UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 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): | October 14, 2007 |
Teleflex Incorporated
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-5353 | 23-1147939 |
| _____________________ (State or other jurisdiction | _____________ (Commission | ______________ (I.R.S. Employer |
| of incorporation) | File Number) | 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 |
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On October 14, 2007, Teleflex Incorporated (the "Company") and Kongsberg Automotive Holding ASA ("Kongsberg") entered into a Purchase Agreement (the "Purchase Agreement") pursuant to which Kongsberg will acquire the Company’s business units that design and manufacture automotive and industrial driver controls, motion systems and fluid handling systems (the "Business") for $560 million in cash (the "Sale"). The purchase price is subject to possible upward or downward adjustment based on certain provisions in the Purchase Agreement relating to the working capital of the Business, measured at the closing date of the Sale.
The Company has made customary representations, warranties and covenants in the Purchase Agreement with respect to the Business. Completion of the Sale is subject to customary closing conditions, including (i) the absence of a material adverse effect on the Business, (ii) the absence of any order, judgment or proceeding that would prohibit consummation of the Sale, (iii) expir ation or termination of the applicable Hart-Scott-Rodino waiting period and any waiting period required under comparable foreign legal requirements relating to competition laws, (iv) the obtainment of certain material consents and approvals and (v) the representations and warranties that are qualified as to materiality being true and complete in all respects and the representations and warranties that are not so qualified being true and complete in all material respects, in each case, as of the date of the Purchase Agreement and as of the closing date. The Sale is not subject to any financing condition, and is expected to close by the end of 2007.
On October 15, 2007, the Company issued a press release announcing its entry into the Purchase Agreement. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
99.1 Press Release, dated October 15, 2007
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.
| Teleflex Incorporated | ||||
| October 18, 2007 | By: | Jeffrey P. Black | ||
| Name: Jeffrey P. Black | ||||
| Title: Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||
Exhibit Index
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
99.1 | Press Release, dated October 15, 2007 |