--- schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1" accession: "0000096943-23-000052" form_type: "8-K" ticker: "TFX" cik: "0000096943" company_name: "TELEFLEX INC" filed_at: "2023-05-11T23:59:59+00:00" generated_at: "2026-06-15T05:39:18.688198+00:00" event_type: "other_material" sentiment: "positive" materiality_score: 0.35 calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35 confidence: "high" source: SEC EDGAR --- # Teleflex shareholders approve elimination of supermajority voting provisions ## Summary - Shareholders voted 41.6M for, 175k against to amend certificate of incorporation, eliminating supermajority voting. - Three directors elected: Gretchen Haggerty, Liam Kelly, Jaewon Ryu with votes for ranging 39.7M–41.7M. - Advisory vote on executive compensation received 39.1M for (93.6% of votes cast); annual say-on-pay adopted. - Shareholder proposal for special meeting right defeated: 11.4M for, 30.2M against. - Teleflex 2023 Stock Incentive Plan approved with 39.2M for, 2.6M against. ## SEC filing metadata - accession: 0000096943-23-000052 - form_type: 8-K - ticker: TFX - cik: 0000096943 - company_name: TELEFLEX INC - filed_at: 2023-05-11T23:59:59+00:00 - event_type: other_material - sentiment: positive - materiality_score: 0.35 - calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35 - confidence: high - sec_items: 5.03, 5.07, 9.01 - EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/96943/000009694323000052/0000096943-23-000052-index.htm - EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/96943/000009694323000052/tfx-20230505.htm ## Machine-readable alternates - HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000096943-23-000052 - JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000096943-23-000052.json - Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000096943-23-000052.txt ## Key facts - Governance Changes TELEFLEX INC: Amended and restated certificate of incorporation to eliminate supermajority voting provisions (effective 2023-05-08). - Change: charter amendment - Effective: 2023-05-08 source text: At the 2023 Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders approved an amendment and restatement of the Company’s certificate of incorporation (the “Certificate of Incorporation”) to eliminate supermajority voting provisions from the Certificate of Incorporation. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/96943/000009694323000052/0000096943-23-000052-index.htm - Shareholder Votes TELEFLEX INC shareholders approved Election of three directors. - Proposal: director election - Outcome: passed source text: 1. Election of Directors Name For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes Gretchen R. Haggerty 39,676,031 2,141,740 34,888 1,512,662 Liam J. Kelly 39,730,882 2,089,081 32,696 1,512,662 Jaewon Ryu 41,739,613 83,809 29,237 1,512,662 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/96943/000009694323000052/0000096943-23-000052-index.htm - Shareholder Votes TELEFLEX INC shareholders approved Advisory Vote on Compensation of Named Executive Officers. - Proposal: say on pay - Outcome: passed source text: 4. Advisory Vote on Compensation of Named Executive Officers For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 39,108,943 2,684,640 59,077 1,512,662 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/96943/000009694323000052/0000096943-23-000052-index.htm - Shareholder Votes TELEFLEX INC shareholders rejected Stockholder Proposal to Adopt a Shareholder Right to Call a Special Shareholder Meeting. - Outcome: failed source text: 7. Stockholder Proposal to Adopt a Shareholder Right to Call a Special Shareholder Meeting For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 11,419,958 30,208,955 223,746 1,512,662 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/96943/000009694323000052/0000096943-23-000052-index.htm - Shareholder Votes TELEFLEX INC shareholders approved Ratification of Appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2023. - Proposal: auditor ratification - Outcome: passed source text: 6. Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 42,028,891 1,304,927 31,504 0 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/96943/000009694323000052/0000096943-23-000052-index.htm - Shareholder Votes TELEFLEX INC shareholders approved Approval of Teleflex Incorporated 2023 Stock Incentive Plan. - Proposal: equity plan - Outcome: passed source text: 2 . Approval of Teleflex Incorporated 2023 Stock Incentive Plan For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 39,161,354 2,645,476 45,829 1,512,662 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/96943/000009694323000052/0000096943-23-000052-index.htm - Shareholder Votes TELEFLEX INC shareholders approved Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation to Eliminate Supermajority Voting Provisions. - Proposal: charter amendment - Outcome: passed source text: 3. Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation to Eliminate Supermajority Voting Provisions For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 41,603,960 175,617 73,083 1,512,662 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/96943/000009694323000052/0000096943-23-000052-index.htm - Shareholder Votes TELEFLEX INC shareholders approved Advisory Vote on Frequency of Advisory Vote on Compensation of Named Executive Officers. - Proposal: say on pay frequency - Outcome: passed source text: 5. Advisory Vote on Frequency of Advisory Vote on Compensation of Named Executive Officers Every 1 Year Every 2 Years Every 3 Years Abstain Broker Non-Vote 41,340,218 25,010 420,396 67,036 1,512,662 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/96943/000009694323000052/0000096943-23-000052-index.htm This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.