Teleflex Completes Sale of Automotive Pedal Systems Business to an Affiliate of Sun Capital Partners

LIMERICK, Pa.--Aug. 1, 20052, 2005--Teleflex Incorporated today announced that the company has completed the previously announced sale of its automotive pedal systems business to an affiliate of Sun Capital Partners, Inc., a leading private investment firm specializing in leveraged buyouts and investments in market-leading companies.

Teleflex's agreement to sell the automotive pedal systems business to Sun Capital Partners was previously announced on July 1, 2005.

About Sun Capital Partners, Inc.

Sun Capital Partners, Inc. is a leading private investment firm focused on leveraged buyouts and investments in market-leading companies that can benefit from its in house operating professionals and experience. With more than $2.5 billion of capital under management and with offices in Boca Raton, Los Angeles, New York, and London, affiliates of Sun Capital Partners, Inc. have acquired more than 90 companies throughout the world with consolidated sales in excess of $20.0 billion. For more information about Sun Capital Partners, Inc., please visit www.SunCapPart.com.

About Teleflex Incorporated

Teleflex is a diversified industrial company with annual revenues of $2.4 billion. The company designs, manufactures and distributes quality engineered products and services for the automotive, medical, aerospace, marine and industrial markets worldwide. Teleflex employs more than 20,000 people worldwide who focus on providing innovative solutions for customers. Additional information about Teleflex can be obtained from the company's website at www.teleflex.com.

Forward-looking information:

Statements in this news release, other than historical data, are considered forward-looking statements under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from those contemplated in the statements. Actual results could differ materially from those in these forward-looking statements; please refer to Teleflex's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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