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: Suddarth John B (President-Aerospace)

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	638.144	Indirect

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Stock Option (Right / to Buy)	$45.00	2014-09-13	Common Stock (12000.)		Direct
Stock Option (Right / to Buy)	$52.50	2015-03-07	Common Stock (14200.)		Direct

Footnotes

F1: Options exercisable as follows: 4,000 shares on each of 9/13/05, 9/13/06, and 9/13/07.

F2: Options exercisable as follows: 4,734 on 3/7/06; 4,733 on 3/7/07; and 4,733 on 3/7/08.