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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST REPORTED)
Date of Report (Date of earliest reported) April 22, 2003
TELEFLEX INCORPORATED
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its chapter)
Delaware 1-5353 23-1147939
(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of incorporation File Number) Identification No.)
630 West Germantown Pike
Suite 450
Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (610) 834-6301
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
ITEM 7(C). EXHIBITS
99.1 Press Release of Teleflex Incorporated dated April
16, 2003 reporting Teleflex Incorporated's financial
results for the first quarter of 2003.
99.2 Summary of April 17, 2003 Conference Call with
Analysts and Investors.
ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE; AND
ITEM 12. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
On April 16, 2003, Teleflex Incorporated issued a press
release announcing its financial results for the first quarter of 2003.
A copy of the press release and the summary of conference call
are furnished as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 to this report and are incorporated
herein by reference.
SIGNATURES
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.
TELEFLEX INCORPORATED
/s/ Joan W. Schwartz
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JOAN W. SCHWARTZ
ASSOCIATE GENERAL COUNSEL AND
ASSISTANT SECRETARY
DATE: APRIL 22, 2003