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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September&nbsp;12, 2002  </B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2><B> Registration No.&nbsp;333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Washington, D.C. 20549  </B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B>FORM S-8<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933  </B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B>UNIVERSAL COMPRESSION HOLDINGS,&nbsp;INC.<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="50%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Delaware</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="50%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>13-3989167</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
(I.R.S. employer<BR>
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<TD WIDTH="50%" ALIGN="CENTER"><BR><FONT SIZE=2><B>4440 Brittmoore Road<BR>
Houston, Texas</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
(Address of principal executive offices)</FONT></TD>
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<BR></FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><B>77041</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>UNIVERSAL COMPRESSION HOLDINGS,&nbsp;INC. INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION PLAN<BR>
UNIVERSAL COMPRESSION,&nbsp;INC. 401(k) RETIREMENT AND SAVINGS PLAN<BR>
UNIVERSAL COMPRESSION,&nbsp;INC. EMPLOYEES' SUPPLEMENTAL SAVINGS PLAN<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Full title of the plans) </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Stephen A. Snider<BR>
President and Chief Executive Officer<BR>
Universal Compression Holdings,&nbsp;Inc.<BR>
4440 Brittmoore Road<BR>
Houston, Texas 77041<BR>
(713)&nbsp;335-7000<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number,<BR>
including area code, of agent for service) </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Copies to:  </B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B> Eric A. Blumrosen<BR>
Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP<BR>
1000 Louisiana, Suite 3400<BR>
Houston, Texas 77002<BR>
(713)&nbsp;276-5500  </B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B> CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE  </B></FONT></P>

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<TD COLSPAN=2 ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Title of Securities to be Registered</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="19%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Amount to be<BR>
Registered</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Proposed<BR>
Maximum<BR>
Offering Price<BR>
Per Share(1)</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Proposed<BR>
Maximum<BR>
Aggregate<BR>
Offering Price(1)</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Amount of<BR>
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<TD COLSPAN=2><FONT SIZE=2>Common Stock, par value $.01 per share to be issued under the Incentive Stock Option Plan</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="19%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>2,000,000 shares</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$18.83</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$37,660,000</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$3,465</FONT></TD>
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<TD COLSPAN=2><FONT SIZE=2>Common Stock, par value $.01 per share to be issued under the 401(k) Retirement and Savings Plan(2)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="19%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>400,000 shares</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$18.83</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$7,532,000</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$693</FONT></TD>
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<TD COLSPAN=2><FONT SIZE=2>Common Stock, par value $.01 per share to be issued under the Employees' Supplemental Savings Plan</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="19%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>20,000 shares</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$18.83</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$376,600</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$35</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="19%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>2,420,000 shares</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>$45,568,600</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>$4,193</FONT></TD>
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(1)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Estimated
solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457(c) and Rule&nbsp;457(h) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities
Act"), on the basis of the average of the high and low prices of a share of our common stock on the New York Stock Exchange on September&nbsp;9, 2002. </FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(2)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>In
addition, pursuant to Rule&nbsp;416(c) under the Securities Act, this Registration Statement also covers an indeterminate amount of interests to be offered or sold pursuant to
the Universal Compression,&nbsp;Inc. 401(k) Retirement and Savings Plan described herein. </FONT></DD></DL>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Shares of our common stock for issuance pursuant to the Universal Compression Holdings,&nbsp;Inc. Incentive Stock Option Plan have been
previously registered under Registration Statements on Form&nbsp;S-8 (Registration No.&nbsp;333-37648 and Registration No.&nbsp;333-55260). The number of
shares of common stock being carried forward is 3,012,421, and the filing fees associated with such shares that were previously paid with the earlier Registration Statements were $11,613 with
Registration No.&nbsp;333-37648 and $9,295 with Registration No.&nbsp;333-55260. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Shares
of our common stock for issuance pursuant to the Universal Compression,&nbsp;Inc. 401(k) Retirement and Savings Plan have been previously registered under a Registration
Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 (Registration No.&nbsp;333-69504). The number of shares of common stock being carried forward is 100,000, and the filing fee associated with such
shares that was previously paid with the earlier Registration Statement was $642. </FONT></P>

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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>EXPLANATORY STATEMENT    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2><I>Universal Compression Holdings,&nbsp;Inc. Incentive Stock Option Plan  </I></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On July&nbsp;16, 2002, our Board of Directors adopted, subject to stockholder approval, an amendment to the Universal Compression Holdings,&nbsp;Inc.
Incentive Stock Option Plan to increase from 3,012,421 to 5,012,421 the aggregate number of shares of our common stock reserved for issuance under the plan. The amendment to the plan was approved by
our stockholders at the annual meeting of stockholders held on August&nbsp;15, 2002. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
contents of our Registration Statements on Form&nbsp;S-8 (Registration No.&nbsp;333-37648 and Registration No.&nbsp;333-55260) filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on May&nbsp;23, 2000 and February&nbsp;9, 2001, respectively, each relating to the plan, including the documents incorporated by reference therein, are
incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><I>Universal Compression,&nbsp;Inc. 401(k) Retirement and Savings Plan  </I></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On July&nbsp;16, 2002, our Board of Directors approved an increase from 100,000 to 500,000 the aggregate number of shares of our common stock reserved for
issuance under the Universal Compression,&nbsp;Inc. 401(k) Retirement and Savings Plan. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
contents of our Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 (Registration No.&nbsp;333-69504) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
September&nbsp;17, 2001, including the documents incorporated by reference therein, are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement. </FONT></P>

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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>PART I<BR>  <BR>    INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 1. Plan Information.*  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 2. Registrant Information And Employee Plan Annual Information.*  </B></FONT></P>

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required by Part&nbsp;I to be contained in the Section&nbsp;10(a) prospectus is omitted from this Registration Statement in accordance with Rule&nbsp;428 under the
Securities Act and the Note to Part&nbsp;I of Form&nbsp;S-8. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Registration Statement covers shares of our common stock that have been authorized for issuance pursuant to the Universal Compression Holdings,&nbsp;Inc.
Incentive Stock Option Plan, Universal Compression,&nbsp;Inc. 401(k) Retirement and Savings Plan and Universal Compression,&nbsp;Inc. Employees' Supplemental Savings Plan. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We incorporate by reference and make a part of this Registration Statement the following documents as of their respective dates as filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission: </FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Our
Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal year ended March&nbsp;31, 2002, filed June&nbsp;28, 2002;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
Universal Compression,&nbsp;Inc. 401(k) Retirement and Savings Plan Annual Report on Form&nbsp;11-K for the fiscal year ended
December&nbsp;31, 2001, filed July&nbsp;1, 2002;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Our
Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended June&nbsp;30, 2002, filed August&nbsp;13, 2002;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
description of our common stock included in our Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;8-A filed April&nbsp;20, 2000, as amended in our
Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;8-A/A, filed May&nbsp;15, 2000; and
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Our
Current Reports on Form&nbsp;8-K filed June&nbsp;3, 2002, July&nbsp;26, 2002 and August&nbsp;21, 2002. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All
documents we file pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), subsequent to the effective date of this
Registration Statement, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered by this Registration Statement have been sold or which deregisters all
securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Any statement contained
herein or in any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a
statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document that also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so
modified or superseded shall not be deemed to constitute a part of this Registration Statement, except as so modified or superseded. </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 5. Interest Of Named Experts And Counsel.  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;None. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;102(b)(7) of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the "DGCL") permits a corporation, in its certificate of incorporation, to limit
or eliminate, subject to certain statutory limitations, the liability of directors to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breaches of fiduciary duty, except for liability
(a)&nbsp;for any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders, (b)&nbsp;for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a
knowing violation of law, (c)&nbsp;under Section&nbsp;174 of the DGCL, or (d)&nbsp;for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. Our Restated Certificate of
Incorporation provides that the personal liability of our directors is eliminated to the fullest extent permitted by Section&nbsp;102(b)(7) of the DGCL. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Under
Section&nbsp;145 of the DGCL, a corporation has the power to indemnify directors and officers under certain prescribed circumstances and subject to certain limitations against
certain costs and expenses, including attorneys' fees actually and reasonably incurred in connection with any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, to
which any of them is a party by reason of being a director or officer of the corporation if it is determined that the director or officer acted in accordance with the applicable standard of conduct
set forth in such statutory provisions. Our By-laws provide that we will indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or
completed action, suit or proceeding by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a director or officer of ours, or is or was serving at our request as a director, officer, employee or agent of
another entity, against certain liabilities, costs and expenses. The By-laws further permit us to maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or
agent of ours, or is or was serving at our request as a director, officer, employee or agent of another
entity, against any liability asserted against such person and incurred by such person in any such capacity or arising out of his or her status as such, whether or not we would have the power to
indemnify such person against such liability under the DGCL. We currently maintain and expect to continue maintaining directors' and officers' liability insurance. In addition, we entered into
indemnification agreements with each of our officers and directors, as well as officers of our operating subsidiary. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 8. Exhibits.  </B></FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="88%"><FONT SIZE=2>Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Universal Compression Holdings, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to Universal Compression Holdings, Inc.'s Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter
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Restated Bylaws of Universal Compression Holdings, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.2 to Universal Compression Holdings, Inc.'s Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended June&nbsp;30, 2000).</FONT></TD>
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4.3</FONT></TD>
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Specimen common stock certificate of Universal Compression Holdings, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.1 to Amendment No.&nbsp;2 dated May&nbsp;22, 2000, to Universal Compression Holdings, Inc.'s Registration Statement on
Form&nbsp;S-1 (File No.&nbsp;333-34090)).</FONT></TD>
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4.4</FONT></TD>
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Universal Compression Holdings, Inc. Incentive Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10 to Universal Compression Holdings, Inc.'s Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the period ended September 30, 1998).</FONT></TD>
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4.5</FONT></TD>
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Amendment Number One to Incentive Stock Option Plan, dated April 20, 2000 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to Amendment No.&nbsp;2 dated May&nbsp;22, 2000, to Universal Compression Holdings, Inc.'s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-1
(File No.&nbsp;333-34090)).</FONT></TD>
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4.6</FONT></TD>
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Amendment Number Two to Incentive Stock Option Plan, dated May 15, 2000 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to Amendment No. 2 dated May 22, 2000, to Universal Compression Holdings, Inc.'s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No.
333-34090)).</FONT></TD>
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4.7</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="88%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Amendment Number Three to Incentive Stock Option Plan, dated November 27, 2000 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.7 to Universal Compression Holdings, Inc.'s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-37648) dated February 9,
2001).</FONT></TD>
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4.8*</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="88%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Amendment Number Four to Incentive Stock Option Plan, dated August 15, 2002.</FONT></TD>
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4.9</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Universal Compression, Inc. 401(k) Retirement and Savings Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of Universal Compression Holdings, Inc.'s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-69504) dated September 17, 2001).</FONT></TD>
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4.10*</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="88%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Amended and Restated Universal Compression, Inc. 401(k) Retirement and Savings Plan.</FONT></TD>
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4.11</FONT></TD>
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Universal Compression, Inc. Employees' Supplemental Savings Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.42 of Universal Compression Holdings, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2001).</FONT></TD>
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4.12</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="88%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Amendment Number One to the Universal Compression, Inc. Employees' Supplemental Savings Plan, dated January&nbsp;1, 2002 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.53 of Universal Compression Holdings, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the
year ended March&nbsp;31, 2002).</FONT></TD>
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4.13*</FONT></TD>
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Amendment Number Two to the Universal Compression, Inc. Employees' Supplemental Savings Plan, dated August&nbsp;15, 2002.</FONT></TD>
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5.1*</FONT></TD>
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Opinion of Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP regarding the validity of the securities being registered.</FONT></TD>
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23.1*</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).</FONT></TD>
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23.2*</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Deloitte &amp; Touche LLP.</FONT></TD>
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24.1</FONT></TD>
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Power of Attorney (included on the signature page of this Registration Statement).</FONT></TD>
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>*</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Filed
herewith. </FONT></DD></DL>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><I>Undertaking Regarding Status of Favorable Determination Letter Covering the Universal Compression,&nbsp;Inc. 401(k) Retirement and Savings Plan.</I></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We
will submit the Universal Compression,&nbsp;Inc. 401(k) Retirement and Savings Plan and any amendment thereto to the Internal Revenue Service (the "IRS") in a timely manner and will
make all changes required by the IRS in order to qualify the plan. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 9. Undertakings.  </B></FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(a)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
<BR><BR></FONT>
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(1)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>To
file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
<BR><BR></FONT>
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(i)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>To
include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(ii)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>To
reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high
end </FONT></DD></DL>
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</DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>of
the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price
represent no more than a 20&nbsp;percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective registration statement; </FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(iii)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>To
include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material
change to such information in the registration statement; </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>provided,
however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i)&nbsp;and (a)(1)(ii)&nbsp;do not apply if the registration statement is on Form&nbsp;S-3, Form&nbsp;S-8 or
Form&nbsp;F-3, and the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the
Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement. </FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(2)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>That,
for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>bona fide</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> offering
thereof.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(3)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>To
remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(b)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant's annual report pursuant
to Section&nbsp;13(a) or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein,
and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>bona fide</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> offering thereof.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(c)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the
foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and
is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or
controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such
indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable
grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form&nbsp;S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Houston, State of Texas, on the 12th day of September, 2002. </FONT></P>

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<TD COLSPAN=3><FONT SIZE=2>UNIVERSAL COMPRESSION HOLDINGS,&nbsp;INC.</FONT></TD>
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&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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By:</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>STEPHEN A. SNIDER</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Stephen A. Snider<BR>
President and Chief Executive Officer<BR></FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Know all men by these presents, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Stephen A.&nbsp;Snider, Ernie&nbsp;L. Danner and
Richard W.&nbsp;FitzGerald, and each of them, as his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, for him or her and in his or her
name, place and stead, in any and all capacities to sign any or all amendments or post-effective amendments to this Registration on Form&nbsp;S-8, and to file the same, with
all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on September&nbsp;12, 2002. </FONT></P>

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<TH WIDTH="34%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Title</B></FONT><HR NOSHADE></TH>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>STEPHEN A. SNIDER</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Stephen A. Snider</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="34%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
President, Chief Executive Officer and<BR>
Director (Principal Executive Officer)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="13%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>RICHARD W. FITZGERALD</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Richard W. FitzGerald</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="34%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial<BR>
Officer (Principal Financial Officer)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="13%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>RICARDO ARREDONDO</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Ricardo Arredondo</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="34%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Vice President and Controller, Universal<BR>
Compression, Inc. (Principal Accounting Officer)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="13%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="47%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>ERNIE L. DANNER</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Ernie L. Danner</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="34%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Executive Vice President and Director</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="13%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>THOMAS C. CASE</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Thomas C. Case</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="34%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Director</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="13%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>BERNARD J. DUROC-DANNER</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Bernard J. Duroc-Danner</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="34%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Director</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="13%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>URIEL E. DUTTON</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Uriel E. Dutton</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="34%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Director</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="13%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>LISA W. RODRIGUEZ</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Lisa W. Rodriguez</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="34%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Director</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="13%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>WILLIAM M. PRUELLAGE</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> William M. Pruellage</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="34%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Director</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="13%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>EDMUND P. SEGNER, III</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Edmund P. Segner, III</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="34%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Director</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="13%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>SAMUEL URCIS</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Samuel Urcis</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="34%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Director</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="13%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>II-5</FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Plan.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the trustees (or other persons who
administer the Universal Compression,&nbsp;Inc. 401(k) Retirement and Savings Plan) have duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Houston, State of Texas, on the 12th day of September, 2002. </FONT></P>

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By:</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="45%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>ERNIE L. DANNER</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Ernie L. Danner<BR></FONT>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>II-6</FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="88%"><FONT SIZE=2>Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Universal Compression Holdings, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Universal Compression Holdings, Inc.'s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30,
 2000).</FONT></TD>
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4.2</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="88%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Restated Bylaws of Universal Compression Holdings, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Universal Compression Holdings, Inc.'s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2000).</FONT></TD>
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4.3</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="88%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Specimen common stock certificate of Universal Compression Holdings, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Amendment No. 2 dated May 22, 2000, to Universal Compression Holdings, Inc.'s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No.
333-34090)).</FONT></TD>
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4.4</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="88%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Universal Compression Holdings, Inc. Incentive Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10 to Universal Compression Holdings, Inc.'s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 1998).</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
4.5</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="88%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Amendment Number One to Incentive Stock Option Plan, dated April 20, 2000 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to Amendment No. 2 dated May 22, 2000, to Universal Compression Holdings, Inc.'s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No.
333-34090)).</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
4.6</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="88%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Amendment Number Two to Incentive Stock Option Plan, dated May 15, 2000 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to Amendment No. 2 dated May 22, 2000, to Universal Compression Holdings, Inc.'s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No.
333-34090)).</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
4.7</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="88%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Amendment Number Three to Incentive Stock Option Plan, dated November 27, 2000 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.7 to Universal Compression Holdings, Inc.'s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-37648) dated February 9,
2001).</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
4.8*</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="88%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Amendment Number Four to Incentive Stock Option Plan, dated August 15, 2002.</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
4.9</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="88%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Universal Compression, Inc. 401(k) Retirement and Savings Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of Universal Compression Holdings, Inc.'s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-69504) dated September 17, 2001).</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
4.10*</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="88%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Amended and Restated Universal Compression, Inc. 401(k) Retirement and Savings Plan.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR VALIGN="TOP">
<TD WIDTH="9%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
4.11</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="88%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Universal Compression, Inc. Employees' Supplemental Savings Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.42 of Universal Compression Holdings, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2001).</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
4.12</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="88%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Amendment Number One to the Universal Compression, Inc. Employees' Supplemental Savings Plan, dated January 1, 2002 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.53 of Universal Compression Holdings, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
March 31, 2002).</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR VALIGN="TOP">
<TD WIDTH="9%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
4.13*</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="88%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Amendment Number Two to the Universal Compression, Inc. Employees' Supplemental Savings Plan, dated August 15, 2002.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
5.1*</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="88%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Opinion of Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP regarding the validity of the securities being registered.</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
23.1*</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="88%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Consent of Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
23.2*</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="88%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Consent of Deloitte &amp; Touche LLP.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR VALIGN="TOP">
<TD WIDTH="9%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="88%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 12, 2002
Registration No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
UNIVERSAL COMPRESSION HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
13-3989167
(I.R.S. employer
identification no.)
4440 Brittmoore Road
Houston, Texas
(Address of principal executive offices)
77041
(Zip code)
UNIVERSAL COMPRESSION HOLDINGS, INC. INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION PLAN
UNIVERSAL COMPRESSION, INC. 401(k) RETIREMENT AND SAVINGS PLAN
UNIVERSAL COMPRESSION, INC. EMPLOYEES' SUPPLEMENTAL SAVINGS PLAN
(Full title of the plans)
Stephen A. Snider
President and Chief Executive Officer
Universal Compression Holdings, Inc.
4440 Brittmoore Road
Houston, Texas 77041
(713) 335-7000
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
Eric A. Blumrosen
Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP
1000 Louisiana, Suite 3400
Houston, Texas 77002
(713) 276-5500
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Securities to be Registered
Amount to be
Registered
Proposed
Maximum
Offering Price
Per Share(1)
Proposed
Maximum
Aggregate
Offering Price(1)
Amount of
Registration Fee
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share to be issued under the Incentive Stock Option Plan
2,000,000 shares
$18.83
$37,660,000
$3,465
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share to be issued under the 401(k) Retirement and Savings Plan(2)
400,000 shares
$18.83
$7,532,000
$693
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share to be issued under the Employees' Supplemental Savings Plan
20,000 shares
$18.83
$376,600
$35
TOTAL
2,420,000 shares
$45,568,600
$4,193
(1)
Estimated
solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(c) and Rule 457(h) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities
Act"), on the basis of the average of the high and low prices of a share of our common stock on the New York Stock Exchange on September 9, 2002.
(2)
In
addition, pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act, this Registration Statement also covers an indeterminate amount of interests to be offered or sold pursuant to
the Universal Compression, Inc. 401(k) Retirement and Savings Plan described herein.
Shares of our common stock for issuance pursuant to the Universal Compression Holdings, Inc. Incentive Stock Option Plan have been
previously registered under Registration Statements on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-37648 and Registration No. 333-55260). The number of
shares of common stock being carried forward is 3,012,421, and the filing fees associated with such shares that were previously paid with the earlier Registration Statements were $11,613 with
Registration No. 333-37648 and $9,295 with Registration No. 333-55260.
Shares
of our common stock for issuance pursuant to the Universal Compression, Inc. 401(k) Retirement and Savings Plan have been previously registered under a Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-69504). The number of shares of common stock being carried forward is 100,000, and the filing fee associated with such
shares that was previously paid with the earlier Registration Statement was $642.
EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
Universal Compression Holdings, Inc. Incentive Stock Option Plan
On July 16, 2002, our Board of Directors adopted, subject to stockholder approval, an amendment to the Universal Compression Holdings, Inc.
Incentive Stock Option Plan to increase from 3,012,421 to 5,012,421 the aggregate number of shares of our common stock reserved for issuance under the plan. The amendment to the plan was approved by
our stockholders at the annual meeting of stockholders held on August 15, 2002.
The
contents of our Registration Statements on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-37648 and Registration No. 333-55260) filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 23, 2000 and February 9, 2001, respectively, each relating to the plan, including the documents incorporated by reference therein, are
incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement.
Universal Compression, Inc. 401(k) Retirement and Savings Plan
On July 16, 2002, our Board of Directors approved an increase from 100,000 to 500,000 the aggregate number of shares of our common stock reserved for
issuance under the Universal Compression, Inc. 401(k) Retirement and Savings Plan.
The
contents of our Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-69504) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
September 17, 2001, including the documents incorporated by reference therein, are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
Item 1. Plan Information.*
Item 2. Registrant Information And Employee Plan Annual Information.*
*
Information
required by Part I to be contained in the Section 10(a) prospectus is omitted from this Registration Statement in accordance with Rule 428 under the
Securities Act and the Note to Part I of Form S-8.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
This Registration Statement covers shares of our common stock that have been authorized for issuance pursuant to the Universal Compression Holdings, Inc.
Incentive Stock Option Plan, Universal Compression, Inc. 401(k) Retirement and Savings Plan and Universal Compression, Inc. Employees' Supplemental Savings Plan.
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
We incorporate by reference and make a part of this Registration Statement the following documents as of their respective dates as filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission:
•
Our
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2002, filed June 28, 2002;
•
The
Universal Compression, Inc. 401(k) Retirement and Savings Plan Annual Report on Form 11-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2001, filed July 1, 2002;
•
Our
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2002, filed August 13, 2002;
•
The
description of our common stock included in our Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed April 20, 2000, as amended in our
Registration Statement on Form 8-A/A, filed May 15, 2000; and
•
Our
Current Reports on Form 8-K filed June 3, 2002, July 26, 2002 and August 21, 2002.
All
documents we file pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), subsequent to the effective date of this
Registration Statement, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered by this Registration Statement have been sold or which deregisters all
securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Any statement contained
herein or in any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a
statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document that also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so
modified or superseded shall not be deemed to constitute a part of this Registration Statement, except as so modified or superseded.
Item 5. Interest Of Named Experts And Counsel.
None.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Section 102(b)(7) of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the "DGCL") permits a corporation, in its certificate of incorporation, to limit
or eliminate, subject to certain statutory limitations, the liability of directors to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breaches of fiduciary duty, except for liability
(a) for any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders, (b) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a
knowing violation of law, (c) under Section 174 of the DGCL, or (d) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. Our Restated Certificate of
Incorporation provides that the personal liability of our directors is eliminated to the fullest extent permitted by Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL.
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Under
Section 145 of the DGCL, a corporation has the power to indemnify directors and officers under certain prescribed circumstances and subject to certain limitations against
certain costs and expenses, including attorneys' fees actually and reasonably incurred in connection with any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, to
which any of them is a party by reason of being a director or officer of the corporation if it is determined that the director or officer acted in accordance with the applicable standard of conduct
set forth in such statutory provisions. Our By-laws provide that we will indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or
completed action, suit or proceeding by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a director or officer of ours, or is or was serving at our request as a director, officer, employee or agent of
another entity, against certain liabilities, costs and expenses. The By-laws further permit us to maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or
agent of ours, or is or was serving at our request as a director, officer, employee or agent of another
entity, against any liability asserted against such person and incurred by such person in any such capacity or arising out of his or her status as such, whether or not we would have the power to
indemnify such person against such liability under the DGCL. We currently maintain and expect to continue maintaining directors' and officers' liability insurance. In addition, we entered into
indemnification agreements with each of our officers and directors, as well as officers of our operating subsidiary.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits.
Exhibit No.
Description
4.1
Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Universal Compression Holdings, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Universal Compression Holdings, Inc.'s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter
ended June 30, 2000).
4.2
Restated Bylaws of Universal Compression Holdings, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Universal Compression Holdings, Inc.'s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2000).
4.3
Specimen common stock certificate of Universal Compression Holdings, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Amendment No. 2 dated May 22, 2000, to Universal Compression Holdings, Inc.'s Registration Statement on
Form S-1 (File No. 333-34090)).
4.4
Universal Compression Holdings, Inc. Incentive Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10 to Universal Compression Holdings, Inc.'s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 1998).
4.5
Amendment Number One to Incentive Stock Option Plan, dated April 20, 2000 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to Amendment No. 2 dated May 22, 2000, to Universal Compression Holdings, Inc.'s Registration Statement on Form S-1
(File No. 333-34090)).
4.6
Amendment Number Two to Incentive Stock Option Plan, dated May 15, 2000 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to Amendment No. 2 dated May 22, 2000, to Universal Compression Holdings, Inc.'s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No.
333-34090)).
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4.7
Amendment Number Three to Incentive Stock Option Plan, dated November 27, 2000 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.7 to Universal Compression Holdings, Inc.'s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-37648) dated February 9,
2001).
4.8*
Amendment Number Four to Incentive Stock Option Plan, dated August 15, 2002.
4.9
Universal Compression, Inc. 401(k) Retirement and Savings Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of Universal Compression Holdings, Inc.'s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-69504) dated September 17, 2001).
4.10*
Amended and Restated Universal Compression, Inc. 401(k) Retirement and Savings Plan.
4.11
Universal Compression, Inc. Employees' Supplemental Savings Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.42 of Universal Compression Holdings, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2001).
4.12
Amendment Number One to the Universal Compression, Inc. Employees' Supplemental Savings Plan, dated January 1, 2002 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.53 of Universal Compression Holdings, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended March 31, 2002).
4.13*
Amendment Number Two to the Universal Compression, Inc. Employees' Supplemental Savings Plan, dated August 15, 2002.
5.1*
Opinion of Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP regarding the validity of the securities being registered.
23.1*
Consent of Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
23.2*
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP.
24.1
Power of Attorney (included on the signature page of this Registration Statement).
*
Filed
herewith.
Undertaking Regarding Status of Favorable Determination Letter Covering the Universal Compression, Inc. 401(k) Retirement and Savings Plan.
We
will submit the Universal Compression, Inc. 401(k) Retirement and Savings Plan and any amendment thereto to the Internal Revenue Service (the "IRS") in a timely manner and will
make all changes required by the IRS in order to qualify the plan.
Item 9. Undertakings.
(a)
The
undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1)
To
file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
(i)
To
include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
(ii)
To
reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high
end
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of
the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price
represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective registration statement;
(iii)
To
include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material
change to such information in the registration statement;
provided,
however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the registration statement is on Form S-3, Form S-8 or
Form F-3, and the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the
Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement.
(2)
That,
for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide
offering
thereof.
(3)
To
remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(b)
The
undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant's annual report pursuant
to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein,
and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide
offering thereof.
(c)
Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the
foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and
is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or
controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such
indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
The Registrant.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable
grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Houston, State of Texas, on the 12th day of September, 2002.
UNIVERSAL COMPRESSION HOLDINGS, INC.
By:
/s/
STEPHEN A. SNIDER
Stephen A. Snider
President and Chief Executive Officer
Power Of Attorney
Know all men by these presents, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Stephen A. Snider, Ernie L. Danner and
Richard W. FitzGerald, and each of them, as his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, for him or her and in his or her
name, place and stead, in any and all capacities to sign any or all amendments or post-effective amendments to this Registration on Form S-8, and to file the same, with
all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on September 12, 2002.
Signature
Title
/s/
STEPHEN A. SNIDER
Stephen A. Snider
President, Chief Executive Officer and
Director (Principal Executive Officer)
/s/
RICHARD W. FITZGERALD
Richard W. FitzGerald
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer (Principal Financial Officer)
/s/
RICARDO ARREDONDO
Ricardo Arredondo
Vice President and Controller, Universal
Compression, Inc. (Principal Accounting Officer)
/s/
ERNIE L. DANNER
Ernie L. Danner
Executive Vice President and Director
/s/
THOMAS C. CASE
Thomas C. Case
Director
/s/
BERNARD J. DUROC-DANNER
Bernard J. Duroc-Danner
Director
/s/
URIEL E. DUTTON
Uriel E. Dutton
Director
/s/
LISA W. RODRIGUEZ
Lisa W. Rodriguez
Director
/s/
WILLIAM M. PRUELLAGE
William M. Pruellage
Director
/s/
EDMUND P. SEGNER, III
Edmund P. Segner, III
Director
/s/
SAMUEL URCIS
Samuel Urcis
Director
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The Plan.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the trustees (or other persons who
administer the Universal Compression, Inc. 401(k) Retirement and Savings Plan) have duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Houston, State of Texas, on the 12th day of September, 2002.
UNIVERSAL COMPRESSION, INC. 401(k) RETIREMENT AND SAVINGS PLAN
By:
/s/
ERNIE L. DANNER
Ernie L. Danner
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
Description
4.1
Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Universal Compression Holdings, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Universal Compression Holdings, Inc.'s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30,
 2000).
4.2
Restated Bylaws of Universal Compression Holdings, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Universal Compression Holdings, Inc.'s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2000).
4.3
Specimen common stock certificate of Universal Compression Holdings, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Amendment No. 2 dated May 22, 2000, to Universal Compression Holdings, Inc.'s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No.
333-34090)).
4.4
Universal Compression Holdings, Inc. Incentive Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10 to Universal Compression Holdings, Inc.'s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 1998).
4.5
Amendment Number One to Incentive Stock Option Plan, dated April 20, 2000 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to Amendment No. 2 dated May 22, 2000, to Universal Compression Holdings, Inc.'s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No.
333-34090)).
4.6
Amendment Number Two to Incentive Stock Option Plan, dated May 15, 2000 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to Amendment No. 2 dated May 22, 2000, to Universal Compression Holdings, Inc.'s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No.
333-34090)).
4.7
Amendment Number Three to Incentive Stock Option Plan, dated November 27, 2000 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.7 to Universal Compression Holdings, Inc.'s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-37648) dated February 9,
2001).
4.8*
Amendment Number Four to Incentive Stock Option Plan, dated August 15, 2002.
4.9
Universal Compression, Inc. 401(k) Retirement and Savings Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of Universal Compression Holdings, Inc.'s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-69504) dated September 17, 2001).
4.10*
Amended and Restated Universal Compression, Inc. 401(k) Retirement and Savings Plan.
4.11
Universal Compression, Inc. Employees' Supplemental Savings Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.42 of Universal Compression Holdings, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2001).
4.12
Amendment Number One to the Universal Compression, Inc. Employees' Supplemental Savings Plan, dated January 1, 2002 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.53 of Universal Compression Holdings, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
March 31, 2002).
4.13*
Amendment Number Two to the Universal Compression, Inc. Employees' Supplemental Savings Plan, dated August 15, 2002.
5.1*
Opinion of Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP regarding the validity of the securities being registered.
23.1*
Consent of Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
23.2*
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP.
24.1
Power of Attorney (included on the signature page of this Registration Statement).
*
Filed
herewith.
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