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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
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):                       May 14, 2010
 
TEKELEC
 
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
California   000-15135   95-2746131
 
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  (Commission
File Number)
  (IRS Employer
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.)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2 below):
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Item 5.07   Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
     Set forth below is a brief description of each matter voted upon at the Company’s 2010 Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on May 14, 2010, and the voting results with respect to each such matter.
     1.     A proposal to elect eight directors to serve for a one-year term:
                         
Director   Votes For   Votes Withheld   Broker Non-Votes
Ronald W. Buckly
    52,823,804       170,302       9,342,483  
Hubert de Pesquidoux
    52,703,140       290,966       9,342,483  
Mark A. Floyd
    52,723,101       271,005       9,342,483  
David R. Laube
    52,739,875       254,231       9,342,483  
Carol G. Mills
    52,796,981       197,125       9,342,483  
Franco Plastina
    52,822,839       171,267       9,342,483  
Krish A. Prabhu
    52,414,077       580,029       9,342,483  
Michael P. Ressner
    52,318,464       675,642       9,342,483  
     2.     A proposal to ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2010:
         
Votes For   Votes Against   Abstentions
61,887,123
  437,469   11,997
     Pursuant to the foregoing votes, Messrs. Buckly, de Pesquidoux, Floyd, Laube, Plastina, Prabhu and Ressner and Ms. Mills were re-elected to serve as directors for a one-year term, and the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010 was ratified.

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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.
         
  Tekelec

 
 
Dated: May 26, 2010  By:   /s/ Stuart H. Kupinsky    
    Stuart H. Kupinsky   
    Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs and General Counsel   
 

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