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): April 20, 2015 (April 17, 2015)
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 2.02 | Results of Operations and Financial Condition |
On April 17, 2015, Tenneco Inc. announced financial guidance in advance of its first quarter earnings announcement. Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K presents the company’s press release, as released by the company on April 17, 2015, and such Exhibit is incorporated herein by reference. Exhibit 99.1 also includes information regarding the company’s scheduled first quarter 2015 earnings release and conference call to discuss the company’s results of operations for the first quarter 2015.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
Exhibit | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release issued April 17, 2015 | |
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: April 20, 2015 | By: | /s/ James D. Harrington | ||||
| James D. Harrington | ||||||
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ||||||