For Immediate Release

 

Lake Forest, Illinois, September 30, 2011 – Tenneco Inc. (NYSE: TEN) plans to issue its third quarter 2011 earnings release before the market opens on Friday, October 28, 2011, and hold a conference call the same day at 8:00 a.m. ET. The purpose of the call is to discuss the company’s results of operations for the last fiscal quarter, as well as other matters that may impact the company’s outlook.

 

News Release: Before the market opens on Friday, October 28, 2011. The news release will be sent by email to the Tenneco investor distribution list and will be available on First Call, Business Wire and the Tenneco website.

 

Conference Call: Friday, October 28, 2011

The conference call will be hosted by Gregg Sherrill, chairman and chief executive officer; Hari Nair, chief operating officer; and Ken Trammell, executive vice president and chief financial officer.

 

Time: 8:00 a.m. Eastern time

7:00 a.m. Central time

 

Phone Numbers: 888-831-8968 (domestic)

210-234-0106 (international)

 

Pass Code: TENNECO

 

Conference

Leader: Linae Golla

 

Call Playback: Available one hour following completion of the call on Friday, October 28, 2011, through November 28, 2011. Call 800-551-8154 (domestic) or 402-344-6861 (international).

 

Website Broadcast: www.tenneco.com

For a “listen only” broadcast, go to the company’s website and select the “Financial/Investors” page. Please go to the website at least 15 minutes prior to the start of the call to register and download and install any necessary audio software. A replay of this webcast also will be available on the Tenneco website through November 28, 2011.

 

Accompanying slides will be available in the investor section of the Tenneco website at www.tenneco.com.

 

Tenneco is a $5.9 billion global manufacturing company with headquarters in Lake Forest, Illinois and approximately 22,000 employees worldwide. Tenneco is one of the world’s largest designers, manufacturers and marketers of emission control and ride control products and systems for the automotive and commercial vehicle original equipment markets and the aftermarket. Tenneco markets its products principally under the Monroe®, Walker®, Gillet™ and Clevite®Elastomer brand names.

 

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Contact:

 

Linae Golla

Investor inquiries

847 482-5162

lgolla@tenneco.com

 

 

Jane Ostrander

Media inquiries

847 482-5607

jostrander@tenneco.com