8-K

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:

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ITEM 5.02 DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS.

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.

ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

(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.

	TENNECO INC.
Date: October 14, 2010	By:	/s/ James D. Harrington
		James D. Harrington
		Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

FRANK E. MACHER RETIRES FROM TENNECO INC. BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Lake Forest, Illinois, October 13, 2010 – Tenneco Inc. (NYSE:TEN) today announced that Frank E. Macher, 69, is retiring from the company’s board of directors, effective as of today’s board meeting. Macher has served on Tenneco’s Board since July 2000.

“On behalf of Tenneco shareholders, employees and my fellow board members, I want to thank Frank for his more than 10 years of outstanding service on the Tenneco board,” said Gregg Sherrill, chairman and CEO, Tenneco Inc. “His industry expertise and counsel proved extremely beneficial in helping guide our growth and strengthen Tenneco’s position as a leading, tier-one vehicle supplier globally.”

Macher, who has spent more than 44 years in the automotive industry, recently was named executive chairman of Continental Structural Plastics, a privately held automotive components company based in Troy, Mich. He is also chief executive officer of Ceres Group LLC, an automotive components investment and consulting firm he co-founded in 2008.

He served as president and chief executive officer and as a member of the board of directors of Collins & Aikman Corporation, a global supplier of motor vehicle parts, from July 2005 through January 2007. Previously, he was chief executive officer of Federal Mogul Corporation, a manufacturer of motor vehicle parts, from January 2001 to July 2003, and chairman of Federal Mogul from October 2001 to his retirement in January 2004. From June 1997 to his retirement in July 1999, Macher served as president and chief executive officer of ITT Automotive, an automotive components supplier. For thirty years, from 1966 to his retirement in 1996, Macher was with Ford Motor Company, ultimately serving as vice president and general manager of the Automotive Components Division.

Tenneco is a $4.6 billion global manufacturing company with headquarters in Lake Forest, Illinois and approximately 21,000 employees worldwide. Tenneco is one of the world’s largest designers, manufacturers and marketers of emission control and ride control products and systems for the automotive original equipment market and the aftermarket. Tenneco markets its products principally under the Monroe^®, Walker^®, Gillet™ and Clevite^®Elastomer brand names.

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Contacts:
Jane Ostrander	Linae Golla
Media inquiries	Investor inquiries
847 482-5607	847 482-5162
jostrander@tenneco.com	lgolla@tenneco.com