Item  5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers." -->
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Amendment to Exterran Partners, L.P. Long-Term Incentive Plan
On February 26, 2008, the Board of Directors of Exterran GP LLC, the general partner of the general partner of Exterran Partners, L.P. (the “Partnership”) approved an amendment to the Partnership’s Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “LTIP”) to, among other things, change the name of the LTIP to the Exterran Partners, L.P. Long-Term Incentive Plan, and increase the number of units available for awards under the LTIP from 625,000 to 1,035,378. The foregoing description of the LTIP amendment is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of that amendment, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated into this Item 5.02 by reference.
Action by Exterran Holdings, Inc.
2007 Officer Incentive Plan
On February 25, 2008, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Exterran Holdings, Inc. (“Exterran”) approved annual incentive bonuses for 2007 under the Universal Compression Holdings, Inc. Officer Incentive Plan (the “OIP”) for the following named executive officers:
             
        2007 Annual Incentive Bonus
Officer   Title   ($)
 
           
Stephen A. Snider
  President & Chief Executive Officer     350,000  
 
           
Daniel K. Schlanger(1)
  Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer     150,000  
 
           
J. Michael Anderson
  Senior Vice President     200,000  
 
           
D. Bradley Childers
  Senior Vice President, Corporate Development     200,000  
 
           
Donald C. Wayne
  Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary     100,000  
 
(1)   Mr. Schlanger was not an executive officer of Universal Compression Holdings, Inc. and, therefore, his bonus target was established outside of the OIP.
The amounts awarded under the 2007 OIP are expected to be paid in March 2008. Pursuant to the terms of an omnibus agreement between us, our general partner, Exterran and others (the “Omnibus Agreement”), we will reimburse Exterran for that portion of our named executive officers’ compensation, including the 2007 annual incentive bonuses, allocated to us.
Changes to Base Salaries
On February 25, 2008, the Compensation Committee of Exterran’s Board of Directors approved changes, expected to be effective in April 2008, to the annual base salaries of the following named executive officers:
             
        Amount of    
        Increase   New Base Salary
Officer   Title   ($)   ($)
 
           
Stephen A. Snider
  President & Chief Executive Officer   28,000   600,000
 
           
Daniel K. Schlanger
  Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer   24,000   300,000
 
           
J. Michael Anderson
  Senior Vice President   33,000   355,000

 

 

             
        Amount of    
        Increase   New Base Salary
Officer   Title   ($)   ($)
 
           
D. Bradley Childers
  Senior Vice President, Corporate Development   28,000   340,000
 
           
Donald C. Wayne
  Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary   25,000   285,000
Pursuant to the terms of the Omnibus Agreement, we will reimburse Exterran for that portion of our named executive officers’ compensation, including the 2008 base salaries, allocated to us.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
     
10.1
  Amendment to Exterran Partners, L.P. Long-Term Incentive Plan

 

 

SIGNATURES
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.
         
  EXTERRAN PARTNERS, L.P.
 
 
  By:   Exterran General Partner, LP, its    
    general partner   
       
  By:   Exterran GP LLC, its general partner
 
 
    (Registrant)   
       
February 29, 2008  By:   /s/ Daniel K. Schlanger    
    Daniel K. Schlanger   
    Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer   
 

 

 

Exhibit Index
     
Exhibit No.   Description
10.1
  Amendment to Exterran Partners, L.P. Long-Term Incentive Plan