TELEFLEX INC — Director's Dealing 2004

Jul 22, 2004

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: TELEFLEX INC (TFX)
CIK: 0000096943
Period of Report: 2004-07-20

Reporting Person: SICKLER JOHN J (Vice Chairman)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2004-07-20	Common Stock	M	16364.	$44.00	Acquired	116668.	Direct
2004-07-20	Common Stock	F	4328.	$44.00	Disposed	112340.	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2004-07-20	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$20.00	M	30000.	Disposed	2005-07-27	Common Stock (30000.)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	16711.	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Reporting Person acquired 16,364 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 @ $44.00 per share.