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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration No.&nbsp;333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM&nbsp;S-8 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>UNDER </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 </I></B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>TELEFLEX INCORPORATED </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3" ALIGN="center"><B>Delaware</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(State or other jurisdiction of</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>incorporation or organization)</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(I.R.S. Employer</B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3" ALIGN="center"><B>550 East Swedesford Road, Suite 400, Wayne, Pennsylvania</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address of Principal Executive Offices)</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>(Zip Code)</B></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>TELEFLEX INCORPORATED 2014 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Full Title of the Plan) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>James J. Leyden </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Vice
President, General Counsel and Secretary </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Teleflex Incorporated </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>550 East Swedesford Road, Suite 400 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Wayne, Pennsylvania 19087 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(610) 225-6800 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name,
Address and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service) </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>Copies to: </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Alan Singer </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Morgan,
Lewis&nbsp;&amp; Bockius LLP </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>1701 Market Street </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(215) 963-5000 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether
the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of &#147;large accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer&#148; and &#147;smaller reporting
company&#148; in Rule&nbsp;12b-2 of the Exchange Act. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Title of Each Class of Securities</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>to Be Registered</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Amount to Be</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Registered</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"><B>Proposed&nbsp;Maximum&nbsp;Offering<BR>Price Per Share (1)</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Proposed</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Maximum&nbsp;Aggregate</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Offering Price(1)</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Amount of</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Registration Fee</B></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Common Stock, $1.00 par value per share</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">5,450,000&nbsp;shares<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(2)</SUP></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">$108.61</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">$595,875,750.00</P></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(1)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Calculated pursuant to Rule 457(h), based upon the average of the high and low sales prices of the Common Stock of the Registrant reported on the New York Stock Exchange on October&nbsp;22, 2014. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(2)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement also covers such additional shares as may hereinafter be offered to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits, stock
dividends, recapitalizations or similar transactions. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="line-height:1.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="10%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;3.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Incorporation of Documents by Reference. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following documents, which have been filed
by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;), pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 are incorporated in this registration statement by reference: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1. The Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2013; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">2. The Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarterly periods ended March&nbsp;30, 2014 and June&nbsp;29, 2014; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">3. The Registrant&#146;s Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February&nbsp;25, 2014,&nbsp;April&nbsp;2,
2014,&nbsp;April&nbsp;30, 2014 (information responsive to Item&nbsp;2.05 only), May&nbsp;8, 2014,&nbsp;May&nbsp;16, 2014 and May&nbsp;22, 2014; and </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">4. The description of the shares of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock, $1.00 par value, set forth in the Registrant&#146;s Registration
Statement on Form 8-A filed with the SEC on March&nbsp;16, 1994, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All documents filed by the Registrant with the Commission pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 after the date of this registration statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this registration statement that indicates that all securities offered by this registration statement have been sold or that deregisters all
securities then remaining unsold, will be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this registration statement and to be a part of this registration statement from the date of filing of such document. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference or deemed to be a part of this registration
statement will be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this registration statement to the extent that a statement contained in this registration statement or in any other subsequently filed document that also is incorporated by
reference in this registration statement modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement contained in a document that is deemed to be incorporated by reference or deemed to be a part of this registration statement after the most recent
effective date may modify or replace existing statements contained in this registration statement. In either case, any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this
registration statement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>EXPERTS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The financial statements and management&#146;s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting (which is included
in Management&#146;s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting) incorporated in this registration statement by reference to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2013 have been so incorporated in reliance on
the report of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In the event that PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP consents to the incorporation by reference in this registration statement of its report relating
to audited financial statements and effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting included in a document subsequently filed by the Registrant, such audited financial statements shall be incorporated herein in reliance upon such report
of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting. </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Description of Securities. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P>
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<TD WIDTH="10%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;5.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Interests of Named Experts and Counsel. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The legality of the shares of common stock that
may be offered under the Plan will be passed upon for the Registrant by Daniel V. Logue, Associate General Counsel of the Registrant. Mr.&nbsp;Logue is eligible to participate in the Teleflex Incorporated 2014 Stock Incentive Plan, owns shares of
the Registrant&#146;s common stock and holds options to acquire shares of the Registrant&#146;s common stock. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="10%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;6.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Indemnification of Directors and Officers. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;102(b)(7) of the Delaware
General Corporation Law (the &#147;DGCL&#148;) permits a corporation, in its certificate of incorporation, to eliminate or limit the liability of a director to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breaches of fiduciary duty
as a director, provided that such a provision shall not eliminate or limit the liability of a director (a)&nbsp;for any breach of the director&#146;s duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders, (b)&nbsp;for acts or omissions not in good
faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (c)&nbsp;under Section&nbsp;174 of the DGCL (relating to unlawful payment of dividends or unlawful stock purchases or redemptions), or (d)&nbsp;for any transaction from
which the director derived an improper personal benefit. Article THIRTEENTH of the Registrant&#146;s Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides that except to the extent otherwise provided by the DGCL, the Registrant&#146;s directors shall not
be personally liable to the Registrant or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of their fiduciary duty as directors. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;145 of the DGCL provides that a Delaware corporation has the power to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened
to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation) by reason of the fact that the person is or
was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation in such capacity in another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including
attorneys&#146; fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed
to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe the person&#146;s conduct was unlawful. In the case of an action or suit brought by or in
the right of the corporation, indemnification of any director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation (or person serving at the request of the corporation in such capacity in another enterprise) against expenses actually and reasonably
incurred by such person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit is permitted if such person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the
corporation; however, no indemnification is permitted in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation, unless and only to the extent that the Delaware Court of Chancery, or
the court in which such action or suit was brought, shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such
expenses which the Delaware Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper. Article V of the Registrant&#146;s Amended and Restated Bylaws provides generally that the Registrant will indemnify any person who was or is a party or is
threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, arbitrative, or investigative, or any appeal in such a proceeding or any inquiry or investigation that could
lead to such a proceeding, by reason of the fact that he or she, or a person of whom he or she is the legal representative, is or was or has agreed to become director, officer or employee of the Registrant or is or was serving at the
Registrant&#146;s request as a director, officer, employee, agent or similar functionary of another enterprise, or by reason of any action alleged to have been taken or omitted in such capacity, against expenses (including attorney&#146;s fees),
judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him or her or in his or her behalf in connection with such action, suit or proceeding or any appeal therefrom, subject to conditions substantively similar to those
in Section&nbsp;145 to the DGCL, described above. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Under the DGCL, a Delaware corporation has the power to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf
of any person who is or was director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation or is or was serving in such capacity at the request of the corporation for another enterprise, against any liability asserted against such person and incurred by
such person in any such capacity, or arising out of such person&#146;s status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such liability under the Section&nbsp;145 of the DGCL. Article V of the
Registrant&#146;s Amended and Restated Bylaws requires that the Registrant purchase and maintain insurance to protect the Registrant and any person who is or was or has agreed to become the Registrant&#146;s director or officer or is or was serving
at the Registrant&#146;s request as a director, officer, employee, agent or similar functionary of another enterprise against any expense, liability or loss asserted against him or her or incurred by him or her or on his or her behalf in any such
capacity, or arising out of his or her status as such, whether or not the Registrant would have the power to indemnify him or her against such liability under the provisions of Article&nbsp;V of the Bylaws, provided that such insurance is available
on acceptable terms, as determined by a vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors. The Registrant has purchased directors&#146; and officers&#146; liability insurance. </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="10%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;7.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Exemption from Registration Claimed. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="10%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;8.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Exhibits. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following exhibits are filed as part of this registration statement: </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000; width:26.20pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Number</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000; width:37.25pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Description</P></TD></TR>


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<TD VALIGN="top">Restated Certificate of Incorporation - incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(a) to the Registrant&#146;s Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 1985.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&nbsp;&nbsp;4.1.2</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation, amending Article Thirteenth of the Registrant&#146;s Restated Certificate of Incorporation &#150; incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3 to the Registrant&#146;s Form 10-Q
for the period ended June 28, 1987.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation, amending the first paragraph of Article Fourth of the Registrant&#146;s Restated Certificate of Incorporation - incorporated by reference to the final paragraph under
Proposal 2 contained in the Registrant&#146;s proxy statement for its 2007 annual meeting of shareholders, filed on March 29, 2007.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&nbsp;&nbsp;4.2</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company - incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.2 to the Company&#146;s Form 8-K filed on May 7, 2009.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Opinion of Daniel V. Logue, Associate General Counsel of the Registrant</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>23.1</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Consent of Daniel V. Logue (included in his opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1 hereto)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Powers of Attorney (included as part of the Registrant&#146;s signature page hereof)</TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH="10%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;9.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Undertakings. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Item&nbsp;17. Undertakings. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(1)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement: </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="13%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(i)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="13%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(ii)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a
fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="13%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(iii)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;
</TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">provided, however, that paragraph (1)(i)&nbsp;and (1)(ii)&nbsp;do not apply if the information required to be included in a
post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by
reference in the registration statement. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(2)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and
the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="8%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(3)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered that remain unsold at the termination of the offering. </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of
the Registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling
persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is,
therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful
defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by
controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets
all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Wayne, Tredyffrin Township, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, on this 29<SUP
STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">th</SUP>&nbsp;day of October, 2014. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"><B>TELEFLEX INCORPORATED</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">By:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Benson F. Smith</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">Benson F. Smith</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer</TD></TR>
</TABLE></DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below in so signing also
makes, constitutes and appoints James J. Leyden and Daniel V. Logue, or either of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and
stead, in any and all capacities, to execute any and all post-effective amendments to this registration statement, and in each case to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, and hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or their substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed below by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Benson F. Smith</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">Director, Chairman, President and Chief</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">October&nbsp;29,&nbsp;2014</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Benson F. Smith</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">Executive&nbsp;Officer&nbsp;(principal&nbsp;executive&nbsp;officer)</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ George Babich, Jr.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">October&nbsp;29, 2014</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">George Babich, Jr.</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Patricia C. Barron</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">October&nbsp;29, 2014</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Patricia C. Barron</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ William R. Cook</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">October&nbsp;29, 2014</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">William R. Cook</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ W. Kim Foster</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">October&nbsp;29, 2014</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">W. Kim Foster</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Jeffrey A. Graves</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">October&nbsp;29, 2014</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Jeffrey A. Graves</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Stephen K. Klasko</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">October&nbsp;29, 2014</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Stephen K. Klasko</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Sigismundus W. W. Lubsen</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">October&nbsp;29, 2014</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Sigismundus W. W. Lubsen</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Stuart A. Randle</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">October&nbsp;29, 2014</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Stuart A. Randle</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Harold L. Yoh III</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">October&nbsp;29, 2014</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Harold L. Yoh III</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Thomas E. Powell</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">Executive&nbsp;Vice&nbsp;President&nbsp;and&nbsp;Chief&nbsp;Financial</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">October&nbsp;29, 2014</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Thomas E. Powell</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">Officer&nbsp;(principal&nbsp;financial&nbsp;and&nbsp;accounting<BR>officer)</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Restated Certificate of Incorporation - incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(a) to the Registrant&#146;s Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 1985.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation, amending Article Thirteenth of the Registrant&#146;s Restated Certificate of Incorporation &#150; incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3 to the Registrant&#146;s Form 10-Q
for the period ended June 28, 1987.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation, amending the first paragraph of Article Fourth of the Registrant&#146;s Restated Certificate of Incorporation - incorporated by reference to the final paragraph under
Proposal 2 contained in the Registrant&#146;s proxy statement for its 2007 annual meeting of shareholders, filed on March 29, 2007.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company - incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.2 to the Company&#146;s Form 8-K filed on May 7, 2009.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Opinion of Daniel V. Logue, Associate General Counsel of the Registrant</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Consent of Daniel V. Logue (included in his opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1 hereto)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Powers of Attorney (included as part of the Registrant&#146;s signature page hereof)</TD></TR>
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Form S-8
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 29, 2014
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
TELEFLEX INCORPORATED
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
23-1147939
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
550 East Swedesford Road, Suite 400, Wayne, Pennsylvania
19087
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
TELEFLEX INCORPORATED 2014 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
(Full Title of the Plan)
James J. Leyden
Vice
President, General Counsel and Secretary
Teleflex Incorporated
550 East Swedesford Road, Suite 400
Wayne, Pennsylvania 19087
(610) 225-6800
(Name,
Address and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)
Copies to:
Alan Singer
Morgan,
Lewis & Bockius LLP
1701 Market Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103
(215) 963-5000
Indicate by check mark whether
the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting
company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
x
Accelerated filer
¨
Non-accelerated filer
¨
Smaller reporting company
¨
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Each Class of Securities
to Be Registered
Amount to Be
Registered
Proposed Maximum Offering
Price Per Share (1)
Proposed
Maximum Aggregate
Offering Price(1)
Amount of
Registration Fee
Common Stock, $1.00 par value per share
5,450,000 shares
(2)
$108.61
$595,875,750.00
$69,240.76
(1)
Calculated pursuant to Rule 457(h), based upon the average of the high and low sales prices of the Common Stock of the Registrant reported on the New York Stock Exchange on October 22, 2014.
(2)
Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement also covers such additional shares as may hereinafter be offered to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits, stock
dividends, recapitalizations or similar transactions.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.
Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents, which have been filed
by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"), pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 are incorporated in this registration statement by reference:
1. The Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013;
2. The Registrant's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarterly periods ended March 30, 2014 and June 29, 2014;
3. The Registrant's Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 25, 2014, April 2,
2014, April 30, 2014 (information responsive to Item 2.05 only), May 8, 2014, May 16, 2014 and May 22, 2014; and
4. The description of the shares of the Registrant's Common Stock, $1.00 par value, set forth in the Registrant's Registration
Statement on Form 8-A filed with the SEC on March 16, 1994, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description.
All documents filed by the Registrant with the Commission pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 after the date of this registration statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this registration statement that indicates that all securities offered by this registration statement have been sold or that deregisters all
securities then remaining unsold, will be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this registration statement and to be a part of this registration statement from the date of filing of such document.
Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference or deemed to be a part of this registration
statement will be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this registration statement to the extent that a statement contained in this registration statement or in any other subsequently filed document that also is incorporated by
reference in this registration statement modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement contained in a document that is deemed to be incorporated by reference or deemed to be a part of this registration statement after the most recent
effective date may modify or replace existing statements contained in this registration statement. In either case, any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this
registration statement.
EXPERTS
The financial statements and management's assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting (which is included
in Management's Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting) incorporated in this registration statement by reference to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 have been so incorporated in reliance on
the report of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.
In the event that PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP consents to the incorporation by reference in this registration statement of its report relating
to audited financial statements and effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting included in a document subsequently filed by the Registrant, such audited financial statements shall be incorporated herein in reliance upon such report
of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.
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Item 4.
Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5.
Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
The legality of the shares of common stock that
may be offered under the Plan will be passed upon for the Registrant by Daniel V. Logue, Associate General Counsel of the Registrant. Mr. Logue is eligible to participate in the Teleflex Incorporated 2014 Stock Incentive Plan, owns shares of
the Registrant's common stock and holds options to acquire shares of the Registrant's common stock.
Item 6.
Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Section 102(b)(7) of the Delaware
General Corporation Law (the "DGCL") permits a corporation, in its certificate of incorporation, to eliminate or limit the liability of a director to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breaches of fiduciary duty
as a director, provided that such a provision shall not eliminate or limit the liability of a director (a) for any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders, (b) for acts or omissions not in good
faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (c) under Section 174 of the DGCL (relating to unlawful payment of dividends or unlawful stock purchases or redemptions), or (d) for any transaction from
which the director derived an improper personal benefit. Article THIRTEENTH of the Registrant's Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides that except to the extent otherwise provided by the DGCL, the Registrant's directors shall not
be personally liable to the Registrant or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of their fiduciary duty as directors.
Section 145 of the DGCL provides that a Delaware corporation has the power to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened
to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation) by reason of the fact that the person is or
was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation in such capacity in another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including
attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed
to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe the person's conduct was unlawful. In the case of an action or suit brought by or in
the right of the corporation, indemnification of any director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation (or person serving at the request of the corporation in such capacity in another enterprise) against expenses actually and reasonably
incurred by such person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit is permitted if such person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the
corporation; however, no indemnification is permitted in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation, unless and only to the extent that the Delaware Court of Chancery, or
the court in which such action or suit was brought, shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such
expenses which the Delaware Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper. Article V of the Registrant's Amended and Restated Bylaws provides generally that the Registrant will indemnify any person who was or is a party or is
threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, arbitrative, or investigative, or any appeal in such a proceeding or any inquiry or investigation that could
lead to such a proceeding, by reason of the fact that he or she, or a person of whom he or she is the legal representative, is or was or has agreed to become director, officer or employee of the Registrant or is or was serving at the
Registrant's request as a director, officer, employee, agent or similar functionary of another enterprise, or by reason of any action alleged to have been taken or omitted in such capacity, against expenses (including attorney's fees),
judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him or her or in his or her behalf in connection with such action, suit or proceeding or any appeal therefrom, subject to conditions substantively similar to those
in Section 145 to the DGCL, described above.
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Under the DGCL, a Delaware corporation has the power to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf
of any person who is or was director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation or is or was serving in such capacity at the request of the corporation for another enterprise, against any liability asserted against such person and incurred by
such person in any such capacity, or arising out of such person's status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such liability under the Section 145 of the DGCL. Article V of the
Registrant's Amended and Restated Bylaws requires that the Registrant purchase and maintain insurance to protect the Registrant and any person who is or was or has agreed to become the Registrant's director or officer or is or was serving
at the Registrant's request as a director, officer, employee, agent or similar functionary of another enterprise against any expense, liability or loss asserted against him or her or incurred by him or her or on his or her behalf in any such
capacity, or arising out of his or her status as such, whether or not the Registrant would have the power to indemnify him or her against such liability under the provisions of Article V of the Bylaws, provided that such insurance is available
on acceptable terms, as determined by a vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors. The Registrant has purchased directors' and officers' liability insurance.
Item 7.
Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8.
Exhibits.
The following exhibits are filed as part of this registration statement:
Exhibit
Number
Description
4.1.1
Restated Certificate of Incorporation - incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(a) to the Registrant's Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 1985.
4.1.2
Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation, amending Article Thirteenth of the Registrant's Restated Certificate of Incorporation – incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3 to the Registrant's Form 10-Q
for the period ended June 28, 1987.
4.1.3
Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation, amending the first paragraph of Article Fourth of the Registrant's Restated Certificate of Incorporation - incorporated by reference to the final paragraph under
Proposal 2 contained in the Registrant's proxy statement for its 2007 annual meeting of shareholders, filed on March 29, 2007.
4.2
Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company - incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company's Form 8-K filed on May 7, 2009.
5.1
Opinion of Daniel V. Logue, Associate General Counsel of the Registrant
23.1
Consent of Daniel V. Logue (included in his opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1 hereto)
23.2
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
24
Powers of Attorney (included as part of the Registrant's signature page hereof)
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Item 9.
Undertakings.
Item 17. Undertakings.
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1)
To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
(i)
To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
(ii)
To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a
fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement;
(iii)
To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;
provided, however, that paragraph (1)(i) and (1)(ii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a
post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by
reference in the registration statement.
(2)
That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and
the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3)
To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered that remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of
the Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling
persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is,
therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful
defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by
controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES AND POWER OF ATTORNEY
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets
all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Wayne, Tredyffrin Township, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, on this 29
th
day of October, 2014.
TELEFLEX INCORPORATED
By:
/s/ Benson F. Smith
Benson F. Smith
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below in so signing also
makes, constitutes and appoints James J. Leyden and Daniel V. Logue, or either of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and
stead, in any and all capacities, to execute any and all post-effective amendments to this registration statement, and in each case to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, and hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or their substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed below by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.
/s/ Benson F. Smith
Director, Chairman, President and Chief
October 29, 2014
Benson F. Smith
Executive Officer (principal executive officer)
/s/ George Babich, Jr.
Director
October 29, 2014
George Babich, Jr.
/s/ Patricia C. Barron
Director
October 29, 2014
Patricia C. Barron
/s/ William R. Cook
Director
October 29, 2014
William R. Cook
/s/ W. Kim Foster
Director
October 29, 2014
W. Kim Foster
/s/ Jeffrey A. Graves
Director
October 29, 2014
Jeffrey A. Graves
/s/ Stephen K. Klasko
Director
October 29, 2014
Stephen K. Klasko
/s/ Sigismundus W. W. Lubsen
Director
October 29, 2014
Sigismundus W. W. Lubsen
/s/ Stuart A. Randle
Director
October 29, 2014
Stuart A. Randle
/s/ Harold L. Yoh III
Director
October 29, 2014
Harold L. Yoh III
/s/ Thomas E. Powell
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
October 29, 2014
Thomas E. Powell
Officer (principal financial and accounting
officer)
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number
Description
4.1.1
Restated Certificate of Incorporation - incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(a) to the Registrant's Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 1985.
4.1.2
Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation, amending Article Thirteenth of the Registrant's Restated Certificate of Incorporation – incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3 to the Registrant's Form 10-Q
for the period ended June 28, 1987.
4.1.3
Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation, amending the first paragraph of Article Fourth of the Registrant's Restated Certificate of Incorporation - incorporated by reference to the final paragraph under
Proposal 2 contained in the Registrant's proxy statement for its 2007 annual meeting of shareholders, filed on March 29, 2007.
4.2
Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company - incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company's Form 8-K filed on May 7, 2009.
5.1
Opinion of Daniel V. Logue, Associate General Counsel of the Registrant
23.1
Consent of Daniel V. Logue (included in his opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1 hereto)
23.2
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
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Powers of Attorney (included as part of the Registrant's signature page hereof)