1 EXHIBIT 4.4(c) SUBSIDIARY GUARANTEE Each undersigned Guarantor (as defined in the Indenture dated as of October 14, 1999 (the "Indenture") among Tenneco Inc. (the "Company"), the Guarantors and The Bank of New York (the "Trustee," which term includes any successor person under the Indenture) unconditionally guarantees on a senior subordinated basis as set forth in Article Twelve of the Indenture (such guarantee by the Guarantor being referred to herein as a "Guarantee") (i) the due and punctual payment of the principal of and interest on the Securities (as defined in the Indenture), whether at maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, the due and punctual payment of interest on the overdue principal and interest, if any, on the Securities, to the extent lawful, and the due and punctual performance of all other obligations of the Company to the Holders or the Trustee all in accordance with the terms set forth in Article Ten of the Indenture and (ii) in case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any Securities or any of such other obligations, that the same will be promptly paid in full when due or performed in accordance with the terms of the extension or renewal, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise. No stockholder, officer, director or incorporator, as such, past, present or future, of the Guarantor shall have any liability under the Guarantee by reason of his or its status as such stockholder, officer, director or incorporator. The Guarantee shall not be valid or obligatory for any purpose until the certificate of authentication on the Securities shall have been executed by the Trustee under the Indenture by the manual signature of one of its authorized officers. -1- 2 Dated: November 4, 1999 TENNECO AUTOMOTIVE INC. By: /s/ TIMOTHY R. DONOVAN ---------------------------------- Timothy R. Donovan Senior Vice President And General Counsel By: ---------------------------------- Don P. Carpenter Vice President and Assistant Secretary TENNECO INTERNATIONAL HOLDING CORP. By: /s/ TIMOTHY R. DONOVAN ---------------------------------- Timothy R. Donovan Senior Vice President and General Counsel By: ---------------------------------- Don P. Carpenter Vice President and Assistant Secretary TENNECO GLOBAL HOLDINGS INC. By: /s/ TIMOTHY R. DONOVAN ---------------------------------- Timothy R. Donovan Senior Vice President and General Counsel By: ---------------------------------- Don P. Carpenter Vice President and Assistant Secretary -2- 3 Dated: November 4, 1999 TENNECO AUTOMOTIVE INC. By: ---------------------------------- Timothy R. Donovan Senior Vice President And General Counsel By: /s/ DON P. CARPENTER ---------------------------------- Don P. Carpenter Vice President and Assistant Secretary TENNECO INTERNATIONAL HOLDING CORP. By: ---------------------------------- Timothy R. Donovan Senior Vice President and General Counsel By: /s/ DON P. CARPENTER ---------------------------------- Don P. Carpenter Vice President and Assistant Secretary TENNECO GLOBAL HOLDINGS INC. By: ---------------------------------- Timothy R. Donovan Senior Vice President and General Counsel By: /s/ DON P. CARPENTER ---------------------------------- Don P. Carpenter Vice President and Assistant Secretary -3- 4 THE PULLMAN COMPANY By: /s/ TIMOTHY R. DONOVAN ----------------------- Timothy R. Donovan Vice President and Assistant Secretary By: ----------------------- Don P. Carpenter Vice President and Assistant Secretary TMC TEXAS INC. By: ----------------------- Bert F. Neece Vice President and Assistant Treasurer By: ----------------------- Don P. Carpenter Vice President and Secretary -4- 5 THE PULLMAN COMPANY By: ----------------------- Timothy R. Donovan Vice President and Assistant Secretary By: /s/ DON P. CARPENTER ----------------------- Don P. Carpenter Vice President and Assistant Secretary TMC TEXAS INC. By: /s/ BERT F. NEECE ----------------------- Bert F. Neece Vice President and Assistant Treasurer By: /s/ DON P. CARPENTER ----------------------- Don P. Carpenter Vice President and Secretary -5- 6 CLEVITE INDUSTRIES INC. By: /s/ TIMOTHY R. DONOVAN ---------------------- Timothy R. Donovan Vice President and Assistant Secretary By: ---------------------- Don P. Carpenter Vice President and Assistant Secretary -6- 7 CLEVITE INDUSTRIES INC. By: ---------------------- Timothy R. Donovan Vice President and Assistant Secretary By: /s/ DON P. CARPENTER ---------------------- Don P. Carpenter Vice President and Assistant Secretary -7-