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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950123-11-035124
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEFA14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
FILED AS OF DATE:		20110413
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20110413
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20110413

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			TELEFLEX INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000096943
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SURGICAL & MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS & APPARATUS [3841]
		IRS NUMBER:				231147939
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DEFA14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-05353
		FILM NUMBER:		11756148

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		155 SOUTH LIMERICK ROAD
		STREET 2:		CORPORATE OFFICES
		CITY:			LIMERICK
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			19468
		BUSINESS PHONE:		610 948-5100

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		155 SOUTH LIMERICK ROAD
		CITY:			LIMERICK
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			19468
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>SCHEDULE 14A</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt">Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section&nbsp;14(a) of the Securities<BR>
Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No.&nbsp;&nbsp;)</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Filed by the Registrant <FONT face="wingdings" size="2">&#254;</FONT><BR>
Filed by a Party other than the Registrant <FONT face="wingdings" size="2">&#111;</FONT>

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<TD>Preliminary Proxy Statement</TD>
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<TD><B>Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule&nbsp;14a-</B><B>6(e)(2)</B><B>)</B></TD>
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<TD>Definitive Additional Materials</TD>
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<TD>Soliciting Material Pursuant to &#167;240.14a-12</TD>
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Teleflex Incorporated</DIV>
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(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)</DIV>


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(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant)</DIV>


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<TD>Fee computed on table below per Exchange Act Rules&nbsp;14a-6(i)(1) and 0-11.</TD>
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<TD>Title of each class of securities to which transaction applies:</TD>
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<TD>Aggregate number of securities to which transaction applies:</TD>
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<TD>Per unit price or other underlying value of transaction computed pursuant to Exchange Act
Rule&nbsp;0-11 (set forth the amount on which the filing fee is calculated and state how it was
determined):</TD>
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<TD>Check box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Exchange Act Rule&nbsp;0-11(a)(2)
and identify the filing for which the offsetting fee was paid previously. Identify the
previous filing by registration statement number, or the Form or Schedule and the date of its
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Commencing on April&nbsp;13, 2011, Teleflex Incorporated sent the following communication to certain of its stockholders.


<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><IMG src="c15504p1550401.jpg" alt="(TELEFLEX LOGO)"><BR><B>155 South Limerick Road, Limerick, Pennsylvania 19468</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Dear Stockholder:


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">At the 2011 annual meeting of stockholders of Teleflex Incorporated, Teleflex&#146;s stockholders will cast an advisory vote
with respect to the compensation of our named executive officers (also known as &#147;Say on Pay&#148;). One of the proxy
advisory firms, ISS Proxy Advisory Services (&#147;ISS&#148;), has recommended that its clients vote against our Say on Pay
proposal. For the reasons discussed below, we believe ISS&#146;s analysis is flawed and urge you to vote <B>FOR </B>the Say on Pay
proposal.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">In its report, ISS expresses concern over compensation paid to Jeffrey P. Black, our former Chairman, President and
CEO, who resigned by mutual agreement with our Board of Directors in January&nbsp;2011. Specifically, ISS states that:
&#147;Given that the CEO did not meet his performance goals under the annual incentive plan and received a severance
benefit . . . an increase in non-performance equity awards is not warranted . . .&#148;. We believe this recommendation is flawed
for the following reasons:


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    <TD><B>It is illogical to criticize Mr.&nbsp;Black&#146;s equity awards in light of his severance benefit because he had to
forfeit the equity awards to receive his severance benefit. </B>ISS&#146;s determination to base criticism of the
equity awards on the payment of the severance benefit is puzzling since Mr.&nbsp;Black could not have received the
severance benefit unless he forfeited the equity awards. Moreover, in accordance with our long-standing
practice, the equity awards to which ISS refers were granted to Mr.&nbsp;Black in early 2010, well before his
performance for 2010 could have been evaluated.</TD>
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    <TD><B>The value of equity awards forfeited by Mr.&nbsp;Black was equal to a substantial portion, if not all, of the
value of his severance benefit. </B>As a result of his separation from the Company, Mr.&nbsp;Black forfeited all of
his unvested equity awards, which included all of the equity awards granted to him in 2010, as well as a
majority of the equity awards granted to him in 2009 and a portion of his 2008 awards. The forfeited options
had an aggregate grant date fair value of $3,753,600 and an intrinsic value (based on the $56.32 closing price
of Teleflex common stock on January&nbsp;28, 2011, the last trading day before Mr.&nbsp;Black&#146;s resignation) of
$1,561,468. The restricted stock had a grant date fair value of $2,738,951, and, based on the January&nbsp;28
closing price of our common stock, a value of $3,055,867. In other words, the value of the equity awards
forfeited by Mr.&nbsp;Black in connection with his severance from the Company offset most, if not all, of the value
he received under his severance benefit.</TD>
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    <TD><B>There was no change in CEO base salary from 2009 to 2010. </B>In fact, Mr.&nbsp;Black&#146;s base salary had not
increased since 2008.</TD>
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    <TD><B>Mr.&nbsp;Black&#146;s failure to meet his individual goals resulted in his receipt of no award with regard to
individual performance goals under our annual incentive program, and payments based on Teleflex performance
were substantially reduced. </B>As noted above, ISS criticized the equity awards to Mr.&nbsp;Black (which he later
forfeited) based in part on his failure to meet his individual performance goals. However, Mr.&nbsp;Black&#146;s
failure to meet these goals resulted in his receiving no award whatsoever with respect to the individual
performance component of our annual incentive program. Moreover, Mr.&nbsp;Black&#146;s total payout under our annual
incentive program, equal to only 63&nbsp;percent of the target award, was a smaller percentage than the percentage
of target award earned by four of the five other named executive officers. In addition, Mr.&nbsp;Black&#146;s total
bonus compensation under the annual incentive program decreased by approximately 56&nbsp;percent, from $1,278,000
in 2009 to $567,000 in 2010.</TD>
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    <TD><B>Mr.&nbsp;Black&#146;s severance benefit reflected contractual terms initially instituted in 2006 and renewed (subject
to elimination of the change in control tax gross-up) in 2009. </B>Mr.&nbsp;Black&#146;s severance benefit was not an <I>ad
hoc </I>award to a departing executive. Instead, it reflected contractual terms between Mr.&nbsp;Black and Teleflex in
connection with his employment agreement. These terms initially were agreed to in 2006. Moreover, when the
employment agreement was renewed in 2009, we eliminated the tax gross-up previously applicable to payments
upon a change of control.</TD>
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    <TD><B>Our compensatory arrangements with Benson F. Smith, our new Chief Executive Officer, reflect a continued
focus on pay for performance and a reduction in total target compensation:</B></TD>
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    <TD>Mr.&nbsp;Smith&#146;s base salary and target total compensation are both lower than the compensation of our
former CEO. Specifically, Mr.&nbsp;Smith&#146;s base salary of $800,000 reflects a $100,000 reduction from Mr.
Black&#146;s base salary, and Mr.&nbsp;Smith&#146;s annual target total compensation of $4&nbsp;million represents a
reduction of approximately 11% compared to Mr.&nbsp;Black&#146;s target total compensation of $4.5&nbsp;million.</TD>
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    <TD>Components of Mr.&nbsp;Smith&#146;s compensation have been adjusted to increase the proportion of
compensation deemed &#147;performance-based&#148; by ISS. Specifically, his target award under the annual
incentive program reflects an increase from 100&nbsp;percent of base salary (as was the case for Mr.
Black) to 150&nbsp;percent of base salary. Conversely, Mr.&nbsp;Smith&#146;s equity award opportunity reflects a
decrease from 300&nbsp;percent of base salary (as was the case for Mr.&nbsp;Black) to 250&nbsp;percent of base
salary. It is also important to keep in mind that despite ISS&#146;s characterization of our equity
awards as &#147;non-performance,&#148; the value of the equity awards will diminish if management is unable to
increase shareholder value.</TD>
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    <TD>Mr.&nbsp;Smith&#146;s severance arrangement provides for substantially less severance compensation than Mr.
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">It is a new day at Teleflex. Our transition to being exclusively a medical device company is virtually complete and,
with the addition of Mr.&nbsp;Smith as our new Chief Executive Officer, we are well-positioned to address the challenges of
competing in this industry and to generate stockholder value. In addition, following our leadership transition, we
maintain a performance-based focus on our executive management. Under the circumstances, ISS&#146;s recommendation, based
on equity awards to a former executive who forfeited those awards upon his departure from our company, is particularly
flawed.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">In light of the foregoing, we ask that you support the recommendation of our Board of Directors and cast an advisory
vote <B>FOR </B>the proposal to approve the compensation of our named executive officers. If you have already cast a vote
against the proposal, we urge you to reconsider that determination in light of the discussion above, and submit a new
vote in favor of the proposal.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Thank you for your consideration.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Sincerely,


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">TELEFLEX INCORPORATED


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