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SUBJECT: First Quarter 2000 Earnings

RELEASE DATE: Tuesday, April 25, 2000

NEWS RELEASE: To be released prior to market opening

News release will also be faxed to the Tenneco Automotive investor distribution list and will be available on First Call in addition to the company's website: www.tenneco-automotive.com

CONFERENCE CALL:

Hosted by Mark Frissora, chairman and chief executive officer, and Mark McCollum, senior vice president and chief financial officer

TIME: 9:30 A.M. Central Daylight Time

Call in 10 minutes prior to start of call

PHONE: 888-942-8132 in the U.S. 630-395-0486 international

PASS CODE: Tenneco Automotive LEADER: Leslie Cleveland Hague

CALL PLAYBACK: 1:00 P.M. or one hour following the completion of the call on Tuesday, April 25, 2000, through Tuesday, May 2, 2000

Call 800-839-5569 domestic or 402-998-1150 international

Pass Code: 5200

WEBSITE BROADCAST: www.tenneco-automotive.com

For a "listen only" broadcast, go to our website and select the "live web cast" link. Please go to the website at least 15 minutes prior to the start of the call to register, download and install any necessary audio software. A replay of this call will be available on Tenneco Automotive's website and available through Investor Broadcast Network's Vcall website located at http://www.vcall.com.

If you have questions regarding the call or release, please contact Connie Sigrist, Investor Relations, at 847.482.5015 or Jane Ostrander, Media Relations, at 847.482.5607