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):  September 6, 2005

 

UNIVERSAL COMPRESSION HOLDINGS, INC.
UNIVERSAL COMPRESSION, INC.

(Exact name of registrants as specified in their charters)

 

Delaware
Texas

 

001-15843
333-48279

 

13-3989167
74-1282680

(State or other jurisdiction

 

(Commission

 

(IRS Employer

of incorporation)

 

File Number)

 

Identification No.)

 

 

 

 

 

4444 Brittmoore Road
Houston, Texas

 


77041

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrants’ telephone number, including area code: (713) 335-7000

 

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

¨  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨  Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 



 

Item 8.01.  Other Events.

 

On September 6, 2005, Universal Compression Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the Company’s  preliminary assessment of the impact of Hurricane Katrina.  A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(c)           Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

 

 

 

99.1

 

Press release issued by Universal Compression Holdings, Inc. on September 6, 2005.

 

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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.

 

 

 

UNIVERSAL COMPRESSION HOLDINGS, INC.
UNIVERSAL COMPRESSION, INC.

 

(Registrants)

 

 

Date: September 7, 2005

 

 

By:

/s/ J. MICHAEL ANDERSON

 

 

 

J. Michael Anderson

 

 

Senior Vice President,
and Chief Financial Officer

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.

 

Exhibit

 

 

 

99.1

 

Press release issued by Universal Compression Holdings, Inc. on September 6, 2005.

 

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