HOUSTON, Aug. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
Universal Compression Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: UCO) today announced the
appointment of D. Bradley Childers as Senior Vice President and General
Counsel. Mr. Childers, previously Vice President, Business Development at
Occidental Oil and Gas Corporation, will serve in the position previously held
by Mark L. Carlton, who has left the Company to pursue other interests.
Mr. Childers worked as a corporate and securities lawyer at Sullivan &
Cromwell, in their Los Angeles office, from 1989 to 1994. At Occidental,
Mr. Childers served as corporate counsel in its legal department from 1994 to
1999 and as Vice President, Business Development from 1999 to August 2002.
"We appreciate Mark's contributions since joining us in October 2000 as we
significantly increased the size and scope of our operations," said Stephen A.
Snider, Universal's President and Chief Executive Officer, "and we look
forward to working with Brad as we continue these efforts."
Universal Compression, 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, the demand
for Universal's products and services and worldwide economic and political
conditions. 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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CAPTION: UCOLOGO UNIVERSAL COMPRESSION HOLDINGS LOGO 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. (PRNewsFoto)[TK] HOUSTON, TX USA 10/08/2001