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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 Event Reported)
  March 2, 2004
 
 

TELEFLEX INCORPORATED

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
         
Delaware   1-5353   23-1147939

 
 
 
 
 
(State or Other Jurisdiction   (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer
of Incorporation or Organization)       Identification No.)


             
155 South Limerick Road, Limerick, Pennsylvania
    19468      

 
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
  (Zip Code)    
         
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code
  (610) 948-5100    

 



(Former Name or Former Address, If Changed Since Last Report)


 


 

Item 5. Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure.

     On March 2, 2004, Teleflex Incorporated issued a press release announcing that, on February 13, 2004 the company was notified that a jury sitting in the Federal District Court for the Northern District of Georgia had rendered a verdict against one of its subsidiaries, Rüsch, Inc., in a trademark infringement case. Judgment by the Court is pending. The foregoing summary is subject to the full text of the press release, which is attached to this Report as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

     (c) Exhibits.

     
99.1
  Press Release dated March 2, 2004.

 


 

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 hereunto duly authorized.

             
Date: March 3, 2004   TELEFLEX INCORPORATED
 
           
  By:   /s/    
     
 
   
      Name: Joan W. Schwartz    
      Title: Assistant Secretary    

 


 

EXHIBIT INDEX

     
99.1
  Press Release dated March 2, 2004