UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 20549 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 reported) July 16, 2003 TELEFLEX INCORPORATED (Exact name of registrant as specified in its chapter) Delaware 1-5353 23-1147939 (State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer of incorporation File Number) Identification No.) 630 West Germantown Pike Suite 450 Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (610) 834-6301 ---------------------------------------------------------- (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) ITEM 7(C). EXHIBITS 99.1 Press Release of Teleflex Incorporated dated July 16, 2003 reporting Teleflex Incorporated's financial results for the second quarter of 2003. ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE; AND ITEM 12. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION On July 16, 2003, Teleflex Incorporated issued a press release announcing its financial results for the second quarter of 2003. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference. SIGNATURES 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 hereunto duly authorized. TELEFLEX INCORPORATED /s/ Joan W. Schwartz ------------------------ JOAN W. SCHWARTZ ASSOCIATE GENERAL COUNSEL AND ASSISTANT SECRETARY DATE: JULY 16, 2003 EXHIBIT INDEX 99.1 Press Release dated July 16, 2003