Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Smith Brandon B.
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
10/11/2017		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
TENNECO INC [TEN]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
500 N. FIELD DRIVE		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Interim General Counsel*
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

LAKE FOREST, IL 60045		 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 Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 2,661
D
 
Common Stock 571 (1)
D
 
Common Stock 1,502 (2)
D
 
Common Stock 1,518 (3)
D
 
Common Stock 992
I
By 401(k) (4)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Options (Right to Acquire)   (5) 03/31/2020 Common Stock 388 $ 38.9 D  
Employee Stock Options (Right to Acquire)   (5) 01/14/2021 Common Stock 876 $ 56.23 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Smith Brandon B.
500 N. FIELD DRIVE
LAKE FOREST, IL 60045		       Interim General Counsel*  

Signatures

/s/ Brandon B. Smith 10/20/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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 restricted stock granted to the Reporting Person pursuant to Rule 16b-3. The restricted stock reflected above becomes vested on February 4, 2018.
(2) Reflects restricted stock granted to the Reporting Person pursuant to Rule 16b-3. The restricted stock reflected above will vest 751 shares on February 3, 2018 and 751 shares on February 3, 2019.
(3) Reflects restricted stock granted to the Reporting Person pursuant to Rule 16b-3. The restricted stock reflected above will vest 506 shares on February 1, 2018, 506 shares on February 1, 2019 and 506 shares on February 1, 2020.
(4) Reflects stock allocated to, and indirectly held by, the Reporting Person under the Issuer's 401(k) Plan.
(5) Reflects stock options granted to the Reporting Person pursuant to Rule 16b-3, one-third of which vested on each of the first three anniversaries of the grant date. All of the stock options reflected above have become vested.
 
Remarks:
* and Corporate Secretary

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