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: WHITTAKER FOREST R (President - Medical)

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	4898.	Direct
Common Stock	1568.124	Indirect

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Stock Option (Right / to Buy)	$37.25	2013-04-25	Common Stock (7035.)		Direct
Stock Option (Right / to Buy)	$51.50	2014-03-01	Common Stock (16900.)		Direct
Stock Option (Right / to Buy)	$52.50	2015-03-07	Common Stock (16900.)		Direct

Footnotes

F1: Options exercisable as follows: 368 on 4/25/05; 6,667 on 4/25/06.

F2: Options exercisable as follows: 5,634 on 3/1/05; 5,633 on 3/1/06; and 5,633 on 3/1/07.

F3: Options exercisable as follows: 5,634 on 3/7/06; 5,633 on 3/7/07; and 5,633 on 3/7/08.