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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON , D.C. 20549 ( Mark One ) □ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 or TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FORM 10 - K For the transition period from_ Delaware ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) to Commission file number 1-5353 TELEFLEX INCORPORATED ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) 550 East Swedesford Road , Suite 400 , Wayne , Pennsylvania ( Address of principal executive offices ) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Title of each class Common Stock , par value $ 1.00 per share Registrant's telephone number , including area code : ( 610 ) 225-6800 Trading Symbol ( s ) TFX ( I.R.S. employer identification no . ) 23-1147939 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : NONE 19087 ( Zip Code ) Name of each exchange on which registered New York Stock Exchange Yes ý No Yes No ý Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes X No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes x No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer , ” “ smaller reporting company " and " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . Large accelerated filer x Accelerated filer " Non - accelerated filer " Smaller reporting company o Emerging growth company 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 . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Act ) . Yes No x The aggregate market value of the Common Stock of the registrant held by non - affiliates of the registrant ( 28,959,834 shares ) on June 26 , 2020 ( the last business day of the registrant's most recently completed fiscal second quarter ) was $ 10,305,936 , 126 ( ¹ ) . The aggregate market value was computed by reference to the closing price of the Common Stock on such date , as reported by the New York Stock Exchange . The registrant had 46,689,810 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of February 23 , 2021 DOCUMENT INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE : Certain provisions of the registrant's definitive proxy statement in connection with its 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders , to be filed within 120 days of the close of the registrant's fiscal year , are incorporated by reference in Part III hereof . ( 1 ) For purposes of this computation only , the registrant has defined " affiliate " as including executive officers and directors of the registrant and owners of more than five percent of the common stock of the registrant , without conceding that all such persons are " affiliates " for purposes of the federal securities laws .