UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
FORM 8-K
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported) May 17, 2004
TELEFLEX INCORPORATED
| Delaware | 1-5353 | 23-1147939 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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| 155 South Limerick Road, Limerick, Pennsylvania | 19468 | |||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code (610) 948-5100
Item 5. Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure.
On May 17, 2004, Teleflex Incorporated and NHK Spring Co. Ltd., Yokohama, Japan, issued a press release announcing that NHK has acquired all of the shares of Teleflex-NHK Automotive Co., Ltd., a joint venture formed by Teleflex and NHK in January 2002. The foregoing summary is subject to the full text of the press release, which is attached to this Report as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
On May 17, 2004, Teleflex Incorporated announced that it has agreed to acquire Hudson Respiratory Care, Inc. from entities controlled by Freeman Spoglie & Co. and management in a cash transaction valued at $460 million including the net present value of future tax benefits exceeding $60 million. The foregoing summary is subject to the full text of the press release, which is attached to this Report as Exhibit 99.2 and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits.
| 99.1 | Press Release dated May 17, 2004 | |||
| 99.2 | Press Release dated May 17, 2004 | |||
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.
| Date: May 18, 2004 | TELEFLEX INCORPORATED | |||
| By: | /s/ | |||
| Name: Joan W. Schwartz | ||||
| Title: Associate General Counsel and Secretary | ||||