Tenneco (TEN) 10-Q 2012 Q3 Quarterly report

EXHIBIT 12

TENNECO INC. AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES

COMBINED WITH 50% OR LESS OWNED UNCONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES

COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

(UNAUDITED)

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012			2011
	(Dollars in Millions)
Net income attributable to Tenneco Inc.	$	242		$	127
Add:
Interest expense		84			81
Portion of rentals representative of the interest factor		13			13
Income tax (benefit) expense		(3	)		65
Noncontrolling interest		21			18
Amortization of interest capitalized		3			3
Undistributed (earnings) losses of affiliated companies in which less than a 50% voting interest is owned		1			—
Earnings as defined	$	361		$	307
Interest expense	$	84		$	81
Interest capitalized		3			3
Portion of rentals representative of the interest factor		13			13
Fixed charges as defined	$	100		$	97
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges		3.61			3.16