems engineering, integration and advanced technology development, and complex manufacturing solutions for defense, space, environmental and energy applications. This segment also designs and manufactures electrochemical energy systems and manufactures specialty electronics for demanding military applications.

Our core business base includes National Aeronautics and Space Administration (“NASA”), the U.S. Department of Defense, the U.S. Department of Energy, foreign militaries and commercial customers. Teledyne exited the cruise missile turbine engine business in the first quarter of 2021.

Customers

We have a large number of customers in the various industries we serve. No commercial customer in 2022 or 2021 accounted for more than 10% of net sales for any of our segments or for the total Company.

Total sales to international customers were $2,586.0 million in 2022 and $2,147.9 million in 2021. Of these sales to international customers, our businesses in the United States accounted for $837.9 million in 2022 and $723.9 million in 2021. There were no sales to individual countries outside of the United States in excess of 10% of the Company’s sales.

In both 2022 and 2021, we sold products to customers in over 100 foreign countries. Approximately 90% of our net sales to international customers during 2022 were made to customers in 30 foreign countries. In 2022, the top five countries for sales to international customers, ranked by net sales, were China, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom and France and represented approximately 20% of our total net sales.

Approximately 25% and 26% of our total net sales in 2022 and 2021, respectively, were derived from contracts with agencies of, and prime contractors to, the U.S. Government. Information on our sales to the U.S. Government, including direct sales as a prime contractor and indirect sales as a subcontractor, is as follows (in millions):

Our principal U.S. Government customer is the U.S. Department of Defense, which totaled $1,065.1 million and $876.6 million of our total net sales for 2022 and 2021, respectively. With the exception of the Engineered Systems segment, no U.S Government program in 2022 or 2021 accounted for more than 10% of net sales for any of our segments or for the total Company. In 2022 and 2021, the largest program with the U.S. Government within the Engineered Systems segment was the Mission Operations and Integration (“MO&I”) contract with the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, which represented approximately 11% of Engineered Systems net sales in both 2022 and 2021.

As described in greater detail under Item 1A. Risk Factors, there are risks associated with doing business with the U.S. Government. In 2022, approximately 80% of our U.S. Government prime contracts and subcontracts were fixed-price type contracts, compared to 76% in 2021, with the remaining U.S. Government contracts related to cost-reimbursable contracts ("cost-type"). Under fixed-price type contracts, we bear the inherent risk that actual performance cost may exceed the fixed contract price. Such contracts are typically not subject to renegotiation of profits if we fail to anticipate technical problems, estimate costs accurately or control costs during performance. Additionally, U.S. Government contracts are subject to termination by the U.S. Government at its convenience, without identification of any default. When contracts are terminated for convenience, we can recover costs incurred or committed, settlement expenses and profit on work completed prior to termination. During 2022 and 2021, contracts terminated by the U.S. Government have not materially impacted our results of operations.

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Many of our government contracts are awarded after a competitive bidding process in which we seek to emphasize our ability to provide superior products and technical solutions.

Raw Materials and Suppliers

Most raw materials used in our operations are readily available; however, during 2022, we experienced supply chain challenges, including increased lead times, as well as cost inflation for parts and components, logistics and labor due to availability constraints and high demand. While the current supply chain constraints have not materially affected our business, we have implemented short-term and long-term supplier actions to reduce disruptions and prioritize mitigation. Some raw materials are purchased from a limited set of suppliers, including international sources, due to technical capability, price, and other factors. We leverage our existing supplier relationships and are not dependent on any one supplier for a material amount of our purchases. Prices of certain key raw materials and electronic components have fluctuated in the past and are expected to fluctuate in the future. We mitigate raw material cost increases primarily with long-term supply agreements and customer price increases. We expect inflationary and supply chain constraint trends to continue in 2023. However, we believe our short-term and long-term supplier actions position us well to mitigate and reduce the impact these factors may have on our businesses.

Marketing

Our sales and marketing approach varies by segment and by products within our segments. A shared fundamental tenet is the commitment to work closely with our customers to understand their needs, with an aim to secure preferred supplier and longer-term relationships. Given the technical nature of our products, we conduct our marketing activities through a direct internal sales force as well as third-party sales representatives. Several Teledyne businesses, including across our segments, have been marketing and selling products collaboratively to similar customers.

Competition

Because of the diversity of products sold and the number of markets we serve, we encounter a wide variety of

competitors, none of which we believe offer the same product and service lines or serve all of the same markets as we do. Although we have certain advantages that we believe help us compete effectively in our markets, each of our markets is highly competitive. Our businesses vigorously compete on quality, product performance and reliability, technical expertise, price and service. Many of our competitors have, and potential competitors could have, greater name recognition, a larger installed base of products, more extensive engineering, manufacturing, marketing and distribution capabilities and greater financial, technological and personnel resources than we do.

Intellectual Property

We own and control various intellectual property rights, including patents, trade secrets, confidential information, trademarks, trade names, and copyrights. We are licensed to use certain patents, technology and other intellectual property rights owned and controlled by others. Similarly, other companies are licensed to use certain patents, technology and other intellectual property rights owned and controlled by us. We do not consider any single patent or trademark, or any group

of them, essential either to Teledyne’s business as a whole or to any one of our reportable segments. The annual royalties

received or paid under license agreements are not significant to any of our reportable segments or to Teledyne’s overall

operations.

Patents, patent applications and license agreements will expire or terminate over time by operation of law, in accordance with their terms or otherwise. We do not expect the expiration or termination of these patents, patent applications and license agreements to have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition.

Environment and Other Government Regulations

Information with respect to environmental matters is set forth under “Other Matters – Environmental” of “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operation and Financial Condition” and Note 17. No material capital expenditures relating to environmental or other government regulatory compliance are presently anticipated.

Sustainability

Teledyne continues to focus on developing solutions to address sustainability and climate challenges facing humanity today. Many of our products directly support sustainability and climate challenges. We provide a broad range of precision measurement technologies for environmental monitoring and climate research. Our sensors and instruments are deployed everywhere: in space, on aircraft and drones, on land, on the sea surface, in the water column, and on the seafloor. They operate around the clock, measuring greenhouse gases from space, precisely monitoring air and water quality throughout the world, and continuously profiling the Earth’s oceans. Applications of our instruments provide scientists information that spans time from the origin of the universe to providing real-time data regarding air pollution and dangerous storms, such as time-critical warning of hurricanes and tsunamis.

Recently, the prominence and importance of sustainability and Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”) initiatives have dramatically increased. In November 2022, we published our second Corporate Social Responsibility (“CSR”) report, in which we disclose and highlight some of Teledyne’s most recent efforts focused on sustainability and ESG. The CSR report,

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which is not incorporated by reference in this document, is available at the Corporate Social Responsibility link on our website at www.teledyne.com under the tab “Who We Are”. The CSR Report includes data on Teledyne’s combined direct emissions (“Scope 1”) and indirect emissions from purchased energy (“Scope 2”), workplace safety, water usage, waste generation and recycling and workplace demographics.

In 2021, we compiled the first global inventory of our greenhouse gas (“GHG”) emissions (starting with fiscal year 2020) and have developed a GHG monitoring and management plan. We have set a goal to reduce our combined Scope 1 and Scope 2 in company operations, normalized for revenue, by 40% from 2020 levels by the end of 2040. Going forward, we will continue to evaluate our emission reduction goals, while at the same time providing the tools and technologies enabling environmental science and climatology across the globe. More information about our carbon footprint and GHG emission reduction efforts and goals, and the contributions that Teledyne products make to carbon monitoring and environmental and climate science, can be found in our CSR report.

Board Oversight

Pursuant to the mandate in their respective charters, the Audit Committee of our Board of Directors (the “Board”) regularly reviews matters related to compliance with environmental laws and the health and safety of employees, and the Nominating and Governance Committee of our Board reviews and evaluates our policies and practices and monitors our efforts in areas of legal and social responsibility, diversity and sustainability, and other ESG matters. The Audit Committee also oversees risk management, including the impact of climate change-related risks.

Human Capital

We consider our relations with our employees to be good. At January 1, 2023, our total workforce consisted of approximately 14,700 employees in more than 37 countries. Workforce demographics for various regions are provided below:

We have a stable and long-tenured workforce. In 2022, our voluntary employee turnover (excluding reductions in force) was approximately 12%. As of January 1, 2023, the average years of service of our employees was approximately 10 years.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Employees are vital to the success of our innovation-driven growth strategy. We are focused on attracting, developing, and retaining employees through competitive compensation and benefits, workforce and management development, diversity and inclusion initiatives, succession planning, corporate culture and leadership quality.

Teledyne has a Corporate-led committee to oversee our equality, diversity and inclusion efforts. We are committed to building a more diverse and inclusive workplace, and we actively monitor diversity metrics on a global basis.

We regularly review our policies, processes and practices to ensure that they promote inclusivity for all applicants and employees. We continue to focus on several activities and initiatives to actively increase diverse representation and progression within our company. Various initiatives include developing relationships with universities with higher underrepresentation, creating diverse talent pools, and increasing networking and referrals with diverse professional organizations. We advertise vacancies and strive to recruit the best possible candidate for each role.

Employee Well-Being

The health and wellness of our employees is a critical component to the success of our business. Many of our larger facilities have on-site fitness centers and encourage healthy choices with various wellness challenge programs. These programs often include guest speakers on various topics, including mental health, heart disease, diabetes, and personal financial awareness. We also have vacation and sick leave policies that provide employees with flexibility to take time away from work for relaxation or to recover from illness. U.S. based employees have access to third-party counseling and mental health services at no cost to the employee when life events impact an employee.

Talent Development

We are committed to identifying and developing the talents of our next generation of leaders. On an annual basis, we conduct an organization and leadership review for all segment, business unit, and function leaders, focusing on our high performing and high potential talent, diversity and succession for our most critical roles. From this review, individualized development and retention programs are implemented or revised as needed. We also provide additional opportunities for our existing employees to enhance their careers. We invest in employee skills development in various ways, including through educational expense reimbursement. Specialized training in a job-related field gives employees new skills and a strong foundation of knowledge that can serve them throughout their career and that may allow them to progress to more responsible

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positions at Teledyne. Our employees have access to Teledyne University, a learning platform. The database of courses, webinars, and certification programs has hundreds of targeted training programs on management, technical competencies, soft skills development, and compliance.

Available Information

Teledyne’s website is www.teledyne.com. We make available on our website, free of charge, annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and current reports on Form 8-K pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file or furnish such material to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) at www.sec.gov. We will provide, free of charge, a paper copy of any report we file with the SEC (without exhibits) upon written request to Melanie S. Cibik, Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary, at Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, 1049 Camino Dos Rios, Thousand Oaks, California 91360-2362. We have included our website addresses throughout this report as inactive textual references only. The information contained on the websites referenced herein is not incorporated into this Form 10-K.

Risk Factors

The following discussion sets forth the material risk factors that could affect Teledyne’s financial condition and

operations. You should not consider any descriptions of these factors to be a complete set of all potential risks that could affect

Teledyne. Any of the risk factors discussed below could by itself, or combined with other factors, materially and adversely affect our business, results of operations, financial condition, competitive position or reputation, including by materially increasing expenses or decreasing revenues, which could result in material losses or a decrease in earnings.

Risks related to our indebtedness

Our indebtedness, and any failure to comply with our covenants that apply to our indebtedness, could materially and

adversely affect our business.

As of January 1, 2023, we had $3,425.0 million total outstanding indebtedness in senior notes, $395.0 million in term loans and $125.0 million outstanding under our $1,150.0 million floating rate credit facility. Teledyne incurred a significant amount of indebtedness in connection with the financing of the acquisition of FLIR. We also incurred additional indebtedness through the assumption of FLIR’s existing senior notes. The use of indebtedness to finance the acquisition reduced our liquidity and caused us to place more reliance on cash generated from operations to pay principal and interest on our debt, thereby reducing the availability of our cash flow for operating activities and capital expenditure needs or to pursue other potential strategic plans. The agreements we entered into with respect to our indebtedness, including the agreements we entered into to finance the FLIR acquisition and in connection with the assumption of FLIR’s existing senior notes, contain negative covenants, that, subject to certain exceptions, include limitations on indebtedness related to our bank term loans and credit facility, liens, dispositions, investments and mergers and other fundamental changes. Our ability to comply with these negative covenants can be affected by events beyond our control. The indebtedness and these negative covenants may also have the effect, among other things, of limiting our ability to obtain additional financing, if needed, reducing the funds available to make acquisitions or capital expenditures, reducing our flexibility in planning for or reacting to changes in our business or market conditions, and making us more vulnerable to economic downturns and adverse competitive and industry conditions. In addition, a breach of the negative covenants could result in an event of default with respect to the indebtedness, which, if not cured or waived, could result in the indebtedness becoming immediately due and payable and could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or operating results. Our indebtedness also exposes us to interest rate risk since a portion of our debt obligations are at variable rates.

We may not be able to service our debt obligations.

Our ability to meet our interest expense and debt service obligations will depend on our future performance, including the cash we generate from operating activities, which will be affected by financial, business, economic and other factors, including potential changes in laws or regulations, industry conditions, industry supply and demand, customer preferences, the success of our products and pressure from competitors. If we are unable to meet our debt service obligations or should we fail to comply with our financial and other negative covenants contained in the agreements governing our indebtedness, we may be required to refinance all or part of our debt, sell strategic assets at unfavorable prices, incur additional indebtedness or issue common stock or other equity securities. We may not be able to, at any given time, refinance our debt, sell assets, incur additional indebtedness or issue equity securities on terms acceptable to us, in amounts sufficient to meet our needs. If we are able to raise additional funds through the issuance of equity securities, such issuance would also result in dilution to our stockholders. Our inability to service our obligations or refinance our debt could have a material and adverse effect on our business, financial condition or operating results.

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The credit rating of Teledyne could be downgraded, which may increase borrowing costs.

The credit ratings of Teledyne’s debt could be subject to a downgrade below investment grade. If a ratings downgrade were to occur, we could experience higher borrowing costs in the future and more restrictive debt covenants, which would reduce profitability and diminish operational flexibility. A ratings downgrade could also limit our access to certain sources of debt financing.

Risks Related to our Business and Industry

Acquisitions involve inherent risks that may adversely affect our operating results and financial condition.

Our growth strategy includes acquisitions. In 2022 and 2021, we expended $92.6 million in cash and $8.1 billion in cash and stock, respectively, relating to acquisitions and other investments. Acquisitions involve various inherent risks, such as:

• our ability to assess accurately the value, strengths, weaknesses, internal controls, contingent and other liabilities and potential profitability of acquisition candidates;

• difficulties in integrating acquired businesses, including the potential loss of key personnel from an acquired business, our potential inability to achieve identified financial, operating and other synergies anticipated to result from an acquisition, and integration issues associated with internal controls of acquired businesses;

• the diversion of management’s attention from our existing businesses;

• the potential impairment of assets;

• potential unknown liabilities associated with a business that we acquire or in which we invest, including environmental liabilities;

• new and proposed regulations limiting the enforcement of noncompetition and nonsolicitation agreements; and

• production delays associated with consolidating acquired facilities and manufacturing operations.

While we conduct financial and other due diligence in connection with our acquisitions and generally seek some form of protection, such as indemnification from the seller, insurance coverage, and sometimes placing a portion of the purchase price in escrow to cover potential liabilities, such acquired companies may have weaknesses or liabilities that are not accurately assessed or brought to our attention at the time of the acquisition. Further, indemnities, insurance or escrow arrangements may not fully cover such matters. Acquisitions of public companies, such as our acquisition of FLIR, typically do not include post-closing indemnities or escrows.

In connection with our acquisitions, including those acquisitions that we do not complete, we may incur significant transaction costs. We are required to expense such transaction costs as incurred, which may have a material adverse impact on our financial results.

We are experiencing component and raw material shortages due to worldwide supply chain constraints that impact our ability to manufacture and ship all the product for which we have demand.

Our business is being impacted by interruptions in the supply chain, due in part to the COVID pandemic, a resumption of strong worldwide demand for electronic products and components across a number of end markets, and interruption in supplier operations. As a result, we are experiencing delays in delivery and shortages of certain components and raw materials needed for many of the products we manufacture, particularly certain types of semiconductors, integrated circuits, silicon wafers, specialized raw materials and chemicals, adhesives, engineered plastics and electronic components. In some

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The Company has 77 principal operating facilities in 20 states and 10 foreign countries. The Company’s executive offices are located in Thousand Oaks, California. We maintain our facilities in good operating condition, and we believe they are suitable and adequate for the purposes for which they are intended and overall have sufficient capacity to conduct business as currently conducted. At January 1, 2023, our principal operating facilities by segment were located as follows (countries and states listed alphabetically):

• Digital Imaging** - Belgium, Canada, Estonia, France, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom and the United States

◦The United States includes principal operating facilities in California, Florida, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Montana, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Oregon, and Pennsylvania

• Instrumentation** - Denmark, France, the United Kingdom and the United States

◦The United States includes principal operating facilities in California, Colorado, Florida, Massachusetts, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas and Virginia

• Aerospace and Defense Electronics - the United Kingdom and the United States

◦The United States includes principal operating facilities in California and Illinois

• Engineered Systems** - the United States, including principal operating facilities in Alabama, Maryland and Tennessee

Information pertaining to legal proceedings can be found in Note 17 and is incorporated by reference herein.

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No information is required in response to this item.

PART II

Our Common Stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and traded under the symbol “TDY”.

As of February 17, 2023, there were 2,423 holders of record of the Common Stock. Because many of our shares of common stock are held by brokers and institutions on behalf of stockholders, we are unable to estimate the total number of beneficial owners of our stock represented by these stockholders of record.

We intend to use future earnings to fund the development and growth of our businesses, including through potential acquisitions. Therefore, we do not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future.

We have stock repurchase programs authorized by our Board of Directors to repurchase up to approximately three million shares. No repurchases were made since 2015. Although we have no current plans to repurchase stock, up to approximately three million shares may be repurchased under the stock repurchase program. See Note 11 for additional information about our stock repurchase program.

Teledyne provides enabling technologies for industrial growth markets that require advanced technology and high reliability. These markets include factory automation and condition monitoring, aerospace and defense, air and water quality environmental monitoring, electronics design and development, medical imaging and pharmaceutical research, oceanographic research, and deepwater energy exploration and production. Following the 2021 acquisition of FLIR, we further evolved into a global sensing and decision-support technology company: providing specialty sensors, cameras, instrumentation, algorithms and software across the electromagnetic spectrum, as well as unmanned systems, in the subsea, land and air domains. We differentiate ourselves from many of our direct competitors by having a customer and Company-sponsored applied research center that augments our product development expertise. We believe that technological capabilities and innovation and the ability to invest in the development of new and enhanced products are critical to obtaining and maintaining leadership in our markets and the industries in which we compete.

Information about results of operations and financial condition for 2021 and 2020 can be found in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” sections in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 2, 2022.

Strategy/Overview

Our strategy continues to emphasize growth in our four business segments: digital imaging, instrumentation, aerospace and defense electronics and engineered systems. The markets in which we sell our enabling technologies are characterized by high barriers to entry and include specialized products and services not likely to be commoditized. We intend to strengthen and expand our business with targeted acquisitions and through product development. We continue to focus on balanced and disciplined capital deployment among capital expenditures, acquisitions and product development. We aggressively pursue operational excellence to continually improve our margins and earnings by emphasizing cost containment and cost reductions in all aspects of our business. At Teledyne, operational excellence includes the rapid integration of the businesses we acquire. Using complementary technology across our businesses and through targeted research and development, we seek to create new products to grow our company and expand our addressable markets. We continue to evaluate our businesses to ensure that they are aligned with our strategy.

COVID and Other Matters impact

With regard to the COVID pandemic, our first priority remains the health and safety of our employees and their families. Although the COVID pandemic has impacted our business operations and practices, we experienced limited disruptions from COVID in 2022, mostly as a result of COVID-related lockdowns in China and localized and temporary labor shortages due to virus exposure. However, given the continuing dynamic nature of this situation, we may not fully estimate the impacts of COVID on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. Contingency plans remain in place in the event of significant impacts from COVID infection resurgences, and we may take further actions as government authorities require or recommend or as we determine to be in the best interests of our employees, customers, partners and suppliers.

We have experienced supply chain challenges, including increased lead times, as well as cost inflation for parts and components, logistics and labor due to availability constraints and high demand. This has delayed our ability to convert

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backlog to revenue and negatively impacted our profit margins. We expect inflationary and supply chain constraint trends to continue in 2023.

Costs incurred and sales recorded by subsidiaries operating outside of the United States are translated into U.S. dollars using exchange rates effective during the respective period. As a result, we are exposed to movements in the exchange rates of various currencies against the U.S. dollar. The strengthening of the U.S. dollar relative to other currencies adversely impacted our sales in 2022, and may continue to do so in future periods. It may also increase the price and reduce the competitiveness of some of our products sold in markets outside the United States.

We do not have any material business, operations or assets in Russia, Belarus or Ukraine, and to date we have not been materially impacted by the actions of the Russian government. Our total net sales from these three countries in 2022 and 2021 constituted less than 1.0% of total net sales, respectively.

As part of a continuing effort to reduce costs and improve operating performance, as well as to respond to the impact of the COVID pandemic, beginning in 2020 we commenced actions to reduce headcount across various businesses, reducing our exposure to weak end markets, such as commercial aerospace. We also exited certain facilities no longer needed. In 2021, we took actions to integrate FLIR into our businesses resulting in higher severance and facility closure costs in the Digital Imaging segment. In 2021, we incurred $26.4 million of severance and facility consolidation costs, primarily related to our Digital Imaging Segment. Severance and facility consolidation costs incurred in 2022 were not material, and, at January 1, 2023, an immaterial amount remains to be paid related to these actions.

Recent Acquisitions

Consistent with our strategy, we completed two acquisitions in 2022 and one acquisition in 2021. Our May 2021 acquisition of FLIR was our largest acquisition to date. The financial results of these acquisitions have been included since the respective date of each acquisition. All acquisitions in 2022 and 2021 were part of the Digital Imaging segment. See Note 3 for additional information about our recent acquisitions. As discussed in Note 18, we have completed one acquisition in early 2023, which is part of the Digital Imaging segment.

Consolidated Operating Results

Our fiscal year is determined based on a 52- or 53-week convention ending on the Sunday nearest to December 31. Fiscal years 2022 and 2021 each contained 52 weeks. Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation. In the current year, gain (loss) on debt extinguishment is presented as separate line item on the income statement.

Our businesses are aligned in four segments: Digital Imaging, Instrumentation, Aerospace and Defense Electronics and Engineered Systems. Additional financial information about our business segments can be found in Note 4.

The following are financial highlights for 2022 and 2021 (in millions, except per-share amounts):

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The information required by this item is included in this Report on pages 36 through 74. See the “Index to Financial Statements and Related Information” on page 36.

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Disclosure Controls

Teledyne’s disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in reports that it files or submits, under the Exchange Act, was recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC and to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by us in such reports is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. The Company’s Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer and Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, with the participation and assistance of other members of management, have evaluated the effectiveness, as of January 1, 2023, of the Company’s “disclosure controls and procedures,” as that term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act. Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures as of January 1, 2023, are effective.

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Internal Controls

See Management Statement on page 37 for management’s annual report on internal control over financial reporting. See Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on page 38 for Deloitte & Touche LLP’s attestation report on the Report of Management on Teledyne Technologies Incorporated’s Internal Control over Financial Reporting.

There was no change in the Company’s “internal control over financial reporting” (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that occurred during the quarter ended January 1, 2023, that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. There also were no material weaknesses identified for which corrective action needed to be taken.

Sarbanes-Oxley Disclosure Committee

The Company maintains a Sarbanes-Oxley Disclosure Committee, which is comprised of senior representatives of the Company, including members of our finance, accounting, tax, internal audit and legal departments.

Among its tasks, the Sarbanes-Oxley Disclosure Committee discusses and reviews disclosure issues to help us fulfill our disclosure obligations on a timely basis in accordance with SEC rules and regulations and is intended to be used as an additional resource for employees to raise questions regarding accounting, auditing, internal controls and disclosure matters. Our toll-free Ethics Help Line (1-877-666-6968) continues to be an alternative means to communicate concerns to the Company’s management.

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PART III

The information required by this item is set forth in the 2023 Proxy Statement under the captions “Executive Management”, “Item 1 on Proxy Card - Election of Directors,” “Board Composition and Practices,” “Corporate Governance,” “Committees of Our Board of Directors - Audit Committee” and “Report of the Audit Committee” and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information required by this item is set forth in the 2023 Proxy Statement under the captions “Executive and Director Compensation” and “Personnel and Compensation Committee Report” incorporated herein by reference.

The information required by this item is set forth in the 2023 Proxy Statement under the caption “Stock Ownership Information” and “Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans” and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information required by this item is set forth in the 2023 Proxy Statement under the captions “Corporate Governance” and “Certain Transactions” and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information required by this item is set forth in the 2023 Proxy Statement under the captions “Fees Billed by Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm” and “Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies” under “Item 2 on Proxy Card - Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm” and is incorporated herein by reference.

PART IV

(a) Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules:

(1) Financial Statements

See the “Index to Financial Statements and Related Information” on page 36 of this Report, which is incorporated herein by

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reference.

(2) Financial Statement Schedules

See Schedule II captioned “Valuation and Qualifying Accounts” on page 74 of this Report, which is incorporated herein by reference.

(3) Exhibits

A list of exhibits filed with this Form 10-K or incorporated by reference is found in the Exhibit Index immediately following the certifications of this Report and incorporated herein by reference.

(b) Exhibits:

See Item 15(a)(3) above.

(c) Financial Schedules:

See Item 15(a)(2) above.

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INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND RELATED INFORMATION

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MANAGEMENT STATEMENT

RESPONSIBILITY FOR PREPARATION OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING ADEQUATE INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING

We are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. The financial statements were prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and include amounts that are based on the best estimates and judgments of management. The other financial information contained in this Annual Report on Form 10-K is consistent with the financial statements.

Our internal control system is designed to provide reasonable assurance concerning the reliability of the financial data used in the preparation of Teledyne financial statements, as well as to safeguard the Company’s assets from unauthorized use or disposition.

All internal control systems, no matter how well designed, have inherent limitations. Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement presentation.

REPORT OF MANAGEMENT ON TELEDYNE TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED’S INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING

We are also responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. We conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of January 1, 2023. In making this evaluation, we used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (2013 Framework) (the COSO criteria) in Internal Control - Integrated Framework. Our evaluation included reviewing the documentation of our controls, evaluating the design effectiveness of our controls and testing their operating effectiveness. Based on this evaluation we believe that, as of January 1, 2023, the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting were effective.

Deloitte and Touche LLP, our independent registered public accounting firm, has issued its report on the effectiveness of Teledyne’s internal control over financial reporting. Their report appears on page 38 of this Annual Report.

Date: February 24, 2023

Date: February 24, 2023

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Stockholders and the Board of Directors of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated

Thousand Oaks, California

Opinion on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

We have audited the internal control over financial reporting of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of January 1, 2023, based on criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). In our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of January 1, 2023, based on criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework (2013) issued by COSO.

We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended January 1, 2023, of the Company and our report dated February 24, 2023, expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements.

Basis for Opinion

The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Report of Management on Teledyne Technologies Incorporated’s Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk, and performing such other pro

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized as of February 24, 2023.

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.