That's my conclusion too. Warren stated regularly in the annual letters how much he admired Singleton as a capital allocator, particularly with regards to repurchasing 90% of Teledyne shares at a bargain. Charlie stated in an annual meeting that he and Warren were "avuncular" when compared to Singleton. Hence, I suspect Warren wanted to give a fair warning to all shareholders regarding the strategy behind the share repurchases without explicitly saying they're engaging in a Teledyne 2.0. Based on what I read about Singleton, he just did what was in the best interests of the shareholders who didn't sell, although he didn't communicate what he was doing and why, which meant "too bad" for Teledyne shareholders who sold too early.
