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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, 2018

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.)

    
550 East Swedesford Road, Suite 400, Wayne, Pennsylvania
19087
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
 
 
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code
(610) 225-6800


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:

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company o


If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o





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

(a) The Company held its 2018 annual meeting of stockholders on May 4, 2018 (the “2018 Annual Meeting”). At the 2018 Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted on:

•
the election of four directors of the Company to serve for a term of three years and one director for a term of one year or, in each case, until their successors have been duly elected and qualified;
•
the approval, on an advisory basis, of 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 2018.

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

1.    Election of Directors

Class of 2021
Name
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
Candace H. Duncan
37,875,601
360,835
57,322
1,979,026
Liam J. Kelly
38,070,318
198,758
24,682
1,979,026
Stephen K. Klasko
36,450,081
1,789,294
54,383
1,979,026
Stuart A. Randle
37,462,411
775,606
55,741
1,979,026

Class of 2019
Name
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
Andrew A. Krakauer
38,065,852
175,244
52,662
1,979,026

2.    Advisory Vote on Compensation of Named Executive Officers

For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
37,010,060
1,184,636
99,062
1,979,026

3.    Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
39,518,832
709,800
44,152
0







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, 2018
TELEFLEX INCORPORATED


By: /s/ James J. Leyden 
Name: James J. Leyden
Title: Vice President, General Counsel and
            Secretary