CEO and CFO of Teleflex Incorporated Certify Company's Financial Reports

    PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa.--Aug. 14, 2002--Teleflex Incorporated President and Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey P. Black and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Harold L. Zuber Jr., have certified the company's financial reports in compliance with both a Securities and Exchange Commission Order and the new Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
    The certifications filed today in connection with the SEC's Order cover Teleflex's 2001 annual report on Form 10-K and Teleflex's 10-Q reports for the first two quarters of 2002.
    Teleflex is a diversified industrial company with annual revenues of approximately $2 billion. The company designs, manufactures and distributes quality engineered products and services for the aerospace, medical, automotive, marine and industrial markets worldwide. Teleflex employs more than 17,000 people worldwide who focus on providing innovative solutions for customers. Additional information about Teleflex can be obtained from the company's Web site on the Internet at www.teleflex.com.