Severability Contract Clauses (27,855)

Severability. If any one or more of the agreements, provisions or terms of this Amendment shall for any reason whatsoever be held invalid or unenforceable, then such agreements, provisions or terms shall be deemed severable from the remaining agreements, provisions and terms of this Amendment and shall in no way affect the validity or enforceability of the provisions of this Amendment or the Receivables Sale and Contribution Agreement, as applicable. 3 8. Section Headings. The various headings of this Amendme...nt are included for convenience only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of this Amendment, the Receivables Sale and Contribution Agreement or any provision hereof or thereof. View More

Severability. The provisions of this Agreement shall be severable and the invalidity of any provision, or portion thereof, shall not affect the enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement.

Severability. If a provision of this Award Agreement is held invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining provisions will nonetheless be enforceable according to their terms. Further, if any provision is held to be overbroad as written, that provision shall be amended to narrow its application to the extent necessary to make the provision enforceable according to applicable law and enforced as amended.11. Plan Governs. The Award evidenced by this Award Agreement is granted pursuant to the Plan,... and this Award and this Award Agreement are in all respects governed by the Plan and subject to all of the terms and provisions thereof, whether such terms and provisions are incorporated in this Award Agreement by reference or are expressly cited. 4 12. Counterparts. This Award Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.13. Special Section 409A Rules. It is intended that any amounts payable under this Award Agreement shall either be exempt from or comply with section 409A of the Code. The provisions of this Award shall be construed and interpreted in accordance with section 409A of the Code. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Award Agreement to the contrary, if any payment or benefit hereunder is subject to section 409A of the Code, and if such payment or benefit is to be paid or provided on account of the Participant's termination of employment (or other separation from service):(a)and if the Participant is a specified employee (within the meaning of section 409A(a)(2)(B) of the Code) and if any such payment or benefit is required to be made or provided prior to the first day of the seventh month following the Participant's separation from service or termination of employment, such payment or benefit shall be delayed until the first day of the seventh month following the Participant's termination of employment or separation from service; and (b)the determination as to whether the Participant has had a termination of employment (or separation from service) shall be made in accordance with the provisions of section 409A of the Code and the guidance issued thereunder without application of any alternative levels of reductions of bona fide services permitted thereunder.ACCEPTED: TENNECO INC. Type or Print Legal Name Senior Vice President Global Human Resources and Administration Date Signature Social Security Number or National ID Street Address City/State/Zip/Country 5 EX-10.78 2 ten-20161231x10kexx1078.htm EX-10.78 Exhibit EXHIBIT 10.78TENNECO INC. 2006 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLANRESTRICTED STOCK AWARD AGREEMENTParticipantEffective as of [Grant Date] (the "Grant Date"), the Participant has been granted a Full Value Award under the Tenneco Inc. 2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as the same has been and may be amended from time to time (the "Plan") in the form of shares of restricted stock with respect to [Number of Shares] shares of Common Stock ("Restricted Shares"). The Award shall be subject to the following terms and conditions (sometimes referred to as this "Award Agreement") and the terms and conditions of the Plan as the same may be amended from time to time. Terms used in this Award Agreement are defined elsewhere in this Award Agreement; provided, however, that, capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meaning set forth in the Plan. View More

Severability. All agreements and covenants contained herein are severable, and in the event any of them shall be held to be invalid or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, this Agreement shall be interpreted as if such invalid agreements or covenants were not contained herein.

Severability. All agreements and covenants contained herein are severable, and in the event any of them shall be held to be invalid or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, this Agreement shall be interpreted as if such invalid agreements or covenants were not contained herein.16. Manner of Giving Notice. All notices, requests and demands to or upon the respective parties hereto shall be sent by hand, certified mail, overnight air courier service, in each case with all applicable charges paid ...or otherwise provided for, addressed as follows, or to such other address as may hereafter be designated in writing by the respective parties hereto:To Company:Enterprise Bank & Trust150 North MeramecClayton, Missouri 63105Attention: President and Corporate Secretary To Executive: at his currentresidential address on file withthe Company. Such notices, requests and demands shall be deemed to have been given or made on the date of delivery if delivered by hand or by telecopy and on the next following date if sent by mail or by air courier service. View More

Severability. If any term or provision of this Note or the application thereof to any person or circumstance shall to any extent be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the remainder of this Note or the application of such term or provision to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is invalid or unenforceable shall not be affected thereby.

Severability. If any provision of this Agreement shall for any reason be held to be invalid or unenforceable, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision hereof, and this Agreement shall be construed as if such invalid or unenforceable provision were omitted. -9- Performance Unit Agreement 29. Condition to Return Signed Agreement. This Agreement will be null and void unless the Participant indicates his or her acceptance of the award of the Performance Unit provided for hereunder ...by signing, dating and returning this Agreement to the Company on or before , 20 . View More

Severability. Whenever possible, each provision of this Security Agreement shall be interpreted in a manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Security Agreement shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity without invalidating the remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions of this Security Agreement. This Security Agreement is to be read, construed and appli...ed together with the Note which, taken together, set forth the complete understanding and agreement of Agent, Lenders and Grantor with respect to the matters referred to herein and therein. View More

Severability. Wherever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Agreement shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provisions or the remaining provisions of this Agreement.

Severability. Should any one or more sections of this Agreement be found to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality, and enforceability of the remaining sections contained herein shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. In addition, if any section hereof is found to be partially enforceable, then it shall be enforced to that extent. A court with jurisdiction over the matters contained in this Agreement shall have the authority to revise the language hereof to ...the extent necessary to make any such section or covenant of this Agreement enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law. View More