Universal Compression to Present at Deutsche Banc Alex. Brown Conference

October 4, 2001

HOUSTON, Oct. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Universal Compression Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: UCO), a leading provider of natural gas compression services, will speak to the investment community via live audio webcast at Deutsche Banc Alex. Brown Global High Yield Conference on Friday, October 5, 2001 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time. The presentation will include a company summary and reaffirmation of the company's previously provided earnings guidance.

A live audio webcast can be accessed at http://webevents.broadcast.com/db/HiYield0701 and selecting the Universal Compression presentation. Listeners should go to the website at least 15 minutes prior to the webcast to download and install any necessary audio hardware. A replay will be available within 24 hours of the live presentation at the same web address and will be archived for ten days.

Universal, headquartered in Houston, Texas, is a leading natural gas compression services company, providing a full range of contract compression, sales, operations, maintenance and fabrication services to the domestic and international natural gas industry.

Statements about Universal's outlook and all other statements in this release other than historical facts are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements rely on a number of assumptions concerning future events and are subject to a number of uncertainties and factors, many of which are outside Universal's control, which could cause actual results to differ materially from such statements. While Universal believes that the assumptions concerning future events are reasonable, it cautions that there are inherent difficulties in predicting certain important factors that could impact the future performance or results of its business. Among the important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements are integration of acquisitions and the demand for Universal's products and services. These and other risk factors are discussed in Universal's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, copies of which are available to the public. Universal expressly disclaims any intention or obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

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SOURCE Universal Compression Holdings, Inc.
Web site: http: //webevents.broadcast.com/db/HiYield0701 http://www.universalcompression.com
CONTACT: David Oatman, Director, Investor Relations of Universal Compression Holdings, Inc., +1-713-335-7460