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) February 21, 2013

 

 

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)

 

 

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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On February 21, 2013, Teleflex Incorporated (the “Company”) issued a press release (the “Press Release”) announcing its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2012. 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 certain non-GAAP financial measures. These measures include (i) adjusted diluted earnings per share, which excludes, depending on the period presented, the effect of charges associated with a goodwill impairment, our restructuring programs and asset impairments, losses and other charges related to acquisition costs, gain/loss on sale of businesses and assets, loss on extinguishment of debt in connection with refinancing transactions, costs associated with severance payments and benefits to be provided to our former chief executive officer, charges relating to a stock keeping unit reduction program, charges associated with the amortization of additional interest expense related to an interest rate swap terminated in 2011, intangible amortization expense, the amortization of debt discount on convertible notes and certain tax adjustments relating to the resolution of various tax matters relating to prior years; and (ii) constant currency revenue and growth, which exclude the impact of translating the results of international subsidiaries at different currency exchange rates from period to period. Consistent with past practice, adjusted diluted earnings per share has not been adjusted to exclude the benefit resulting from the forfeiture of equity awards. The Press Release includes a reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures. The Press Release also includes forecasted constant currency revenue growth, which is also a Non-GAAP measure. A reconciliation of forecasted constant currency revenue growth to GAAP forecasted growth is not included in the Press Release as management is unable to forecast trends in foreign currency exchange rates.

Management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information to investors to facilitate the comparison of past and present operations, excluding items that the Company does not believe are indicative of our ongoing operations. In addition, management uses these financial measures for internal managerial purposes, when publicly providing guidance on possible future results and to assist in our evaluation of period-to-period comparisons. 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 21, 2013

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: February 21, 2013     TELEFLEX INCORPORATED
   

By:

   /s/ Thomas E. Powell
     

Name: Thomas E. Powell

     

Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.

   

Description

99.1    Press Release, dated February 21, 2013