TETRA TECHNOLOGIES INC — Director's Dealing 2010

May 24, 2010

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: TETRA TECHNOLOGIES INC (TTI)
CIK: 0000844965
Period of Report: 2010-05-20

Reporting Person: ABELL JOSEPH M (Senior Vice President & CFO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2010-05-20	Common Stock	A	11210	—	Acquired	135078	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2010-05-20	Stock Option (right to buy)	$10.20	A	19000	Acquired	2020-05-20	Common Stock (19000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	14547	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: This restricted stock award was granted pursuant to the TETRA Technologies, Inc. 2007 Long Term Incentive Compensation Plan.