TELEFLEX INC — Director's Dealing 2003

Oct 21, 2003

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: TELEFLEX INC (TFX)
CIK: 0000096943
Period of Report: 2003-10-21

Reporting Person: ZUBER HAROLD L JR (Exec. Vice Pres. and)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2003-10-21	Common Stock	M	5000.	$20.00	Acquired	66923.	Direct
2003-10-21	Common Stock	S	1000.	$44.90	Disposed	65923.	Direct
2003-10-21	Common Stock	S	400.	$44.67	Disposed	65523.	Direct
2003-10-21	Common Stock	S	1000.	$44.65	Disposed	64523.	Direct
2003-10-21	Common Stock	S	2000.	$44.60	Disposed	62523.	Direct
2003-10-21	Common Stock	S	200.	$44.55	Disposed	62323.	Direct
2003-10-21	Common Stock	S	400.	$44.50	Disposed	61923.	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2003-10-21	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$20.00	M	5000.	Disposed	2005-07-27	Common Stock (5000.)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	7019.	Indirect
Common Stock	5600.	Indirect
Common Stock	6507.8313	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Exercisable 12,000 shares per year for 5 years beginning
7/27/96.