Tenneco (TEN) Form 4 TENNECO / Brandon B. Smith ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Smith Brandon B.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

500 NORTH FIELD DRIVE

(Street)

LAKE FOREST IL 60045

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
TENNECO INC [ TEN ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
Senior Vice President, *

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/10/2018

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Class A Common Stock								3,540	D
Class A Common Stock								1,763(1)	D
Class A Common Stock								1,172(2)	I	By 401(k)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Units	(3)	12/10/2018		A		23,020		(3)	(3)	Class A Common Stock	23,020	$0.00	23,020(4)	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Reflects restricted stock granted to the Reporting Person pursuant to Rule 16b-3.

2. Reflects stock allocated to, and indirectly held by, the Reporting Person under the Issuer's 401(k) Plan.

3. Reflects restricted stock units granted to the Reporting Person pursuant to Rule 16b-3, all of which vest on the third anniversary of the grant date. Each restricted stock unit represents the contingent right to receive one share of Class A common stock. Upon consummation of the Issuer's proposed separation into two companies, 50 percent of the units will be converted into units representing the right to receive shares of the company to be spun off.

4. Does not give effect to 5,814 restricted stock units previously granted to the Reporting Person and which vest on different schedules.

Remarks:

* General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

	/s/ Brandon B. Smith	12/12/2018
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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