Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

          On November 4, 2009, Tekelec (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the third fiscal quarter of 2009. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K (this “Form 8-K”) and is incorporated by reference herein.

          The information in this Form 8-K and in Exhibit 99.1 furnished herewith shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

	(d)		Exhibit
			The following Exhibit is furnished as a part of this Form 8-K:

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press Release dated November 4, 2009 of the Company

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
99.1		Press Release dated November 4, 2009 of the Company