ITEM 5.02 DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS;
APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS.
OnMay 9, 2020 ,Gregg M. Sherrill , Chairman of the Board ofTenneco Inc. (the "Company"), informed the Company that he intends to retire from the Company prior to next year's annual meeting of stockholders.Mr. Sherrill's decision to resign did not involve a disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company's operations, policies or practices. A copy of Tenneco's press release announcing this is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. OnMay 12, 2020 , at the annual meeting of stockholders the Company, the Company's stockholders approved theTenneco Inc. 2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended and restated (the "Plan"). The Company's board of directors previously adopted the amendment and restatement of the Plan onMarch 10, 2020 , subject to stockholder approval. The key modification to the Plan was an increase in the number of shares of common stock, par value$0.01 , of the Company available for issuance under the Plan to 7,150,000 as ofMay 12, 2020 . For a description of the Plan (which reflects the increase in shares reserved under the Plan as well as other amendments to the Plan that were previously adopted by the Company's board of directors), see section entitled "Approve the Amended and Restated 2006 LTIP (Item 4)" of the Company's definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, filed with theSecurities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") onApril 1, 2020 (the "Proxy Statement"), which is included as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. A copy of the Plan (including the amendments) was attached as Annex D to the Proxy Statement and is included as Exhibit 10.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 5.07 SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.
On
1. The nominees for election to the Board of Directors were elected, each for a one-year term, based upon the following votes:
Nominee Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes Roy V. Armes 34,115,645 1,081,405 212,666 12,509,582 SungHwan Cho 31,707,376 3,425,400 276,940 12,509,582 Thomas C. Freyman 28,315,310 6,878,016 216,390 12,509,582 Denise Gray 28,489,891 6,786,302 133,523 12,509,582 Brian J. Kesseler 27,663,497 7,651,964 94,255 12,509,582 Dennis J. Letham 28,036,970 7,229,954 142,792 12,509,582 James S. Metcalf 28,388,310 6,864,747 156,659 12,509,582 Aleksandra A. Miziolek 34,087,305 1,110,521 211,890 12,509,582 Gregg M. Sherrill 28,385,423 6,915,677 108,616 12,509,582 Charles K. Stevens, III 34,549,778 644,383 215,555 12,509,582 Jane L. Warner 28,584,771 6,693,665 131,280 12,509,582 2. The proposal to ratify the appointment ofPricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent public accountants for 2020 was approved based upon the following votes: Votes for 45,760,887 Votes against 1,996,731 Abstentions 161,680
There were no broker non-votes for this item.
3. The proposal to approve the compensation of our named executive officers was approved based upon the following advisory, non-binding vote:
Votes for 26,732,563 Votes against 8,394,614 Abstentions 282,539 Broker non-votes 12,509,582
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4. The proposal to approve the
Votes for 26,889,816 Votes against 8,240,127 Abstentions 279,773 Broker non-votes 12,509,582
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(d) Exhibits Exhibit No. Description 10.1 Description of theTenneco Inc. 2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended and restated effectiveMarch 10, 2020
(incorporated by
reference to Approve the Amended and Restated 2006 LTIP (Item 4) of Tenneco's Definitive Proxy Statement filed onApril 1, 2020 ). 10.2Tenneco Inc. 2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended and restated effectiveMarch 10, 2020 (incorporated by reference to Appendix A of Tenneco's Definitive Proxy Statement filed onApril 1, 2020 ). 99.1 Press release datedMay 12, 2020 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)
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