UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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
SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): March 14, 2011 (March 14, 2011)
TENNECO INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 1-12387 | 76-0515284 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer | ||
| Incorporation) | 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:
| o | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) | |
| o | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) | |
| o | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) | |
| o | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS.
On March 14, 2011, Tenneco Inc. (“Tenneco”) successfully completed an offer to exchange up to $500
million principal amount of
67/8% Senior Notes due 2020, which have been registered under the
Securities Act of 1933, for and in replacement of all outstanding
unregistered 67/8% Senior Notes due
2020, which were issued on December 23, 2010 in a private placement. The company received tenders
from holders of $500 million, or 100%, of the aggregate outstanding amount of the original notes.
The terms of the new notes are substantially identical to the terms of the original notes for which
they were exchanged, except that the transfer restrictions and registration rights applicable to
the original notes generally do not apply to the new notes.
The exchange offer expired at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on March 11, 2011. The offer was made
pursuant to the terms and conditions included in the company’s Prospectus dated February 10, 2011.
This Current Report on Form 8-K shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an
offer to buy any securities of Tenneco Inc. nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any
state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or
qualification under the securities laws of such state.
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. |
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| Date: March 14, 2011 | By: | /s/ James D. Harrington | ||
| James D. Harrington | ||||
| Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary |
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