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*** Exercise Your Right to Vote *** IMPORTANT NOTICE Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Stockholder Meeting to be Held on May 13, 2009 TENNECO INC. TENNECO INC. 500 NORTH FIELD DRIVE LAKE FOREST, IL 60045 Meeting Information Meeting Type: Annual For holders as of: 3/16/09 Date: 5/13/2009 Time: 10:00 a.m. Location: Tenneco Headquarters 500 North Field Drive Lake Forest, IL 60045 You are receiving this communication because you hold shares in the company named above. This is not a ballot. You cannot use this notice to vote these shares. This communication presents only an overview of the more complete proxy materials that are available to you on the Internet. You may view the proxy materials online at www.proxyvote.com or easily request a paper or email copy (see reverse side). We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy materials before voting. See the reverse side of this notice to obtain proxy materials and voting instructions.

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Voting Items The Board of Directors recommends a vote “FOR” Items 1, 2 and 3. 1. Election of 10 Director Nominees Nominees: 1a) Charles W. Cramb 1b) Dennis J. Letham 2. Approve appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent public accountants for 2009. 1c) Frank E. Macher 3. Approve amendment of the Tenneco Inc. 2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan to increase             shares 1d) Hari N. Nair available by 2.3 million, with each share underlying an award counting as one share (provided that each share underlying a full value 1e) Roger B. Porter award counts as 1.25 shares) against the total plan availability. 1f) David B. Price, Jr. 4. In the discretion of the Proxies named herein, the Proxies are authorized to vote upon such 1g) Gregg M. Sherrill other matters as may properly come before the meeting (or any adjournment or postponement thereof). 1h) Paul T. Stecko 1i) Mitsunobu Takeuchi 1j) Jane L. Warner M11500