UNITED STATES
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): March 13, 2009 (March 11, 2009)
TENNECO INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization) | | 1-12387
(Commission File Number) | | 76-0515284
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
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| 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
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ITEM 5.02 DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR PRINCIPAL OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF PRINCIPAL OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS.
On March 13, 2009, Tenneco Inc. announced that Hari N. Nair was elected to Tenneco’s board of directors on March 11, 2009, effective immediately. Mr. Nair is currently Tenneco’s executive vice president and president of Tenneco’s International Group. Previously, Mr. Nair served as executive vice president and managing director for Tenneco’s businesses in Europe, South America and India. Before that, Mr. Nair was senior vice president and managing director, International for Tenneco, managing director and general manager for Tenneco South America and managing director for Tenneco Asia. Mr. Nair joined Tenneco Automotive in 1987 as manager of business planning, focusing on Tenneco’s early international expansion projects. Before joining Tenneco, Mr. Nair was a senior financial analyst at General Motors Corporation. With the addition of Mr. Nair, the Tenneco board of directors now has ten directors, including two inside members.
A copy of the press release announcing Mr. Nair’s election is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein.
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(d) Exhibits
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| Exhibit No. | | Description |
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| | 99.1 | | | Press Release issued on March 13, 2009. |
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.
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| | TENNECO INC.
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| Date: March 13, 2009 | By: | /s/ David A. Wardell | |
| | | David A. Wardell | |
| | | Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | |
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