Shareholder Vote

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: [ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) [ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) 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