SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): SEPTEMBER 9, 2003
TENNECO AUTOMOTIVE INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
DELAWARE 1-12387 76-0515284
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
500 NORTH FIELD DRIVE, LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS 60045
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (847) 482-5000
ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS AND REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.
On September 9, 2003, the Company issued a press release announcing
that it is continuing its Central and Eastern European expansion by opening a
manufacturing facility in Togliatti, Russia, approximately 1,000 kilometers
southeast of Moscow. This press release, filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current
Report on Form 8-K, is incorporated herein by this reference.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
Exhibit No. Description
99.1 Press release dated September 9, 2003
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
TENNECO AUTOMOTIVE INC.
Date: September 9, 2003 By: /s/ KENNETH R. TRAMMELL
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KENNETH R. TRAMMELL
Vice President and Controller
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Description
Number
99.1 Press Release dated September 9, 2003