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Exhibit 10.7

Tekelec

Summary of Compensation for Non-Employee Members
of the Board of Directors and its Committees
(Effective April 1, 2005)

1.				Board of Directors
				Quarterly retainer (except Chairman)		$	12,500
				Chairman’s quarterly retainer		$	15,000
				Fee for attending meeting in excess of four hours		$	2,000
				Fee for attending meeting of four hours or less		$	1,000
2.				Compensation Committee
				Quarterly retainer (except Chairman)		$	1,250
				Chairman’s quarterly retainer		$	4,000
				Fee for attending a meeting		$	750
3.				Audit Committee
				Quarterly retainer (except Chairman)		$	2,000
				Chairman’s quarterly retainer		$	5,000
				Fee for attending a meeting		$	800
4.				Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
				Quarterly retainer (except Chairman)		$	1,000
				Chairman’s quarterly retainer		$	1,500
				Fee for attending a meeting		$	750
5.				Corporate Development Committee
				Quarterly retainer (except Chairman)		$	1,000
				Chairman’s quarterly retainer		$	1,500
				Fee for attending a meeting in excess of four hours		$	1,000
				Fee for attending a meeting of four hours or less		$	750

     In addition to cash compensation, non-employee directors receive under the Company’s Amended and Restated Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan (the “Director Plan”) (i) a grant of stock options upon their initial election to the Board of Directors and (ii) annual grants of stock options upon their re-election to the Board. The Director Plan is included as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2004, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 9, 2004.

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