TELEFLEX INC — Director's Dealing 2004

Nov 16, 2004

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: TELEFLEX INC (TFX)
CIK: 0000096943
Period of Report: 2004-11-15

Reporting Person: Miller Laurence G (Sr.VP, General)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2004-11-15	Common Stock	A	1800.	$0.00	Acquired	1800.	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2004-11-15	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$47.50	A	25000.	Acquired	2014-11-08	Common Stock (25000.)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: A restricted stock award was granted to Mr. Miller by the
Issuer on November 8, 2004, subject to Mr. Miller's
commencing his employment duties on or about November 15,
2004. Mr. Miller commenced such duties on November 15,
2004.

F2: A stock option to purchase 25,000 shares at $47.50 per
share was granted to Mr. Miller by the Issuer on November
8,2004, subject to Mr. Miller's commencing his employment
duties on or about November 15,2004.

F3: Such stock option is exercisable to the extent of one-third
of the total shares subject to the option on each of
November 15, 2005, November 15, 2006 and November 15, 2007.