Note 8 — Borrowings

The components of long-term debt at year end are as follows:


	2011			2010
	(Dollars in thousands)
Senior Credit Facility:
Term loan facility, at an average rate of 1.31%, due 10/1/2012	$	—		$	36,123
Term loan facility, at a rate of 2.625%, due 10/1/2014		375,000			363,877
2004 Senior Notes:
6.66% Series 2004-1 Tranche A Senior Notes due 7/8/2011		—			72,500
7.14% Series 2004-1 Tranche B Senior Notes due 7/8/2014		—			48,250
7.46% Series 2004-1 Tranche C Senior Notes due 7/8/2016		—			45,050
3.875% Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes due 2017		400,000			400,000
6.875% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2019		250,000			—

		1,025,000			965,800
Less: Unamortized debt discount on 3.875% Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes due 2017		(70,191	)		(79,891	)

		954,809			885,909
Current portion of borrowings		—			(72,500	)

	$	954,809		$	813,409

6.875% Senior Subordinated Notes

On June 13, 2011, the Company issued $250.0 million of 6.875% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2019 (the "Notes"). The Notes and the guarantees of the Company's obligations under the Notes were issued under the Second Supplemental Indenture (the "Second Supplemental Indenture") executed by the Company, the subsidiaries of the Company named as guarantors therein and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as trustee (the "Trustee"). The Second Supplemental Indenture supplements the Indenture, dated as of August 2, 2010 (the "Base Indenture" and, as supplemented by the Second Supplemental Indenture, the "Indenture") between the Company and the Trustee. The Company will pay interest on the Notes semi-annually on June 1 and December 1, commencing on December 1, 2011, at a rate of 6.875% per year. The Notes will mature on June 1, 2019, unless earlier redeemed or purchased by the Company at the holder's option under specified circumstances following a Change of Control or Asset Sale (each as defined in the Indenture) or upon the Company's election to exercise its optional redemption rights, as described below. The Company incurred transaction fees of approximately $3.7 million, including underwriters' discounts and commissions in connection with the public offering of the Notes. The Company used $125 million of the proceeds to repay term loan borrowings under its senior credit facility and recorded a $0.8 million write-off of unamortized debt issuance costs as a loss on extinguishment of debt during the second quarter of 2011.

The Notes constitute the Company's general unsecured senior subordinated obligations and are subordinated in right of payment to all of the Company's existing and future senior indebtedness, including the Company's indebtedness under its credit facilities, and will be equal in right of payment with all of the Company's existing and future senior subordinated indebtedness, including the Company's 3.875% Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes due 2017. The obligations under the Notes will be guaranteed, jointly and severally, by each of the Company's existing and future domestic subsidiaries that is a guarantor or other obligor under the Company's credit facilities and by certain of the Company's other domestic subsidiaries. The guarantees are full and unconditional, subject to certain customary automatic release provisions. The guarantees of the Notes will be subordinated in right of payment to all of the existing and future senior indebtedness of such Guarantors and will be equal in right of payment with all of the future senior subordinated indebtedness of such Guarantors. The Notes and the guarantees will be junior to the existing and future secured indebtedness of the Company and the Guarantors to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness and will be structurally subordinated to all of the existing and future indebtedness and other liabilities of the Company's non-guarantor subsidiaries.

At any time on or after June 1, 2015, the Company may redeem some or all of the Notes at a redemption price of 103.438% of the principal amount of the Notes subject to redemption, declining to 100% of the principal amount on June 1, 2017, plus accrued and unpaid interest. In addition, at any time prior to June 1, 2015, the Company may, on one or more occasions, redeem some or all of the Notes at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes redeemed plus a "make-whole" premium and any accrued and unpaid interest. The "make-whole" premium is the greater of (i) 1.0% of the principal amount of the Notes subject to redemption or (ii) the excess, if any, over the principal amount of the notes of the present value, on the redemption date, of the sum of (a) the June 1, 2015 optional redemption price, plus (b) all required interest payments on the Notes through June 1, 2015 (other than accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date), calculated based on a specified Treasury rate for the period most closely corresponding to the period from the redemption date to June 1, 2015, plus 50 basis points. In addition, at any time prior to June 1, 2014, the Company may redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes, using the proceeds of certain specified Company equity offerings, at a redemption price equal to 106.875% of the principal amount of the Notes redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest.

Prepayment of Senior Notes Issued in 2004

During the first quarter of 2011, the Company prepaid the entire outstanding $165.8 million principal amount of its Senior Notes issued in 2004 ("2004 Notes"). In addition, the Company paid the holders of the 2004 Notes a $13.9 million prepayment make-whole amount and accrued and unpaid interest. The Company recorded the prepayment make-whole amount and a $0.7 million write-off of unamortized debt issuance costs incurred prior to the prepayment of the 2004 Notes as a loss on extinguishment of debt during the first quarter of 2011. The Company used $150 million in borrowings under its revolving credit facility and available cash to fund the prepayment of the 2004 Notes.

Amendments to Credit Facility

In March 2011, the Company entered into an agreement (the "Incremental Agreement"), which supplemented the Credit Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2007 (the "Credit Agreement") among the Company, the guarantors party thereto, the lending institutions identified in the Credit Agreement, Bank of America, N.A., as syndication agent, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent and collateral agent. The Incremental Agreement provided for additional term loan borrowings under the Credit Agreement in an aggregate principal amount of $100 million (the "Incremental Term Loans"). The proceeds of the Incremental Term Loans were used to repay $80 million of borrowings under the Company's revolving credit facility that were borrowed in connection with the prepayment of the 2004 Notes that occurred in March 2011.

In addition, in March 2011, $36.1 million of term loans maturing on October 1, 2012 were converted to term loans with a new maturity date of October 1, 2014. In addition, all of the Company's $33.7 million of revolving credit facility commitments with a termination date of October 1, 2012 were converted to revolving credit facility commitments with a new termination date of October 1, 2014 (as noted below, all outstanding revolving credit borrowings were repaid with proceeds from the sale of the marine business). In connection with the extension of these maturity dates, the range of the applicable interest rate margins, and the commitment fee rate on unused but committed portions of the revolving credit facility were increased. As described below under "Revolving Credit Facility Borrowings," the Company incurred transaction fees of approximately $0.3 million in connection with the maturity date extensions, which will be amortized over the extended term of the facility as interest expense.

As a result of the Incremental Term Loans, the amendment to the Credit Agreement and repayment of $125 million in term borrowings using the proceeds of the offering of its 6.875% Senior Subordinated Notes, the Company had $375 million of term loans outstanding on December 31, 2011. All of the term loans will mature on October 1, 2014.

The term loans bear interest at an applicable rate elected by the Company equal to either the "base rate" (the greater of either the federal funds effective rate plus 0.5%, the prime rate or one month LIBOR plus 1.0%) plus an applicable margin of 0.50% to 1.75%, or a "LIBOR rate" for the period corresponding to the applicable interest period of the borrowings plus an applicable margin of 1.50% to 2.75%. The actual amount of the applicable margin will be based on the ratio of Consolidated Total Indebtedness to Consolidated EBITDA (each as defined in the Credit Agreement). At December 31, 2011, all outstanding term loans were subject to the "LIBOR rate" of 0.375% plus an applicable margin of 2.25%, resulting in an interest rate of 2.625%.

Revolving Credit Facility Borrowings

During the first quarter of 2011, the Company borrowed $165 million under its $400 million revolving credit facility to fund the VasoNova acquisition and the retirement of the 2004 Notes. The borrowings were subsequently repaid with the proceeds from the sale of the marine business (for additional information regarding the sale of the marine business, see Note 18, "Divestiture related activities") and borrowings under the Incremental Term Loans. As of December 31, 2011, the Company had no outstanding borrowings and approximately $3 million in outstanding standby letters of credit issued under its revolving credit facility. The Company has approximately $397 million available in committed financing under the revolving credit facility.

In connection with the extension of term loan maturities that occurred in March 2011, the commitment fee rate on unused but committed portions of the revolving credit facility increased to a range of 0.375% to 0.50%. The actual amount of the commitment fee rate is based on the ratio of Consolidated Total Indebtedness to Consolidated EBITDA (each as defined in the Credit Agreement). At December 31, 2011, the commitment fee rate was 0.375%.

Convertible Notes

On August 9, 2010, the Company issued $400.0 million of 3.875% Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes due 2017 (the "Convertible Notes"). Interest on the Convertible Notes is payable semi-annually in arrears on February 1 and August 1 of each year, commencing on February 1, 2011, at a rate of 3.875% per year. The Convertible Notes mature on August 1, 2017. The Convertible Notes are the Company's unsecured senior subordinated obligations and are (i) not guaranteed by any of the Company's subsidiaries; (ii) subordinated in right of payment to all of the Company's existing and future senior indebtedness; and (iii) junior to the Company's existing and future secured indebtedness to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness.

The Convertible Notes will be convertible at the option of the holder only under the following circumstances (i) during any fiscal quarter, if the last reported sales price of the Company's common stock for at least 20 trading days during a period of 30 consecutive trading days ending on the last trading day of the immediately preceding fiscal quarter exceeds 130% of the conversion price on each applicable trading day; or (ii) during the five business day period after any five consecutive trading day period (the "measurement period") in which the trading price per $1,000 principal amount of Convertible Notes is less than 98% of the product of the last reported sale price of the common stock and the applicable conversion rate on each trading day during the measurement period; or (iii) upon the occurrence of specified corporate events; or (iv) at any time on or after May 1, 2017 up to and including July 28, 2017. The Convertible Notes are convertible at a conversion rate of 16.3084 shares of common stock per $1,000 principal amount of Convertible Notes, which is equivalent to a conversion price of approximately $61.32. The conversion rate is subject to adjustment upon certain events. Upon conversion, the Company's conversion obligation may be satisfied, at the Company's option, in shares of common stock, cash or a combination of cash and shares of common stock. The Company has initially elected a net-settlement method to satisfy its conversion obligation. Under the net-settlement method, the Company may settle the $1,000 principal amount of the Convertible Notes in cash and settle the excess conversion value in shares, plus cash in lieu of fractional shares.

In connection with the issuance of the Convertible Notes, the Company entered into convertible note hedge transactions with two counterparties pursuant to which it purchased call options for $88.0 million ($56.0 million net of tax) in private transactions. The call options allow the Company to receive, in effect for no additional consideration, shares of the Company's common stock and/or cash from counterparties equal to the amounts of common stock and/or cash related to the excess conversion value that it would pay to the holders of the Convertible Notes upon conversion. These call options will terminate upon the earlier of July 28, 2017 or the first day all of the related Convertible Notes are no longer outstanding due to conversion or otherwise.

The Company also entered into privately negotiated warrant transactions with the same counterparties generally relating to the same number of shares of common stock with each of the option counterparties. Under certain circumstances, the Company may be required under the terms of the warrant transactions to issue up to 19.99% of the shares of common stock outstanding on August 3, 2010, which equals 7,981,422 shares of common stock (subject to adjustments). The warrants have been divided into components that expire ratably over a 180 day period commencing November 1, 2017. The strike price of the warrants is approximately $74.65 per share of common stock, subject to customary anti-dilution adjustments. Proceeds received from the issuance of the warrants totaled approximately $59.4 million.

The convertible note hedge and warrant transactions described above are intended to reduce the potential dilution with respect to the Company's common stock and/or reduce the Company's exposure to potential cash payments that the Company may be required to make upon conversion of the Convertible Notes by, in effect, increasing the conversion price to $74.65 per share. However, the warrant transactions could have a dilutive effect with respect to the common stock or, if the Company so elects, obligate the Company to make cash payments to the extent that the market price per share of common stock exceeds $74.65 per share on any expiration date of the warrants.

The Company allocated the proceeds of the Convertible Notes between the liability and equity components of the debt. The initial $316.3 million liability component was determined based on the fair value of a similar debt instrument excluding the conversion feature. The initial $83.7 million ($53.3 million net of tax) equity component represented the difference between the fair value or carrying value of $316.3 million of the debt and the $400.0 million of proceeds. The related debt discount of $83.7 million will be amortized under the interest method over the remaining life of the Convertible Notes, which, at December 31, 2011, is approximately 5.6 years. An effective interest rate of 7.814% was used to calculate the debt discount on the Convertible Notes. The following table provides interest expense amounts related to the Convertible Notes for the periods presented:


(in millions)	Year Ended December 31, 2011		Year Ended December 31, 2010
Interest cost related to contractual interest coupon		$15.5	$	6.2
Interest cost related to amortization of the discount	$	9.7	$	3.8

The following table provides the carrying value of the Convertible Notes as of December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010:


(in millions)	December 31, 2011			December 31, 2010
Principal amount of the Convertible Notes	$	400.0		$	400.0
Unamortized discount		(70.2	)		(79.9	)

Net carrying amount	$	329.8		$	320.1

Interest Rate Swap

In December 2011, the Company terminated its interest rate swap agreement that, at the date of termination, had a notional amount of $350 million. The interest rate swap was designated as a cash flow hedge against the term loan under the Company's senior credit facility. At the date of termination, the interest rate swap was in a liability position resulting in a cash payment by the Company to the counterparties of approximately $14.8 million, which included $3.1 million of accrued interest. The cash flows from the termination of the interest rate swap has been reported as an operating activity in the consolidated statements of cash flows. At December 31, 2011, the Company had $7.0 million, after tax, recorded in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income that will be amortized as interest expense over the original term of the hedged interest payments which expires in September 2012.

Fair Value of Long-Term Debt

The carrying amount of long-term debt reported in the condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2011 is $954.8 million. Using a discounted cash flow technique that incorporates a market interest yield curve with adjustments for duration, optionality, and risk profile, the Company has determined the fair value of its debt to be $1,122.5 million at December 31, 2011. The Company's implied credit rating is a factor in determining the market interest yield curve.

Securitization Program

The Company has an accounts receivable securitization facility under which accounts receivable of certain domestic subsidiaries are sold on a non-recourse basis to a special purpose entity ("SPE"), which is a bankruptcy-remote, consolidated subsidiary of Teleflex. Accordingly, the assets of the SPE are not available to satisfy the obligations of Teleflex or any of its subsidiaries. The SPE then sells undivided interests in those receivables to an asset backed commercial paper conduit for consideration of up to $75.0 million. As of December 31, 2011, the maximum amount available for borrowing under this facility was $42.5 million. This facility is utilized from time to time for increased flexibility in funding short term working capital requirements. The agreement governing the accounts receivable securitization facility contains certain covenants and termination events. An occurrence of an event of default or a termination event under this facility may give rise to the right of its counterparty to terminate this facility. As of December 31, 2011 and 2010, the Company had approximately $4.7 million and $29.7 million, respectively, of outstanding borrowings under its accounts receivable securitization facility.

Debt Maturities

As of December 31, 2011, the aggregate amounts of long-term debt, demand loans and debt under the Company's securitization program that will mature during each of the next four fiscal years and thereafter were as follows:


	(Dollars in thousands)
2012	$	4,986
2013		—
2014		375,000
2015		—
2016 and thereafter		650,000