TELEFLEX INC — Director's Dealing 2004

Mar 17, 2004

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: TELEFLEX INC (TFX)
CIK: 0000096943
Period of Report: 2004-03-16

Reporting Person: BLACK JEFFREY P (Director, President, CEO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2004-03-16	Common Stock	M	2000.	$19.375	Acquired	53548.	Direct
2004-03-16	Common Stock	M	4000.	$20.875	Acquired	57548.	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2004-03-16	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$20.875	M	4000.	Disposed	2005-11-06	Common Stock (4000.)	Direct
2004-03-16	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$19.375	M	2000.	Disposed	2004-03-07	Common Stock (2000.)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	6884.5113	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Deadline for exercising options scheduled to expire
03/07/2004 was extended due to Registrant's extended
black-out period.