Teleflex (TFX) 10-Q 2013 Q3 Quarterly report

Exhibit 12.1

TELEFLEX, INC. COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

(in thousands, except ratios)

	Nine Months Ended						Year Ended December 31,
	September 29, 2013			September 30, 2012			2012			2011			2010			2009			2008
Earnings:
Income (loss) from continuing operations before taxes before adjustment for income or loss from equity investees	$	135,839		$	(209,435	)	$	(165,369	)	$	145,100		$	104,590		$	159,824		$	81,914
Amortization of previously capitalized interest		20			—			—			—			—			9			35
Distributed income of equity investees		—			—			—			—			—			—			310
Capitalized interest		(393	)		—			(400	)		—			—			—			—
Non-controlling interest income		(629	)		(701	)		(955	)		(1,021	)		(861	)		(632	)		(441	)
	$	134,837		$	(210,136	)	$	(166,724	)	$	144,079		$	103,729		$	159,201		$	81,818
Fixed charges:
Interest expense	$	31,338		$	44,205		$	55,149		$	57,010		$	72,281		$	83,952		$	116,317
Amortization of debt expense		11,228			10,739			14,416			13,526			7,750			5,511			5,330
Capitalized interest		393			—			400			—			—			—			—
Approximate portion of interest factor in rents		6,544			5,743			8,071			9,977			10,477			11,624			12,134
Total fixed charges		49,503			60,687			78,036			80,513			90,508			101,087			133,781
Earnings and fixed charges	$	184,340		$	(149,449	)	$	(88,688	)	$	224,592		$	194,237		$	260,288		$	215,599
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges		3.7			(2.5	)		(1.1	)		2.8			2.1			2.6			1.6