Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (4)

FORM 4

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Leyden James J	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol TELEFLEX INC [ TFX ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director                    _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below)    _____ Other (specify below) VP, General Counsel, Secretary
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) 550 E. SWEDESFORD ROAD, SUITE 400	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 12/28/2020
(Street) WAYNE, PA 19087 (City)        (State)        (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	12/28/2020		M		3400	A	$57.78	18906	D
Common Stock	12/28/2020		M		2513	A	$59.75	21419	D
Common Stock	12/28/2020		M		1832	A	$78.62	23251	D
Common Stock	12/28/2020		M		402	A	$82.26	23653	D
Common Stock	12/28/2020		M		5513	A	$101.12	29166	D
Common Stock	12/28/2020		M		12336	A	$121	41502	D
Common Stock	12/28/2020		F		12378	D	$405.06	29124	D
Common Stock								1453.69	I	By 401(k) Trustee

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option / (Right to Buy)	$57.78	12/28/2020		M			3400	(1)	3/1/2021	Common Stock	3400.0	$0	0	D
Stock Option / (Right to Buy)	$59.75	12/28/2020		M			2513	(2)	2/28/2022	Common Stock	2513.0	$0	0	D
Stock Option / (Right to Buy)	$78.62	12/28/2020		M			1832	(3)	2/26/2023	Common Stock	1832.0	$0	0	D
Stock Option / (Right to Buy)	$82.26	12/28/2020		M			402	(4)	3/14/2023	Common Stock	402.0	$0	0	D
Stock Option / (Right to Buy)	$101.12	12/28/2020		M			5513	(5)	2/26/2024	Common Stock	5513.0	$0	0	D
Stock Option / (Right to Buy)	$121.0	12/28/2020		M			12336	(6)	2/25/2025	Common Stock	12336.0	$0	0	D

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	Exercisable for one-third of the shares on each of 3/1/2012, 3/1/2013 and 3/1/2014.
(2)	Exercisable for one-third of the shares on each of 2/28/2013, 2/28/2014 and 2/28/2015.
(3)	Exercisable for one-third of the shares on each of 2/26/2014, 2/26/2015 and 2/26/2016.
(4)	Exercisable for one-third of the shares on each of 3/14/2014, 3/14/2015 and 3/14/2016.
(5)	Exercisable for one-third of the shares on each of 2/26/2015, 2/26/2016 and 2/26/2017.
(6)	Exercisable for one-third of the shares on each of 2/25/2016, 2/25/2017 and 2/25/2018

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Leyden James J 550 E. SWEDESFORD ROAD SUITE 400 WAYNE, PA 19087			VP, General Counsel, Secretary

Signatures
Daniel V. Logue with POA for James J. Leyden		12/29/2020
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date