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FORM 3 OMB APPROVAL
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OMB Number: 3235-0104
Expires: December 31, 2001
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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or
Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Branford Castle Holdings, Inc.
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
150 E. 58th Street
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(Street)
New York NY 10155
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(City) (State) (Zip)
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2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
05/23/00
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3. IRS Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (Voluntary)
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4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Universal Compression Holdings, Inc. (UCO)
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5. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer (Check all applicable)
[ ] Director
[ ] 10% Owner
[ ] Officer (give title Below)
[ x ] Other (Specify below)(1)
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6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
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7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check applicable line)
[ x ] Form filed by One Reporting Person
[ ] Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I--Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
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1. Title of Security 2. Amount of 3. Ownership 4. Nature of Indirect
(Instr. 4) Securities Form: Beneficial
Beneficially Direct (D) Ownership
Owned or Indirect (Instr. 5)
(Instr. 4) (I) (Instr. 5)
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
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Common Stock, par value
$.01 per share 1,163 D (1)
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Series A Preferred Stock,
par value $.01 per share 4,650 D (1)(2)
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
*If the Form is filed by more than one Reporting Person, see instruction 5(b)(v). Page 1
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FORM 3 (continued)
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Table II--Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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1. Title of Derivative Security 2. Date Exercisable and 3. Title and Amount 4. Conversion or 5. Ownership Form of 6. Nature of
(Instr. 4) Expiration Date of Securities Exercise Price Derivative Indirect
(Month/Day/Year) Underlying of Derivative Security: Beneficial
----------------------- Derivative Security Direct (D) Ownership
Date Expiration Security or Indirect (Instr. 5)
Exercisable Date (Instr. 4) (I) (Instr. 5)
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Title Amount or
Number of
Shares
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
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No Derivative Securities Owned
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) Branford Castle Holdings, Inc. ("Branford") is a party to a Voting
Trust Agreement, dated as of February 20, 1998, as amended, among certain
investors in the issuer whereby Branford agreed that John K. Castle, as sole
voting trustee thereunder, would vote its shares of Common Stock and
Preferred Stock, that could make Branford a member of a Section 13(d) group.
Branford disclaims beneficial ownership of any of the securities owned by
any other party to such agreement.
(2) [Description of Preferred Stock to come from K&S.]
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**Signature of Reporting Person Date
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