Form 8-K

 

 

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) May 4, 2012

 

 

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

Not applicable

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

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Teleflex Incorporated (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders on May 4, 2012. At the meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted on:

 

   

the election of three directors of the Company to serve for a term of three years or until their successors have been elected and qualified;

 

   

an advisory vote regarding the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers; and

 

   

the ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2012 fiscal year.

The final voting results with respect to each proposal are set forth below.

 

  1. Election of Directors

 

Name

   For    Against    Abstain    Broker Non-Votes

Sigismundus W.W. Lubsen

   33,341,791    655,078    51,808    2,881,670

Stuart A. Randle

   32,902,694    1,093,290    52,693    2,881,670

Harold L. Yoh III

   33,045,785    952,697    49,195    2,882,670

 

  2. Advisory Vote on Compensation of Named Executive Officers

 

    For    

  

    Against    

  

    Abstain    

  

    Broker Non-Votes    

31,841,855

   1,684,339    522,483    2,881,670

 

  3. Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

    For    

  

    Against    

  

    Abstain    

  

    Broker Non-Votes    

36,055,157

   822,507    52,683    0


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.

 

Date: May 10, 2012   TELEFLEX INCORPORATED
  By:  

    /s/ Laurence G. Miller

    Name:   Laurence G. Miller
    Title:   Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel and Secretary