-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, Ul+tVcf5qKVyL6o77eI4oZzN+mOgw+x6scu+v7QN0DNZiQI4S6E7tc8TtRsznzPM Z+Myh0zuTGt2OZaREkAzpg== 0000950137-03-004800.txt : 20030917 0000950137-03-004800.hdr.sgml : 20030917 20030917163325 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950137-03-004800 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20030917 ITEM INFORMATION: Other events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial statements and exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20030917 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: TENNECO AUTOMOTIVE INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001024725 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: MOTOR VEHICLE PARTS & ACCESSORIES [3714] IRS NUMBER: 760515284 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-12387 FILM NUMBER: 03899789 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 500 NORTH FIELD DRIVE CITY: LAKE FOREST STATE: IL ZIP: 60045 BUSINESS PHONE: 847-482-50 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 500 N FIELD DR STREET 2: ROOM T 2560B CITY: LAKE FOREST STATE: IL ZIP: 60045 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: NEW TENNECO INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19961011 8-K 1 c79650e8vk.txt CURRENT REPORT SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 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): SEPTEMBER 17, 2003 TENNECO AUTOMOTIVE 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 ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS AND REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE. On September 17, 2003, the Company issued a press release announcing that it had commenced an offer to exchange up to $350 million principal amount of 10.25% Senior Secured Notes due 2013, which have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, for a like amount of its existing 10.25% Senior Secured Notes due 2013, which were issued on June 19, 2003 in a private placement. This press release, filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, is incorporated herein by this reference. ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS. Exhibit No. Description 99.1 Press release dated September 17, 2003 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 AUTOMOTIVE INC. Date: September 17, 2003 By: /s/ KENNETH R. TRAMMELL ----------------------------------- KENNETH R. TRAMMELL Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit Description Number 99.1 Press Release dated September 17, 2003 EX-99.1 3 c79650exv99w1.txt PRESS RELEASE DATED 9/17/03 news release [TENNECO AUTOMOTIVE LOGO] For Immediate Release Contacts: Jane Ostrander Media Relations 847 482-5607 jane.ostrander@tenneco-automotive.com Leslie Hunziker Investor Relations 847 482-5042 leslie.hunziker@tenneco-automotive.com TENNECO AUTOMOTIVE ANNOUNCES EXCHANGE OFFER FOR ITS 10.25% SENIOR SECURED NOTES DUE 2013 Lake Forest, Illinois, September 17, 2003 - Tenneco Automotive Inc. (NYSE: TEN) today commenced an offer to exchange up to $350 million principal amount of 10.25% Senior Secured Notes due 2013, which have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, for a like amount of its existing 10.25% Senior Secured Notes due 2013, which were issued on June 19, 2003 in a private placement. The offer is being made pursuant to the terms and conditions included in the company's Prospectus dated September 16, 2003. The terms of the new notes are substantially identical to the terms of the notes for which they are being exchanged, except that the transfer restrictions and registration rights applicable to the original notes generally do not apply to the new notes. The exchange offer will expire at 5:00 p.m., ET, on October 16, 2003, unless extended by Tenneco Automotive. -More- Copies of the prospectus and other information relating to this exchange offer, including transmittal materials, may be obtained from the exchange agent, Wachovia Bank, National Association, 5847 San Felipe, Suite 1050, Houston, Texas 77057, Attn: R. Douglas Milner. This news release is for informational purposes only and shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities of Tenneco Automotive nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such state. Tenneco Automotive is a $3.5 billion manufacturing company with headquarters in Lake Forest, Illinois and approximately 19,600 employees worldwide. Tenneco Automotive is one of the world's largest producers and marketers of ride control and exhaust systems and products, which are sold under the Monroe(R) and Walker(R) global brand names. Among its products are Sensa-Trac(R) and Monroe Reflex(R) shocks and struts, Rancho(R) shock absorbers, Walker(R) Quiet-Flow(R) mufflers and DynoMax(R) performance exhaust products, and Monroe(R) Clevite(R) vibration control components. ### -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----