HOUSTON, Jan. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Universal Compression Holdings,
Inc. (NYSE: UCO) today announced a change of its fiscal year end from March 31
to December 31. Universal will file a Form 10-K covering the nine-month
transition period since its most recent fiscal year end, March 31, 2005, which
period ended on December 31, 2005. The Company's next fiscal year will cover
the period from January 1, 2006 through December 31, 2006.
"We believe the change to a December accounting year end will simplify the
presentation of our financial statements, allowing investors to more easily
analyze our results and compare Universal with other energy services providers
and other public companies," said Michael Anderson, Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer of Universal.
The company expects to issue an earnings release in late February 2006,
which will include results for the three- and nine-month periods ended
December 31, 2005 and guidance for calendar 2006.
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.
SOURCE Universal Compression Holdings, Inc.
01/03/2006
CONTACT: David Oatman, Vice President, Investor Relations of Universal
Compression Holdings, Inc., 1-713-335-7460
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