HOUSTON, March 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Universal Compression
Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: UCO) today announced that Bernard J. Duroc-Danner and
Samuel Urcis will not stand for re-election to Universal's Board of Directors.
Mr. Duroc-Danner's and Mr. Urcis' terms on the Board expire on the date of
Universal's 2006 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which is scheduled for
April 19, 2006. Mr. Duroc-Danner, who is Chairman, President and Chief
Executive Officer of Weatherford International Ltd., cited Weatherford's sale
of its remaining ownership interest in Universal for his decision. Mr. Urcis,
a venture capitalist, cited personal reasons for his decision. Both stated
that their decisions were not based on any disagreement with Universal's
operations, policies or practices. Mr. Duroc-Danner, a Board member since
2001, serves as Chair of the Compensation Committee and Mr. Urcis, a Board
member since 1998, serves as a member of the Audit Committee.
"We are very appreciative of the significant contributions made by Bernard
and Sam to our Board over the past several years. The Board and our company
have benefited from their talents and we wish them well," said Stephen A.
Snider, President and Chief Executive Officer of Universal.
Universal's Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee has begun the
search for candidates to fill the upcoming vacancies.
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.
03/13/2006
CONTACT: David Oatman, Vice President, Investor Relations of Universal
Compression Holdings, Inc., +1-713-335-7460
1918 03/13/2006 16:02 EST http://www.prnewswire.com