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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED): MARCH 24, 2003
TELEFLEX INCORPORATED
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
DELAWARE 1-5353 23-1147939
(State of Incorporation) (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
630 WEST GERMANTOWN PIKE, SUITE 450, PLYMOUTH MEETING, PENNSYLVANIA 19462
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(610) 834-6301
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS.
(c) Exhibits
99.1 Certification of President and Chief Executive Officer relating
to Form 10-K for period ending December 29, 2002
99.2 Certification of Chief Financial Officer relating to Form 10-K
for period ending December 29, 2002
ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.
Attached as exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 and hereby incorporated into
this Item 9 are the certifications of the Company's Chief Executive Officer and
Chief Financial Officer required pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted
pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
TELEFLEX INCORPORATED
/s/ STEVEN K. CHANCE
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STEVEN K. CHANCE, ESQUIRE
VICE-PRESIDENT, GENERAL COUNSEL
AND SECRETARY
DATE: MARCH 24, 2003
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. Description
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99.1 Certification of President and Chief Executive Officer
relating to Form 10-K for period ending December 29, 2002
99.2 Certification of Chief Financial Officer relating to Form
10-K for period ending December 29, 2002