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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Kunz John E   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol TENNECO INC [TEN] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Vice President and Controller (Last) (First) (Middle) 500 NORTH FIELD DRIVE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 08/26/2016 (Street) LAKE FOREST, IL 60045 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 08/26/2016   M(1)   4,000 A $ 19.48 32,201 D   Common Stock 08/26/2016   S(1)   4,000 D $ 56.31 (2) 28,201 D   Common Stock               7,635 (3) D   Common Stock               120 I By Daughter Common Stock               215 I By Son Common Stock               155 I By Son Common Stock               3,083 (4) I By By 401(k)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Employee Stock Options (Right to Acquire)

$ 19.48

08/26/2016

M(1)

4,000

(5)

01/14/2017

Common Stock

4,000

(6)

4,322

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Kunz John E 500 NORTH FIELD DRIVE LAKE FOREST, IL 60045			Vice President and Controller

Signatures

/s/ James D. Harrington, Attorney-in-fact for John E. Kunz		08/30/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Reflects cashless exercise of stock options which were granted pursuant to Rule 16b-3.
(2)	The Common Stock sold by the Reporting Person and reported herein was sold at a range of between $56.31 and $56.356 per share. The sale price represents the weighted average sale price for the reported transaction and has been rounded to the nearest cent.
(3)	Reflects restricted stock granted to the Reporting Person pursuant to Rule 16b-3.
(4)	Reflects stock allocated to, and indirectly held by, the Reporting Person under the Issuer's 401(k) Plan.
(5)	The stock options exercised by the Reporting Person vested in three equal installments on January 14, 2011, January 14, 2012 and January 14, 2013.
(6)	Reflects stock options granted pursuant to Rule 16b-3.

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