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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): May 18, 2011 (May 18, 2011)
TENNECO INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
         
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation) 		  1-12387
(Commission File Number) 		  76-0515284
(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:
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ITEM 5.07   SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.
On May 18, 2011, Tenneco Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The stockholders voted on the matters set forth below. A copy of the press release announcing the voting results is attached as Exhibit 99.1.
1. The nominees for election to the Board of Directors were elected, each for a one-year term, based upon the following votes:
                                 
Nominee   Votes For     Votes Against     Abstentions     Broker Non Votes  
Charles W. Cramb
     51,298,345       75,756       73,615       4,536,252  
Dennis J. Letham
     50,280,625       1,094,504       72,587       4,536,252  
Hari N. Nair
     50,676,650       735,880       35,186       4,536,252  
Roger B. Porter
     49,617,603       1,755,609       74,504       4,536,252  
David B. Price, Jr.
     50,098,108       1,277,906       71,702       4,536,252  
Gregg M. Sherrill
     50,076,972       1,339,452       31,292       4,536,252  
Paul T. Stecko
     48,660,869       2,713,356       73,491       4,536,252  
Mitsunobu Takeuchi
     51,364,605       45,010       38,101       4,536,252  
Jane L. Warner
     49,595,490       1,817,243       34,983       4,536,252  
2. The proposal to ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accountants for the fiscal year 2011 was approved based upon the following votes:
         
Votes for
     55,817,686  
 
      
Votes against
     119,372  
 
      
Abstentions
     46,910  
 
      
There were no broker non-votes for this item.
3. The proposal to approve the compensation of our named executive officers was approved based upon the following advisory, non-binding votes:
         
Votes for
     47,375,671  
 
      
Votes against
     2,375,409  
 
      
Abstentions
     1,696,636  
 
      
Broker non-votes
     4,536,252  
 
      
4. The stockholders recommended that we conduct future advisory votes on executive compensation every year based upon the following advisory, non-binding votes:
         
Every one year
     44,999,835  
 
      
Every two years
     94,229  
 
      
Every three years
     4,738,955  
 
      
Abstentions
     1,614,697  
 
      
ITEM 9.01   FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(d) Exhibits
     
Exhibit No.   Description
99.1  
Press release dated May 18, 2011

 

 

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.
         
  TENNECO INC.
 		  
Date: May 18, 2011  By:   /s/ James D. Harrington    
    James D. Harrington   
    Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary