TELEFLEX INC — Director's Dealing 2003

Aug 5, 2003

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: TELEFLEX INC (TFX)
CIK: 0000096943
Period of Report: 2003-08-04

Reporting Person: SICKLER JOHN J (Vice Chairman)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2003-08-04	Common Stock	M	16711.00	$46.00	Acquired	16711.00	Indirect

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2003-08-04	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$20.00	M	30000.00	Disposed	2005-07-27	Common Stock (30000.00)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	100304.00	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Reporting Person acquired 16,711 shares of common stock
by exercising 30,000 options granted on 7/27/1995 @ $20.00
per share and exchanging them for shares of common stock
valued @ $46.00 per share.