1 EXHIBIT 10.26 TENNECO BENEFITS PROTECTION TRUST APPOINTMENT OF SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE Pursuant to Article Twelfth of the Tenneco Benefits Protection Trust, we the undersigned Trustees hereby appoint Mr. Karl A. Stewart as Trustee to succeed Mr. Paul T. Stecko, effective upon Mr. Stewart's acceptance. Dated: May 31, 1999 /s/ Dana G. Mead ----------------------------- Dana G. Mead /s/ Theodore R. Tetzlaff ----------------------------- Theodore R. Tetzlaff /s/ Robert T. Blakely ----------------------------- Robert T. Blakely I hereby accept appointment as a Trustee of the Tenneco Benefits Protection Trust Dated: May 31, 1999 ------------------ /s/ Karl A. Stewart - ------------------------ Karl A. Stewart