UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

TEKELEC

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

California		000-15135		95-2746131
(State or other jurisdiction		(Commission		(IRS Employer
of incorporation)		File Number)		Identification No.)

5200 Paramount Parkway, Morrisville, North Carolina		27560
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (919) 460-5500

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers			1
Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year			1
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits			1
EX-3.1
EX-10.1

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

     (e)

     On April 6, 2011, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Tekelec (the “Company”) recommended for approval, and the Board of Directors (the “Board”) approved, a 2011 Sales Compensation Plan for the Company’s Executive Vice President, Global Sales, Wolrad Claudy (the “2011 Sales Plan”). Under the terms of the 2011 Sales Plan, Mr. Claudy is eligible to earn sales commissions based on the extent to which he achieves his sales quota, which is comprised of separate quotas for the Company’s legacy products and for the Company’s emerging products. If Mr. Claudy exceeds 100% of his total target annual quota, his commission rate for sales in excess of the quota will increase by 100% over the base rate.

     The foregoing description of the 2011 Sales Plan is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the 2011 Sales Plan, a copy of which is included as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K (this “Form 8-K”) and is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

     On April 6, 2011, in connection with the Board’s nomination of eight persons for election to the Board at the Company’s 2011 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “2011 Annual Meeting”) scheduled to be held on May 13, 2011, the Board approved an amendment, effective immediately prior to the election of directors at the 2011 Annual Meeting, to Section 3.2 of Article III of the Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws, as amended (the “Bylaws”), to decease the size of the Board from nine to eight directors.

     A copy of the Bylaws, including the amendment approved by the Board on April 6, 2011, is included as Exhibit 10.1 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

     (d) Exhibits

          The following Exhibits 3.1 and 10.1 are filed as part of this Form 8-K:

Exhibit No.		Description
3.1		Tekelec Amended and Restated Bylaws, as amended
10.1		2011 Sales Compensation Plan for Wolrad Claudy

SIGNATURES

     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.

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.		Description
3.1		Amended and Restated Bylaws of Tekelec, as amended
10.1		2011 Sales Compensation Plan for Wolrad Claudy