TELEFLEX INC — Director's Dealing 2006

Oct 25, 2006

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: TELEFLEX INC (TFX)
CIK: 0000096943
Period of Report: 2006-10-23

Reporting Person: WAASER R ERNEST (President - Medical)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2006-10-23	Common Stock	A	5000.	$60.25	Acquired	5000.	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2006-10-23	Stock Option / (Right to Buy)	$60.25	A	25000.	Acquired	2016-10-23	Common Stock (25000.)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Exercisable for one-third of the shares on each of 10/23/07, 10/23/08 and 10/23/09.