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About TELEFLEX INC
Source: Item 1 (Business) from the 10-K filed February 27, 2026. Description as filed by the company with the SEC.
ITEM 1. BUSINESS
Teleflex Incorporated is referred to herein as “we,” “us,” “our,” “Teleflex” and the “Company.”
THE COMPANY
Teleflex is a global provider of medical technology products that enhance clinical benefits, improve patient and provider safety and reduce total procedural costs. We primarily design, develop, manufacture and supply single-use medical devices used by hospitals and healthcare providers for common diagnostic and therapeutic procedures in critical care and surgical applications. We market and sell our products to hospitals and healthcare providers worldwide through a combination of our direct sales force and distributors. Because our products are used in numerous markets and for a variety of procedures, we are not dependent upon any one end-market or procedure. Our major manufacturing operations are located in the Czech Republic, Malaysia, Mexico and the United States (the "U.S.").
We are focused on achieving consistent, sustainable and profitable growth and improving our financial performance by increasing our market share and improving our operating efficiencies through:
•development of new products and product line extensions;
•investment in new technologies and broadening the application of our existing technologies;
•expansion of the use of our products in existing markets and introduction of our products into new geographic markets;
•achievement of economies of scale as we continue to expand by utilizing our direct sales force and distribution network to sell new products, as well as by increasing efficiencies in our sales and marketing organizations, research and development activities and manufacturing and distribution facilities; and
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•expansion of our product portfolio through select acquisitions, licensing arrangements and business partnerships that enhance, expand or expedite our development initiatives or our ability to increase our market share.
Our research and development capabilities, commitment to engineering excellence and focus on low-cost manufacturing enable us to bring to market cost effective, innovative products that improve the safety, efficacy and quality of healthcare. Our research and development initiatives focus on developing these products for both existing and new therapeutic applications, as well as developing enhancements to, and product line extensions of, existing products. Our portfolio of existing products and products under development consists primarily of Class I and Class II medical devices, most of which require 510(k) clearance by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") for sale in the U.S., and some of which are exempt from the requirement to obtain 510(k) clearance. We believe that seeking 510(k) clearance or qualifying for 510(k)-exempt status reduces our research and development costs and risks, and typically results in a shorter timetable for new product introductions as compared to the premarket approval, or PMA, process that would be required for Class III medical devices. See "Government Regulation" below for additional information.
HISTORY AND RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
Teleflex was founded in 1943 as a manufacturer of precision mechanical push/pull controls for military aircraft. From this original single market, single product orientation, we expanded and evolved through entries into new businesses, development of new products, introduction of products into new geographic or end-markets and acquisitions and dispositions of businesses. Throughout our history, we have continually focused on providing innovative, technology-driven, specialty-engineered products that help our customers meet their business requirements.
Beginning in 2007, we significantly changed the composition of our portfolio of businesses, expanding our presence in the medical device industry, while divesting all of our other businesses, which served the aerospace, automotive, industrial and marine markets. Following the divestitures of our marine business and cargo container and systems businesses in 2011, we became exclusively a medical device company.
In 2021, we divested certain product lines within our global respiratory product portfolio to Medline Industries, Inc. (“Medline”) (the "Respiratory business divestiture"). We completed the initial phase of the Respiratory business divestiture on June 28, 2021. The second and final phase of the Respiratory business divestiture was completed in December 2023 with the transfer of certain additional manufacturing assets to Medline.
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Recent Strategic Actions
In February 2025, we announced our intention to undertake a strategic transformation of the organization. In accordance with this strategy, on December 9, 2025, we announced that we had entered into definitive agreements to sell our Acute Care and Interventional Urology (also referred to as "IU") businesses to Intersurgical® Ltd and our OEM business to Montagu and Kohlberg (collectively referred to as the "Strategic Divestitures"). The combined total consideration from the Strategic Divestitures is $2.0 billion in cash, consisting of expected proceeds of approximately $1.5 billion for our OEM business and $530 million for our Acute Care and IU businesses. Both transactions, which were approved at the same time by our Board of Directors, remain subject to certain closing adjustments, customary regulatory approvals and other closing conditions and are expected to be completed in the second half of 2026.
For further details regarding the Strategic Divestitures, see Note 5 to the consolidated financial statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Unless otherwise indicated, the following information relates to our continuing operations, not including the businesses to be disposed of in the Strategic Divestitures.
On January 8, 2026, we announced the departure of our Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Liam J. Kelly, and the appointment of Stuart A. Randle as Interim President and Chief Executive Officer. In connection with Mr. Kelly’s departure as President and Chief Executive Officer, the Board appointed Stephen K. Klasko, M.D., a current independent director who had been serving as our Lead Director, to serve as the independent Chair of the Board.
Restructuring programs
We continue to execute our footprint realignment and other restructuring programs designed to improve efficiencies in our manufacturing and distribution facilities and, to a lesser extent, our sales and marketing and research and development organizations. See Note 6 to the consolidated financial statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information.
OUR SEGMENTS
We have three reportable segments: Americas, EMEA (Europe, the Middle East and Africa) and Asia (Asia Pacific). Each of our segments provides a comprehensive portfolio of medical technology products used by hospitals and healthcare providers. However, certain of our products are more heavily concentrated within certain segments. Our product portfolio is described in the products section below.
The following charts depict our net revenues by reportable operating segment as a percentage of our total consolidated net revenues for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023:
OUR PRODUCTS
Our product categories within our geographic segments include vascular and emergency medicine, interventional and surgical. Each of these categories serve hospitals and healthcare providers by supporting high-acuity emergent procedures. A detailed description of the key products within these categories is provided below.
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Vascular and Emergency Medicine ("Vascular"): Our Vascular product portfolio comprises devices designed to support a variety of critical care therapies and other medical applications, with an emphasis on reducing vascular-related complications. These products primarily include our Arrow branded catheters, catheter navigation and tip positioning systems, and intraosseous (bone access) systems.
Our catheters are designed to support a wide array of clinical procedures, including the administration of intravenous therapies, the measurement of blood pressure, and the collection of blood samples, all through a single puncture site. Many of these catheters are equipped with antimicrobial and anti-thrombogenic protection technologies, which have been demonstrated to reduce the risk of catheter related bloodstream infections, microbial colonization, and thrombus formation on catheter surfaces.
Our intraosseous access systems are designed for the delivery of medications and fluids in situations where intravenous access is challenging or not feasible. These systems are particularly effective in emergency, urgent or medically critical scenarios and are suitable for use in both hospital and pre-hospital settings. Key products in this line include the EZ-IO Intraosseous Vascular Access System and the Arrow FAST1 Sternal Intraosseous Infusion System.
Our hemostatic products accelerate the body's natural clotting cascade and are used in trauma and other clinical situations where bleeding is difficult to control. The portfolio consists of external hemostats used by first responders, surgeons, interventional products used in the catheter lab, and trauma products used by trauma surgeons, which are branded under our QuikClot trade name.
Interventional: Our Interventional product category offers devices that facilitate a variety of applications to diagnose and deliver treatment of coronary and peripheral vascular disease. These products primarily consist of a diverse portfolio of coronary catheters, structural heart support devices and peripheral intervention product platforms used by interventional cardiologists, interventional radiologists and vascular surgeons. Clinical benefits of our products include increased vein and artery access, post-procedure closure, and increased support during complex medical procedures. Our primary product offerings consist of a portfolio of Arrow branded catheters, GuideLiner, Turnpike and TrapLiner catheters, the MANTA Vascular Closure device and Arrow OnControl powered bone biopsy system.
On June 30, 2025, we acquired substantially all of the Vascular Intervention business of BIOTRONIK SE & Co. KG ("VI Business"). The acquisition adds a broad suite of coronary and peripheral medical devices, such as drug-coated balloons, stents, and balloon catheters.
Surgical: Our Surgical product category consists of single-use and reusable devices designed for a variety of surgical procedures. These products primarily consist of metal and polymer ligating clips using manual and automatic applier systems, fascial closure surgical systems used in laparoscopic surgical procedures, percutaneous surgical systems, a powered bariatric stapler, and other surgical instruments used in ear, nose and throat and cardio-vascular and thoracic procedures. Our significant surgical brands include Weck, MiniLap, Pleur-Evac, Deknatel, KMedic, Pilling and Titan SGS.
Our product categories included within our Strategic Divestitures, which are expected to be divested in 2026 and are reflected within discontinued operations, include Acute Care, Interventional Urology and OEM. Each of these categories and the key products sold therein are described in more detail below.
Acute Care: The Acute Care product category comprises the following product categories:
•airway management products designed to enable use of standard and advanced anesthesia techniques, pain management product line includes epidurals, catheters and disposable pain pumps for regional anesthesia, respiratory products are used in a variety of care settings and primarily consist of humidification and oxygen therapy products,
•intra‑aortic balloon pump systems developed to provide mechanical circulatory support for patients with impaired cardiac function, and;
•urology care products used for bladder management, comprising a range of catheters, urine collectors, catheterization accessories and products utilized in operative endourology.
Interventional Urology: The Interventional Urology ("IU") product category includes the UroLift System, a minimally invasive technology for treating lower urinary tract symptoms due to benign prostatic hyperplasia, or BPH,
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and hyaluronic acid gel-based products primarily utilized in the treatment of urological diseases, including Barrigel, a rectal spacing product used in connection with radiation therapy treatment of prostate cancer.
OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer and Development Services): The OEM product category designs, manufactures and supplies devices and instruments for other medical device manufacturers. including custom extrusions, micro-diameter film-cast tubing, diagnostic and interventional catheters, balloons and balloon catheters, film-insulated fine wire, coated mandrel wire, conductors, sheath/dilator introducers, specialized sutures and performance fibers, bioabsorbable sutures, yarns and resins.
GOVERNMENT REGULATION
We are subject to comprehensive government regulation both within and outside the U.S. relating to the development, manufacture, sale and distribution of our products.
Regulation of Medical Devices in the U.S.
All of our medical devices manufactured or distributed in the U.S. are subject to requirements set forth by the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (“FDC Act”) and regulations promulgated by the FDA under the FDC Act, which are enforced by the FDA. The FDA and, in some cases, other government agencies administer requirements for the methods used in, and the facilities and controls used for, the design, manufacture, packaging, labeling, storage, installation, servicing, marketing, importing and exporting of all finished devices intended for human use. Additional FDA requirements include premarket clearance and approval, advertising and promotion, distribution and post-market surveillance of our medical devices and establishment of registration and device listing for our facilities.
Unless an exemption, pre-amendment grandfather status (that is, medical devices legally marketed in the U.S. before May 28, 1976) or FDA enforcement discretion applies, each medical device that we market in the U.S. must first receive either clearance as a Class I or, typically, a Class II device (after submitting a premarket notification (“510(k)”) or approval as a Class III device (after filing a premarket approval application (“PMA”)) from the FDA pursuant to the FDC Act. To obtain 510(k) clearance, a manufacturer must demonstrate to the FDA that the proposed device is substantially equivalent to a legally marketed device (a 510(k)-cleared device, a pre-amendment device for which FDA has not called for PMAs or a device with a de novo authorization), referred to as the "predicate device." Substantial equivalence is established by the applicant showing that the proposed device has the same intended use as the predicate device, and it either has the same technological characteristics or has been shown to be equally safe and effective and does not raise different questions of safety and effectiveness as compared to the predicate device. The FDA’s 510(k) clearance process requires regulatory competence to execute and usually takes four to nine months, but it can last longer. A device that is not eligible for the 510(k) process because there is no predicate device may be reviewed by the FDA through the de novo process (the process for granting marketing authorization when no substantially equivalent device exists) if the FDA agrees it is a low to moderate risk device. A device that is not exempt from premarket review and is not eligible for 510(k) clearance or de novo authorization is categorized as Class III and must follow the PMA approval pathway, which requires proof of the safety and effectiveness of the device to the FDA’s satisfaction. The process of obtaining PMA approval also requires specific regulatory competence and is more costly, lengthy and uncertain than the 510(k) or de novo processes. The PMA process generally takes from one to three years or even longer. Our portfolio of existing products and pipeline of potential new products consists primarily of Class I (510(k) exempt) and Class II devices that require 510(k) clearance, although a few are 510(k)-exempt and others are Class III, PMA-approved devices. In addition, certain modifications made to devices after they receive clearance or approval may require a new 510(k) clearance or approval of a PMA or PMA supplement. We cannot be sure that 510(k) clearance or PMA approval will be obtained in a timely matter, if at all, for any device that we propose to market.
A clinical trial is almost always required to support a PMA application and is sometimes required for a 510(k) clearance or a de novo authorization. The sponsor of a clinical trial must comply with and conduct the study in accordance with the applicable federal regulations, including the FDA’s requirements for investigational device exemption (“IDE”) requirements and good clinical practice (“GCP”). Clinical trials must also be approved, and are subject to continuing oversight, by an institutional review board ("IRB"), which is an appropriately constituted group that has been formally designated to review biomedical research involving human subjects and which has the authority to approve, require modifications to, or disapprove research to protect the rights, safety, and welfare of human research subjects. The FDA may order the temporary or permanent hold or discontinuation of a clinical trial at any time, or impose other sanctions, if it believes that the clinical trial either is not being conducted in accordance with FDA requirements or presents an unacceptable risk to the clinical trial subjects. An IRB may also require the clinical trial to be halted at a given clinical trial site for failure to comply with the IRB’s requirements or to adequately
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ensure the protection of human subjects, or may impose other conditions. Conducting medical device clinical trials is a complex and costly activity and frequently requires the use of outsourced resources that specialize in planning, conducting and/or monitoring the clinical trial for the medical device manufacturer.
A device placed on the market must comply with numerous regulatory requirements. Those regulatory requirements include, but are not limited to, the following:
•device listing and establishment registration;
•adherence to good manufacturing practices (“GMPs”) as set forth in the Quality System Regulation (“QSR”), or, as of February 2, 2026, the Quality Management System Regulation (“QMSR”), which requires stringent design, testing, control, documentation, complaint handling and other quality assurance procedures;
•labeling, including advertising and promotion, requirements;
•unique device identifier (“UDI”) requirements for device labels, packaging, and, for certain reusable devices, direct marking of certain reusable devices and for submission of information to FDA’s Global Unique Device Identification Database (“GUDID”);
•prohibitions against the promotion of off-label uses or indications;
•adverse event and malfunction reporting (Medical Device Reports or "MDRs");
•post-approval restrictions or conditions, potentially including post-approval clinical trials or other required testing;
•post-market surveillance requirements;
•the FDA’s recall authority, whereby it can require or request the recall of products from the market; and
•reporting and documentation of voluntary corrections or removals.
Certain of our medical devices are sold in kits that include a drug component, such as lidocaine. These types of kits are generally regulated as combination products within the Center for Devices and Radiological Health ("CDRH") under the device regulations because the device provides the primary mode of action of the kit. Although the kit as a whole is regulated as a medical device, it may be subject to certain drug requirements such as current good manufacturing practices (“cGMPs”) and adverse drug experience reporting requirements, to the extent applicable to the drug-component repackaging activities and subject to inspection to verify compliance with cGMPs as well as other regulatory requirements.
Our manufacturing facilities, as well as those of certain of our suppliers, are subject to periodic and for-cause inspections by FDA personnel to verify compliance with the QMSR (21 CFR Part 820) as well as other regulatory requirements. On February 2, 2026, the FDA replaced the QSR with the QMSR, which incorporates by reference ISO 13485:2016. As such, compliance with the cGMPs in the ISO standard is now a requirement for our medical devices sold in the United States, and the FDA will assess that compliance through inspections of our facilities and our suppliers’ facilities. Similar inspections and audits are performed by Notified Bodies to verify compliance to applicable ISO standards (e.g. ISO 13485:2016), by auditing organizations under the Medical Device Single Audit Program ("MDSAP") applicable to regulatory requirements of Australia, Brazil, Canada, Japan and the U.S., and/or by regulatory authorities to verify compliance with medical device regulations and requirements from the countries in which we distribute product. If the FDA were to find that we or one or more of our suppliers have failed to comply with applicable regulations, it could institute a wide variety of enforcement actions, ranging from issuance of a warning or untitled letter to more severe sanctions, such as product recalls or seizures, civil penalties, consent decrees, injunctions, criminal prosecution, operating restrictions, partial suspension or total shutdown of production, refusal to permit importation or exportation, refusal to grant, or delays in granting, clearances or approvals or withdrawal or suspension of existing clearances or approvals. The FDA also has the authority under certain circumstances to request repair, replacement or refund of the cost of any medical device manufactured or distributed by us. Any of these actions could have an adverse effect on our business.
Regulation of Medical Devices Outside of the U.S.
Medical device laws are also in effect in many of the markets outside of the U.S. in which we do business. These laws range from comprehensive device approval requirements for some or all of our products to requests for product data or certifications. Inspection of and controls over manufacturing, as well as monitoring of device-related adverse events, are components of most of these regulatory systems. Manufacturing certification requirements and audits through the MDSAP program, notified bodies, or other regulatory authority inspections also apply. In addition, the European Union (“EU”) has adopted the EU Medical Device Regulation (the “EU MDR”), which imposes stricter requirements for the marketing and sale of medical devices as compared to the predecessor Medical Device Directive (the "EU MDD"), including in the area of clinical evaluation requirements, quality systems, economic
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operators and post-market surveillance. The EU MDR went into effect in May 2021. As of the effective date, new and modified devices must be certified under, and be compliant with, the EU MDR. Devices that previously satisfied EU MDD requirements can continue to be marketed in the EU, subject to certain limitations, until the expiration of their current EU MDD certifications, but certain EU MDR requirements went into effect for such devices in May 2021. In February 2023, the European Parliament and Council approved an amendment to extend the EU MDR certification deadline for currently marketed devices past May 2024, with December 2027 as the new deadline for highest-risk devices and December 2028 for lower-risk devices. We will need to obtain new certifications under the EU MDR for medical devices previously authorized under the EU MDD. As a result, Teleflex will incur expenditures in connection with the new registration of medical devices that previously had been registered under the MDD. Failure to obtain EU MDR certifications prior to the expiration of existing EU MDD certifications may limit our ability to sell certain products in the EU until EU MDR certification is obtained. Failure to meet the applicable EU MDR requirements could adversely impact our business in the EU and other regions that tie their product registrations to the EU requirements. We anticipate our products will be compliant with EU MDR in 2026, with all associated registration activities and related expenditures anticipated to be completed within the same year.
Healthcare Laws
We are subject to various federal, state and local laws in the U.S. targeting fraud and abuse in the healthcare industry. These laws prohibit us from, among other things, soliciting, offering, receiving or paying any remuneration to induce the referral or use of any item or service reimbursable under Medicare, Medicaid or other federally or state financed healthcare programs. Violations of these laws are punishable by imprisonment, criminal fines, civil monetary penalties and exclusion from participation in federal healthcare programs. In addition, we are subject to federal and state false claims laws in the U.S. that prohibit the submission of false payment claims under Medicare, Medicaid or other federally or state funded programs. Certain marketing practices, such as off-label promotion, and violations of federal anti-kickback laws may also constitute violations of these laws.
In addition, we are subject to various federal and state reporting and disclosure requirements related to the healthcare industry. Rules issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ("CMS") require us to collect and report information on payments or transfers of value to physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, certified registered nurse anesthetists, certified nurse-midwives and teaching hospitals, as well as investment interests held by physicians and their immediate family members. The reported data is available to the public on the CMS website. Failure to submit required information may result in civil monetary penalties. In addition, several states now require medical device companies to report expenses relating to the marketing and promotion of device products and to report gifts and payments to individual physicians in these states. Other states prohibit various other marketing-related activities. The federal government and certain other states require the posting of information relating to clinical studies and their outcomes. The shifting commercial compliance environment and the need to build and maintain robust and expandable systems to comply with the different compliance and/or reporting requirements among a number of jurisdictions increases the possibility that a regulated company may violate one or more of the requirements, resulting in increased compliance costs that could adversely impact our results of operations.
Further, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act (collectively, the “Affordable Care Act”), imposes regulatory mandates and other measures designed to contain the cost of healthcare, in addition to annual reporting and disclosure requirements on device manufacturers for any “transfer of value” made or distributed to physicians or teaching hospitals. Violations of these laws are punishable by a range of fines, penalties and other sanctions.
Other Regulatory Requirements
We are also subject to the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and similar anti-bribery laws applicable in jurisdictions outside the U.S. that generally prohibit companies and their intermediaries from improperly offering or paying anything of value to non-U.S. government officials for the purpose of obtaining or retaining business. Because of the predominance of government-sponsored healthcare systems around the world, most of our customer relationships outside of the U.S. are with government entities and are therefore subject to such anti-bribery laws. Our policies mandate compliance with these anti-bribery laws. We operate in many parts of the world that have experienced government corruption to some degree, and in certain circumstances, strict compliance with anti-bribery laws may conflict with local customs and practices. In the sale, delivery and servicing of our medical devices and software outside of the U.S., we must also comply with various export control and trade embargo laws and regulations, including those administered by the Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) and the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) which may require licenses or other authorizations for transactions relating to certain countries and/or with certain individuals identified by the U.S.
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government. Despite our global trade and anti-corruption compliance program, our internal control policies and procedures may not always protect us from liability for the reckless or criminal acts committed by our employees, distributors or other agents. Violations of these requirements are punishable by criminal or civil sanctions, including substantial fines and imprisonment.
COMPETITION
The medical device industry is highly competitive. We compete with many companies, ranging from small start-up enterprises to companies that are larger and more established than us and have access to significantly greater financial resources. Furthermore, extensive product research and development and rapid technological advances characterize the market in which we compete. We must continue to develop and acquire new products and technologies for our businesses to remain competitive. We believe that we compete primarily on the basis of clinical superiority and innovative features that enhance patient benefit, product reliability, performance, customer and sales support, and cost-effectiveness.
SALES AND MARKETING
Our product sales are made directly to hospitals, healthcare providers and distributors through our own sales forces, independent representatives and independent distributor networks.
BACKLOG
Most of our products are sold to hospitals or healthcare providers on orders calling for delivery within a few days or weeks. Therefore, our backlog of orders is not indicative of revenues to be anticipated in any future 12-month period.
PATENTS AND TRADEMARKS
We own a portfolio of patents, patents pending and trademarks. We also license various patents and trademarks. Patents for individual products extend for varying periods based upon the date of patent filing or grant and the legal term of patents in the various countries where patent protection is obtained. Trademark rights may potentially extend for longer periods of time and are dependent upon national laws and use of the marks. All product names throughout this document are trademarks owned by, or licensed to, us or our subsidiaries. Although these have been of value and are expected to continue to be of value in the future, we do not consider any single patent or trademark, except for the Teleflex name and the Arrow brand, to be essential to the operation of our business.
SUPPLIERS AND MATERIALS
Materials used in the manufacture and sterilization of our products are purchased from a large number of suppliers in diverse geographic locations. We are not dependent on any single supplier for a substantial amount of the materials used, the components supplied and the sterilization services provided for our overall operations. Most of the materials, components and sterilization services we utilize are available from multiple sources, and where practical, we attempt to identify alternative suppliers. However, our ability to establish alternate sources of supply of materials and sterilization services may be delayed due to FDA and other regulatory authority requirements regarding the manufacture and sterilization of our products. Volatility in commodity prices and freight costs can have a significant impact on the cost of producing and supplying certain of our products.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
We are engaged in both internal and external research and development. Our research and development efforts support our strategic objectives to provide innovative new, safe and effective products that enhance clinical value by reducing infections, improving patient and clinician safety, enhancing patient outcomes and enabling less invasive procedures.
We also acquire or license products and technologies that are consistent with our strategic objectives and enhance our ability to provide a full range of product and service options to our customers.
SEASONALITY
Portions of our revenues are subject to seasonal fluctuations. The incidence of flu and other disease patterns and, to a lesser extent, the frequency of elective medical procedures affect revenues related to single-use products. Historically, we have experienced higher sales in the fourth quarter as a result of these factors.
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HUMAN CAPITAL
As of December 31, 2025, we employed approximately 15,500 employees, including 3,700 employees in the U.S. and 11,800 employees in 38 other countries around the world. Our global supply chain employees make up 59% of the total employee population and are located primarily in Mexico, Malaysia, the U.S. and the Czech Republic. Our commercial organization comprises 23% of the global employee base. The remaining 18% of employees work in various corporate functions, based in each of our locations.
We believe our employees are a significant differentiating factor and play a critical role in our ability to deliver on our commitments to patients and execute our strategy to our customers and shareholders. This was reinforced in 2024 with the roll-out of our new employer brand and its tagline: "Empowering your future in healthcare." Our management team places significant focus and attention on matters affecting our people, particularly our commitment to our Core Values, capability development, total rewards and inclusion, as well as how each employee experiences our culture.
Inclusive Culture
The inclusive culture of our organization is critical to the human capital we attract, develop and retain and who, in turn, contribute to the results and success of our company. Our culture is framed by our Core Values – building trust, entrepreneurial spirit and enjoyment of our work, with people at the center of all we do. We strive to develop and sustain our culture by embedding these values in all aspects of our organization, including our human capital strategies.
At Teleflex, our Core Values define our company, shape our inclusive culture, guide our business practices, and direct the way we interact with our stakeholders. The inclusivity of our culture is embedded in our activities, decisions, governance, and innovations, all contributing to the achievement of accessible, equitable and sustainable healthcare for all.
Across the organization, our Employee Resources Groups (ERGs), which are open to all employees, extend to each of our four regions and provide our people with employee-driven communities. These communities focus on initiatives such as supporting working parents and caregivers, coordinating mentorship and development opportunities, promoting cultural awareness and understanding, and connecting employees with shared experiences, interests or backgrounds.
We continue our efforts to cultivate a representative and inclusive workforce that reflects the communities in which we work and serve. These efforts are supported through engaging and partnering with local organizations, educational institutions and recruiting firms for a variety of opportunities in Teleflex, including vacancies, co-op placements and internships. In partnering with local organizations, we are better able to address how we can best serve and support marginalized populations in our communities. Some representative examples from our global supply chain include:
•In our Mexico and Malaysia manufacturing sites, we have implemented a hiring and onboarding program supporting employees with special needs. This has had a tremendous impact on our contribution to the local community, as well as in our employee engagement and sense of purpose.
•In our North American Distribution Center, we have implemented a program focused on hiring candidates coming from a disadvantaged or vulnerable background. This program has also had a very meaningful impact on our local community and employee engagement.
Talent Management, Development and Learning
We are committed to building a high performance culture that supports our Core Values throughout the employee lifecycle, while providing our employees with opportunities for growth, development, and career advancement. We have a clear talent management process that provides regular coaching check-ins between employees and their managers to review the employee’s developmental objectives and career progression. We also regularly review our talent portfolio and succession plans to ensure we can deliver on our company strategy.
We provide employees across the organization with access to an external continuing‑education catalog, along with a variety of internal learning and training resources. Among these resources is the Teleflex Academy, a curriculum that provides learning opportunities for our employees to further develop their skills and receive training across broad subject areas such as leadership, communications, sales, customer service and business acumen.
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Total Rewards
Our commitment to our employees is to provide fair, equitable and competitive compensation and benefit packages to all employees globally. To that end, we continuously review and calibrate employee roles and responsibilities to ensure we are offering equal pay for equal work, and we actively manage our global compensation and benefit programs to ensure we can attract and retain the critical human capital we need to continue to deliver on our commitments to employees, customers, patients and shareholders. We believe our compensation and benefits offering is aligned with competitive market pay levels and, along with our culture and Core Values, acts to incentivize the right behaviors and actions to achieve the best results for the organization. We structure our compensation to include a mix of pay components of base salary, short-term cash incentives and long-term incentives. We offer employees health, welfare and retirement benefits and have implemented policies addressing paid time off, flexible work schedules, employee assistance, parental leave and family benefits, among others.
Environmental, Health and Safety
Our Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) vision is to protect the safety and health of Teleflex personnel and the environments in which we operate. We have a vested interest in protecting our most valuable assets – our employees. Everyone is a steward of EHS, fostering a culture of active responsibility in all our operations. We remain fully committed to complying with all relevant EHS legislation and to achieving our vision. We have and will continue to expend resources to construct, maintain, operate, and improve our facilities across the globe for environmental, health, safety and sustainability of our operations for the protection and benefit of our employees and others. Further, we understand that our environment is both complex and delicate, and we prioritize managing and limiting the impact our business has on the environment as part of our Zero Harm Culture. As we continue to review our commitments to environmental sustainability, we have initiated programs to track and lower our consumption of energy, water and gas, as well as reduce waste and the use of hazardous materials. In addition, we have developed an EHS program focused on training our personnel to deploy and audit global EHS standards as well as other programs to engage our employees on EHS initiatives.
ENVIRONMENTAL
We are subject to various environmental laws and regulations both within and outside the U.S. Our operations, like those of other medical device companies, involve the use of substances regulated under environmental laws, primarily in manufacturing and sterilization processes. While we continue to devote resources to compliance with existing environmental laws and regulations, we cannot ensure that our costs of complying with current or future environmental protection, health and safety laws and regulations, including, without limitation, those related to climate change, will not exceed our estimates or will not have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. Further, we cannot ensure that we will not be subject to environmental claims for personal injury or cleanup in the future based on our past, present or future business activities.
INVESTOR INFORMATION
We are subject to the reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Therefore, we file reports, proxy statements and other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The SEC maintains a website (http://www.sec.gov) that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC.
You can access financial and other information about us in the Investors section of our website, which can be accessed at www.teleflex.com. We make available through our website, free of charge, copies of our annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those reports filed with or furnished to the SEC under Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act as soon as reasonably practicable after electronically filing or furnishing such material to the SEC. The information on our website is not part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. The reference to our website address is intended to be an inactive textual reference only.
We are a Delaware corporation incorporated in 1943. Our executive offices are located at 550 East Swedesford Road, Suite 400, Wayne, PA 19087.
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INFORMATION ABOUT OUR EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
The names and ages of our executive officers as of February 27, 2026 and the positions and offices held by each such officer are as follows:
NameAgePositions and Offices with Company
Stuart A. Randle
66
Interim President and Chief Executive Officer; Director
John R. Deren
58Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Cameron P. Hicks61Corporate Vice President, Human Resources and Communications
Daniel V. Logue52Corporate Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
James Winters53Corporate Vice President, Manufacturing and Supply Chain
Mr. Randle, 66, became our Interim President and Chief Executive Officer on January 8, 2026, and has been a director of the Company since 2009. Mr. Randle retired in December 2018 after serving for three years as the Chief Executive Officer of Ivenix, Inc., a medical device company that provides infusion delivery systems. Previously, Mr. Randle had been retired since September 2014 after serving for ten years as President and Chief Executive Officer of GI Dynamics, Inc., a medical device company. From 2003 to 2004, he served as Interim Chief Executive Officer of Optobionics Corporation, a medical device company. From 2002 to 2003, Mr. Randle held the position of Entrepreneur in Residence of Advanced Technology Ventures, a healthcare and information technology venture capital firm. From 1998 to 2001, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of Act Medical, Inc. Prior to 1998, Mr. Randle held various senior management positions with Allegiance Healthcare Corporation and Baxter International Inc.
Mr. Deren, 58, has been our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since April 2025. From August 2021 to March 2025, Mr. Deren was our Corporate Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer and from May 2017 to August 2021, he was our Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer. He joined Teleflex in May 2013 as Vice President, Finance and Corporate Controller. Prior to joining Teleflex, Mr. Deren served as Vice President and Global Controller of Trinseo PLC (formerly known as Styron LLC), a global specialty materials company, from January 2011 until April 2013. Mr. Deren has also held leadership positions with Exelon Generation, Rohm and Haas Company, and began his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers where he held positions of increasing responsibility through Senior Manager.
Mr. Hicks has been our Corporate Vice President, Human Resources and Communications since April 2013. Prior to joining Teleflex, Mr. Hicks served as Executive Vice President of Human Resources & Organizational Effectiveness for Harlan Laboratories, Inc., a private global provider of pre-clinical and non-clinical research services, from July 2010 to March 2013. From April 1990 to January 2010, Mr. Hicks held various leadership roles with MDS Inc., a provider of products and services for the development of drugs and the diagnosis and treatment of disease, including Senior Vice President of Human Resources for MDS’ global Pharma Services division from November 2000 to January 2010.
Mr. Logue has been our Corporate Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary since January 2021. Mr. Logue joined Teleflex in 2004 and previously held the positions of Deputy General Counsel from February 2017 to December 2020, Associate General Counsel from March 2013 to January 2017 and Assistant General Counsel from June 2004 to February 2013. Prior to joining Teleflex, Mr. Logue was an associate at the law firm of Pepper Hamilton LLP (now Troutman Pepper Locke LLP) from September 1999 to June 2004.
Mr. Winters has been our Corporate Vice President, Manufacturing and Supply Chain since February 2020. He previously held the position of Vice President, Global Manufacturing from March 2018 to January 2020. Prior to joining Teleflex, Mr. Winters held various senior management and operational roles with the DePuy Synthes division of Johnson & Johnson, a healthcare company, from August 2005 to February 2018. Most recently, Mr. Winters served as Vice President of Global Manufacturing for Global Joint Reconstruction for DePuy Synthes from February 2015 to February 2018. Prior to that, Mr. Winters served as Plant Manager for the DePuy Synthes Ireland Manufacturing Operation.
Our officers are elected annually by our board of directors. Each officer serves at the discretion of the board.
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