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exv10w70

Exhibit 10.70

CODE SECTION 409A AMENDMENT

TO

TENNECO INC. EXCESS BENEFIT PLAN

     WHEREAS, Tenneco Inc. (the “Company”) has established the Tenneco Inc. Excess Benefit Plan
(the “Plan”); and

     WHEREAS, amendment of the Plan for compliance with Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986, as amended, and the Treasury regulations issued thereunder now is considered desirable;

     NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue and in exercise of the power reserved to the Company and granted to
the Compensation/Nominating/Governance Committee of Tenneco by Section 6 of the Plan and pursuant
to the authority delegated to the undersigned officer of the Company by resolution of its Board of
Directors, the Plan be and is amended, effective January 1, 2008, in the following particulars:

1. Clause (a) of the first sentence of Section 5.1 of the Plan is hereby
modified by deleting the first sentence in its entirety and substituting the
following:

“A Participant’s ‘Termination Date’ shall mean the date on which the Participant has a
‘separation from service’ under Code Section 409A.”

2. By deleting the second sentence of Section 5.3 in its entirety and
substituting the following:

“Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, if the
Participant is a “specified employee” (as defined under Code Section 409A) on his
Termination Date, the amount credited to his Account under the Plan shall be paid in a lump
sum cash payment on the earlier to occur of his death or the date that is six months and
one day following his Termination Date.”

3. By adding the following new Section 7:

“SECTION 7

CODE SECTION 409A

     The time or schedule of any payment or amount scheduled to be paid pursuant to the
Plan may not be accelerated, except as otherwise permitted under Code Section 409A and the
guidance and Treasury regulations issued thereunder.

     The Plan and the benefits provided hereunder are intended to comply with Code Section
409A and the guidance and Treasury regulations issued thereunder, to the extent applicable
thereto. Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, the Plan shall be
interpreted and construed consistent with this intent.

 

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Employer shall not be required to assume any
increased economic burden in connection therewith. Although the Employer and the
Administrative Committee intend to administer the Plan so that it will comply with the
requirements of Code Section 409A, neither the Employer nor the Administrative Committee
represents or warrants that the Plan will comply with Code Section 409A or any other
provision of federal, state, local, or non-United States law. Neither the Employer, its
subsidiaries, nor their respective directors, officers, employees or advisers shall be
liable to any Participant (or any other individual claiming a benefit through the
Participant) for any tax, interest, or penalties the Participant might owe as a result of
participation in the Plan, and the Employer and its subsidiaries shall have no obligation
to indemnify or otherwise protect any Participant from the obligation to pay any taxes
pursuant to Code Section 409A.”

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this amendment to
be executed by its duly authorized officer this 24th day of December, 2008.

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Tenneco Inc.	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	/s/ Richard
P. Schneider 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

	 	 
	 

	 	Its:	 	Senior Vice
President — Global Administrationexv10w71

Exhibit 10.71

CODE SECTION 409A AMENDMENT

TO

TENNECO INC. SUPPLEMENTAL RETIREMENT PLAN

     WHEREAS, Tenneco Inc. (the “Company”) has established the Tenneco Inc. Supplemental Retirement
Plan (also referred to as the “SERP,” the “Plan”); and

     WHEREAS, amendment of the Plan for compliance with Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986, as amended, and the Treasury regulations issued thereunder now is considered desirable;

     NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue and in exercise of the power reserved to the Company and granted to
the Compensation/Nominating/Governance Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors by Section 11
of the Plan and pursuant to the authority delegated to the undersigned officer of the Company, the
Plan be and is amended, effective January 1, 2008, in the following particulars:

	 	1.	 	By deleting the first paragraph of Section 4 of the Plan in its entirety and
substituting the following:

“The Plan Benefit shall be paid in a single lump sum payment within 90 days after the
Participant’s separation from service (but in no event prior to the date on which the
Participant attains age 55 and has completed at least 10 years of service with the Company
or age 65 if the Participant has fewer than 10 years of service with the Company upon his
separation from service).”

	 	2.	 	By adding the following new Section 12:

“12. Code Section 409A.

(a) The time and form of payment of the Participant’s Plan Benefit as described in Section
4, if any, shall be made in accordance with such Section, provided that with respect to
termination of employment for reasons other than death, the payment at such time can be
characterized as a ‘short-term deferral’ for purposes of Code Section 409A or as otherwise
exempt from the provisions of Code Section 409A, or if any portion of the payment cannot be
so characterized, and the Participant is a ‘specified employee’ under Code Section 409A,
such portion of the payment shall be delayed until the earlier to occur of the
Participant’s death or the date that is six months and one day following the Participant’s
termination of employment (the ‘Delay Period’). Upon the expiration of the Delay Period,
all payments delayed pursuant to this Section 12(a) shall be paid to the Participant in a
lump sum. For purposes of the Plan the terms ‘termination,’ ‘termination of employment’
and variations thereof, as used in the Plan, are intended to mean a termination of
employment that constitutes a ‘separation from service’ under Code Section 409A.

 

 

     (b) Except as otherwise permitted under Code Section 409A and the guidance and
Treasury regulations issued thereunder, the time or schedule of any payment or amount
scheduled to be paid pursuant to the Plan may not be accelerated.

     (c) The Plan and the benefits provided hereunder are intended to comply with Code
Section 409A and the guidance and Treasury regulations issued thereunder, to the extent
applicable thereto. Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, the Plan
shall be interpreted and construed consistent with this intent. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the Company shall not be required to assume any increased economic burden in
connection therewith. Although the Company and the Committee intend to administer the Plan
so that it will comply with the requirements of Code Section 409A, neither the Company nor
the Committee represents or warrants that the Plan will comply with Code Section 409A or
any other provision of federal, state, local, or non-United States law. Neither the
Company, its subsidiaries, nor their respective directors, officers, employees or advisers
shall be liable to any Participant (or any other individual claiming a benefit through the
Participant) for any tax, interest, or penalties the Participant might owe as a result of
participation in the Plan, and the Company and its subsidiaries shall have no obligation to
indemnify or otherwise protect any Participant from the obligation to pay any taxes
pursuant to Code Section 409A.”

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this amendment to be executed by its duly
authorized officer this 24th day of December, 2008.

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Tenneco Inc.	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	/s/ Richard
P. Schneider   	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Its:	 	Senior Vice
President — Global Administrationexv10w72

Exhibit 10.72

CODE SECTION 409A AMENDMENT

TO

TENNECO INC. SUPPLEMENTAL PENSION PLAN FOR MANAGEMENT

     WHEREAS, Tenneco Inc. (the “Company”) has established the Tenneco Inc. Supplemental Pension
Plan for Management (also referred to as the “KEPP,” the “Plan”); and

     WHEREAS, amendment of the Plan for compliance with Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986, as amended, and the Treasury regulations issued thereunder now is considered desirable;

     NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue and in exercise of the power reserved to the Company and granted to
the undersigned officer of the Company by Section 12 of the Plan, the Plan be and is amended,
effective January 1, 2008, in the following particulars:

	 	1.	 	By deleting the first paragraph of Section 4 of the Plan in its entirety and
substituting the following:

“The Plan Benefit shall be paid in a single lump sum payment within 90 days after the later
of (a) the Participant’s Termination Date or (b) the date on which he attains age 55.”

2.  By adding the following new Section 13:

“13. Code Section 409A.

(a) The time and form of payment of the Participant’s Plan Benefit as described in Section
4, if any, shall be made in accordance with such Section, provided that with respect to
termination of employment for reasons other than death, the payment at such time can be
characterized as a ‘short-term deferral’ for purposes of Code Section 409A or as otherwise
exempt from the provisions of Code Section 409A, or if any portion of the payment cannot be
so characterized, and the Participant is a ‘specified employee’ under Code Section 409A,
such portion of the payment shall be delayed until the earlier to occur of the
Participant’s death or the date that is six months and one day following the Participant’s
termination of employment (the ‘Delay Period’). Upon the expiration of the Delay Period,
all payments delayed pursuant to this Section 13(a) shall be paid to the Participant in a
lump sum. For purposes of the Plan, the term ‘Termination Date’ shall mean the date on
which the Participant has a ‘separation from service’ under Code Section 409A.

     (b) Except as otherwise permitted under Code Section 409A and the guidance and
Treasury regulations issued thereunder, the time or schedule of any
payment or amount scheduled to be paid pursuant to the Plan may not be accelerated.

 

 

     (c) The Plan and the benefits provided hereunder are intended to comply with Code
Section 409A and the guidance and Treasury regulations issued thereunder, to the extent
applicable thereto. Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, the Plan
shall be interpreted and construed consistent with this intent. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the Company shall not be required to assume any increased economic burden in
connection therewith. Although the Company and the Committee intend to administer the Plan
so that it will comply with the requirements of Code Section 409A, neither the Company nor
the Committee represents or warrants that the Plan will comply with Code Section 409A or
any other provision of federal, state, local, or non-United States law. Neither the
Company, its subsidiaries, nor their respective directors, officers, employees or advisers
shall be liable to any Participant (or any other individual claiming a benefit through the
Participant) for any tax, interest, or penalties the Participant might owe as a result of
participation in the Plan, and the Company and its subsidiaries shall have no obligation to
indemnify or otherwise protect any Participant from the obligation to pay any taxes
pursuant to Code Section 409A.”

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this amendment to be executed by its duly
authorized officer this 24th day of December, 2008.

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Tenneco Inc.	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	/s/ Richard
P. Schneider 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Its:	 	Senior Vice
President — Global Administration

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