-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, JfzXGuHe9mHVLYlPnt2+6oM9monYA2hkJh61Yk7Fnzn/aag7xfX9GDWCaJlPSIBE boZPgqVWTAdL6WMOLMq12g== 0000893220-03-002094.txt : 20031224 0000893220-03-002094.hdr.sgml : 20031224 20031224123429 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000893220-03-002094 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20031223 ITEM INFORMATION: Other events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial statements and exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20031224 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: 1227 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-05353 FILM NUMBER: 031073366 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 630 W GERMANTOWN PK STE 450 STREET 2: SUITE 450 CITY: PLYMOUTH MEETING STATE: PA ZIP: 19462 BUSINESS PHONE: 2158346301 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 155 SOUTH LIMERICK CITY: LIMERICK STATE: PA ZIP: 19468 8-K 1 w92802e8vk.htm FORM 8-K FOR TELEFLEX INCORPORATED e8vk
 

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 23, 2003
   

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
         
   
   
         
(Former Name or Former Address, If Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

Item 5. Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure.

     5.1

     On December 23, 2003, Teleflex Incorporated issued a press release announcing, effective December 31, 2003, the resignation of its Chief Financial Officer and plan for succession. The foregoing summary is subject to the full text of the press release, which is attached to this Report as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

     (c) Exhibits.

     99.1 Press Release dated December 23, 2003.

 

 

SIGNATURE

     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 23, 2003   TELEFLEX INCORPORATED
         
    By:   /s/
       
        Name: Joan W. Schwartz
        Title: Assistant Secretary

 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

     
99.1   Press Release dated December 23, 2003

  EX-99.1 3 w92802exv99w1.htm PRESS RELEASE DATED DECEMBER 23, 2003 exv99w1

 

Exhibit 99.1

Mary Pilcicki
Teleflex Incorporated
610-948-2850
National

     
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   December 23, 2003

Teleflex Announces Resignation of Chief Financial Officer
and Plan for Succession

Limerick, PA — Teleflex Incorporated (NYSE: TFX) announced today that Harold L. Zuber, Jr., executive vice president and chief financial officer, will resign from the company effective December 31, 2003 to pursue other interests. John J. Sickler, vice chairman of Teleflex, will assume the responsibilities of chief financial officer on an interim basis. To facilitate the transition, Hal Zuber will continue with the company on a consultancy basis through the first quarter of 2004. The company is in the process of a search for Mr. Zuber’s successor. Mr. Zuber has been the company’s chief financial officer since 1990.

     “Hal has decided to leave Teleflex after a long and successful career. He has been a significant contributor and has helped to provide Teleflex with a solid financial foundation for future growth,” said Jeffrey P. Black, president and chief executive officer of Teleflex. “His decision to leave the company is a personal one and he has expressed complete confidence regarding the company’s financial controls and accounting practices.”

     Mr. Black added, “We expect a seamless transition when John assumes these responsibilities in January. John has over thirty years of experience with Teleflex, as the company’s previous chief financial officer, as group president of the medical segment and as a leader of Teleflex’s business development group.”

About Teleflex

Teleflex is a diversified industrial company with annual revenues of more than $2 billion. The company designs, manufactures and distributes quality engineered products and services for the aerospace, medical, automotive, marine and industrial markets worldwide. Teleflex employs more than 18,000 people worldwide who focus on providing innovative solutions for customers. Additional information about Teleflex can be obtained from the company’s website on the Internet at www.teleflex.com.

Forward-looking information:

 

 

     Statements in this news release, other than historical data, are considered forward-looking statements under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from those contemplated in the statements. These factors are discussed in the company’s Securities and Exchange Commission filings.

         
    Contact:   Julie McDowell
        Vice President, Corporate Communications
        610-948-2836

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