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): | February 28, 2008 |
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 |
Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report
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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On February 28, 2008, Teleflex Incorporated (the "Company") issued a press release (the "Press Release") announcing its financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2007. A copy of the Press Release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report.
In addition to the financial information included in the Press Release that has been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States ("GAAP"), the Press Release includes information regarding free cash flow and certain financial measures that exclude the effect of special charges, gain or loss on sale of assets and a tax adjustment, which are non-GAAP financial measures. The Press Release includes a reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures.
Management believes that free cash flow is a useful measure because it provides an indication of those cash flows that are available to service debt and to support the Company's ongoing operations. In addition, management believes that the use of income measures that exclude special charges, gain or loss on sale of assets and the effect of a tax adjustment provides useful information to investors to facilitate the comparison of past and present operations, excluding items that the Company does not believe are indicative of its ongoing operations. However, such non-GAAP measures should be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for, or superior to other financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. Additionally, such non-GAAP financial measures as presented by the Company may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.
The information furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 of this Current Report, including Exhibit 99.1 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.
(d) Exhibits.
99.1 Press Release, dated February 28, 2008
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 | ||||
| February 28, 2008 | By: | Kevin K. Gordon | ||
| Name: Kevin K. Gordon | ||||
| Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||
Exhibit Index
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
99.1 | Press Release, dated February 28, 2008 |