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): April 15, 2019

 

 

USA Compression Partners, LP

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (512) 473-2662

 

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

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Emerging growth company o

 

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Item 5.02.  Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

On April 15, 2019, Energy Transfer Operating, L.P. (“ETO”), as sole member of USA Compression GP, LLC (the “General Partner”), the general partner of USA Compression Partners, LP (the “Partnership”), appointed Bradford D. Whitehurst to serve as a director on the Board of Directors of the General Partner (the “Board”) to fill the vacancy created by Mr. Michael Bradley’s resignation. There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Whitehurst and any other persons pursuant to which he will serve as a director. Mr. Whitehurst is the Executive Vice President and Head of Tax of Energy Transfer LP (“ET LP” and, together with ETO, “Energy Transfer”), which owns ETO. For the year ended December 31, 2018, subsidiaries of Energy Transfer generated revenues to the Partnership of approximately $17.1 million. Mr. Whitehurst will not receive any compensation from the Partnership for his service as a director on the Board.

 

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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.

 

	USA COMPRESSION PARTNERS, LP
	By:	USA Compression GP, LLC,
		its general partner
Date: April 16, 2019	By:	/s/ Christopher W. Porter
	Name:	Christopher W. Porter
	Title:	Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

 

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