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) December 13, 2012
TELEFLEX INCORPORATED
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
| Delaware | 1-5353 | 23-1147939 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer 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
Not applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, If Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure
On December 13, 2012, Teleflex Incorporated (the “Company”) issued a press release (the “Press Release”) announcing its preliminary financial outlook for 2013, which the Company planned to discuss later in the day during its previously announced investor and analyst conference. The Press Release also re-affirmed the Company’s previously provided 2012 constant currency revenue growth and adjusted earnings per share guidance. A copy of the Press Release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report. A copy of the slide presentation the Company plans to reference during the conference is furnished as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report.
The information furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 of this Current Report, including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 hereto, shall not be considered “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liability of such section, nor shall it be incorporated by reference into future filings by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended or under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, unless the Company expressly sets forth in such future filing that such information is to be considered “filed” or incorporated by reference therein.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits.
| 99.1 | Press Release dated December 13, 2012 |
| 99.2 | Investor Conference Slide Presentation |
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.
| Date: December 13, 2012 | TELEFLEX INCORPORATED | |||||||
| By: | /s/ Thomas E. Powell | |||||||
| Name: | Thomas E. Powell | |||||||
| Title: | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated December 13, 2012 | |
| 99.2 | Investor Conference Slide Presentation | |