TELEFLEX INC — Director's Dealing 2005

Dec 16, 2005

SEC Form 3 — Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: TELEFLEX INC (TFX)
CIK: 0000096943
Period of Report: 2005-12-12

Reporting Person: Northfield Vincent (President - Commercial)

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	1839.	Direct
Common Stock	1862.926	Indirect

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Stock Option / (Right to Buy)	$51.25	2012-03-04	Common Stock (2500.)		Direct
Stock Option (Right / to Buy)	$35.75	2013-03-07	Common Stock (2012.)		Direct
Stock Option (Right / to Buy)	$51.50	2014-03-01	Common Stock (8200.)		Direct
Stock Option (Right / to Buy)	$52.50	2015-03-07	Common Stock (8200.)		Direct
Stock Option (Right / to Buy)	$59.00	2015-06-13	Common Stock (5000.)		Direct
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$45.00	2012-09-23	Common Stock (1000.)		Direct

Footnotes

F1: Options exercisable as follows: 345 on 3/7/05; 1,667 on 3/7/06

F2: Options exercisable as follows: 2,734 on 3/1/05; 2,733 on 3/1/06; 2,733 on 3/1/07

F3: Options exercisable as follows: 2,734 on 3/7/06; 2,733 on 3/7/07; 2,733 on 3/7/08

F4: Options exercisable as follows: 1,667 on 6/13/06; 1,666 on 6/13/07; 1,667 on 6/13/08.