UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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): October 14, 2010 (October 13, 2010)

TENNECO INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware		1-12387		76-0515284
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)
500 NORTH FIELD DRIVE, LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS				60045
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)				(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (847) 482-5000

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:

o		Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

o		Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

o		Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

o		Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

On October 13, 2010, Tenneco Inc. (the “Company”) announced that Frank E. Macher retired from the Company’s board of directors, effective as of October 13, 2010. A copy of the press release, dated October 13, 2010, announcing Mr. Macher’s retirement is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and incorporated herein by reference.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.				Description
	99.1			Press release dated October 13, 2010

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.