UNITED STATES
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): August 4, 2006 (July 31, 2006)
Universal Compression Holdings, Inc.
Universal Compression, Inc.
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4444 Brittmoore Road, Houston, Texas 77041 |
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(713) 335-7000 |
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Item 1.01 Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On July 31, 2006, Universal Compression Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) amended its asset-backed securitization facility. Such amendment was effected by UCO Compression 2005 LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“UCO 2005”), entering into that certain Amendment No. 1 to Indenture (the “Amendment”), amending the Indenture dated as of October 28, 2005 (the “Indenture”) with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as indenture trustee. The Amendment, among other things, permits UCO 2005 to sell certain compressors and compression contracts under the Indenture to Universal Compression Partners, L.P., or any of its subsidiaries (“UCLP”). In addition to serving as indenture trustee under the Indenture, Wells Fargo Bank is a lender under the Company’s revolving credit facility.
On June 27, 2006, the Company announced the filing of a registration statement for the initial public offering of UCLP. A subsidiary of the Company is the general partner of UCLP.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrants have duly caused this report to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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UNIVERSAL COMPRESSION HOLDINGS, INC. |
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UNIVERSAL COMPRESSION, INC. |
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Date: August 4, 2006 |
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/s/ J. MICHAEL ANDERSON |
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J. Michael Anderson |
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Senior Vice President |
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and Chief Financial Officer |
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