Ownership Submission
FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Deren John
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
05/05/2017
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
TELEFLEX INC [TFX]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O 550 E. SWEDESFORD ROAD, SUITE 400
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
VP & Chief Accounting Officer
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

WAYNE, PA 19087
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 3,881 (1)
D
 
Common Stock 4.203 (2)
I
By 401(k) Trustee

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option / (Right to Buy)   (3) 07/29/2023 Common Stock 1,258 $ 79.48 D  
Stock Option / (Right to Buy)   (4) 02/26/2024 Common Stock 988 $ 101.12 D  
Stock Option / (Right to Buy)   (5) 02/25/2025 Common Stock 1,950 $ 121 D  
Stock Option / (Right to Buy)   (6) 03/01/2026 Common Stock 3,543 $ 144.79 D  
Stock Option / (Right to Buy)   (7) 02/28/2027 Common Stock 3,645 $ 191.18 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Deren John
C/O 550 E. SWEDESFORD ROAD
SUITE 400
WAYNE, PA 19087
      VP & Chief Accounting Officer  

Signatures

Daniel V. Logue w/POA for John Deren 05/11/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Represents the total of (a) 2,344 shares held directly by the reporting person; (b) 572 shares underlying a restricted stock award that was granted on 2/25/2015; (c) 544 shares underlying a restricted stock award that was granted on 3/1/2016; and (d) 421 shares underlying a restricted stock award that was granted on 2/28/2017. Each restricted stock award vests in its entirety on the third anniversary of the grant date.
(2) Total number of shares is based on a plan statement dated as of May 5, 2017.
(3) This stock option, which was granted on 7/29/2013 and provided the reporting person the right to purchase up to 5,906 shares, became exercisable for one-third of the shares on each of 7/29/2014, 7/29/2015 and 7/29/2016. A portion of this stock option was previously exercised.
(4) This stock option, which was granted on 2/26/2014 and provided the reporting person the right to purchase up to 5,664 shares, became exercisable for one-third of the shares on each of 2/26/2015, 2/26/2016 and 2/26/2017. A portion of this stock option was previously exercised.
(5) This stock option, which was granted on 2/25/2015 and provided the reporting person the right to purchase up to 5,850 shares, became exercisable for one-third of the shares on each of 2/25/2016, 2/25/2017 and 2/25/2018. A portion of this stock option was previously exercised.
(6) This stock option, which was granted on 3/1/2016 and provided the reporting person the right to purchase up to 5,314 shares, became exercisable for one-third of the shares on each of 3/1/2017, 3/1/2018 and 3/1/2019. A portion of this stock option was previously exercised.
(7) Exercisable for one-third of the shares on each of 2/28/2018, 2/28/2019 and 2/28/2020.
 
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