TELEFLEX INC — Director's Dealing 2005

Mar 14, 2005

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: TELEFLEX INC (TFX)
CIK: 0000096943
Period of Report: 2005-03-11

Reporting Person: GORDON KEVIN K (Vice Pres. Corporate)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2005-03-11	Common Stock	S	200.	$51.69	Disposed	2774.	Direct
2005-03-11	Common Stock	S	300.	$51.68	Disposed	2474.	Direct
2005-03-11	Common Stock	S	2100.	$51.50	Disposed	374.	Direct
2005-03-11	Common Stock	S	200.	$51.60	Disposed	174.	Direct
2005-03-11	Common Stock	S	174.	$51.63	Disposed	0.	Direct
2005-03-11	Common Stock	M	10000.	$28.25	Acquired	10000.	Direct
2005-03-11	Common Stock	S	2500.	$51.45	Disposed	7500.	Direct
2005-03-11	Common Stock	S	500.	$51.46	Disposed	7000.	Direct
2005-03-11	Common Stock	S	3400.	$51.47	Disposed	3600.	Direct
2005-03-11	Common Stock	S	100.	$51.49	Disposed	3500.	Direct
2005-03-11	Common Stock	A	17.63	$0.00	Acquired	847.86	Indirect

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2005-03-11	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$28.25	M	10000.	Disposed	2010-03-06	Common Stock (10000.)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Total number of shares of Common Stock held by Reporting
Person indirectly by VIP Trustee (401-K) is based on a plan
statement dated as of March 11, 2005.