UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): March 15, 2013
USA Compression Partners, LP
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Delaware |
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1-35779 |
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75-2771546 |
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
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(Commission File Number) |
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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100 Congress Avenue |
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78701 |
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (512) 473-2662
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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ITEM 5.02. DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS.
On March 11, 2013, the Board of Managers of USA Compression Holdings, LLC, as sole member of USA Compression GP, LLC (the “General Partner”), the general partner of USA Compression Partners, LP, increased the size of the Board of Directors of the General Partner (the “GP Board”) to eight members and appointed Forrest E. Wylie to serve as the eighth member of the GP Board, effective immediately. Mr. Wylie was also appointed by the GP Board to the Audit Committee of the GP Board. Mr. Wylie qualifies as the General Partner’s third independent director under the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the New York Stock Exchange. There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Wylie and any other persons pursuant to which he was appointed as a director. There are no relationships between Mr. Wylie and the General Partner or any related person of the General Partner that would require disclosure pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
In connection with Mr. Wylie’s appointment to the GP Board he has received phantom unit grants under the USA Compression Partners, LP, 2013 Long-Term Incentive Plan. Although Mr. Wylie is eligible to receive a $75,000 cash retainer (payable quarterly) for his services on the GP Board, he has elected to receive such retainer in additional phantom units, vesting quarterly.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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USA COMPRESSION PARTNERS, LP |
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USA Compression GP, LLC, | ||
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its General Partner | ||
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/s/ J. Gregory Holloway | |
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J. Gregory Holloway | |
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Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | |
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Dated March 15, 2013 |
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