UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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 9, 2005
Hanover Compressor Company
Delaware
| 1-13071 | 76-0625124 | |
| (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
| 12001 North Houston Rosslyn, Houston, Texas | 77086 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:(281) 447-8787
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Item 8.01 Other Information.
Mr. Victor E. Grijalva, Chairman of the Board of Hanover Compressor Company, has advised the Board that he will be retiring as Chairman after the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held May 19, 2005. At the request of the Board, however, Mr. Grijalva has agreed to remain on the Board and stand for reelection as an independent director at such meeting of shareholders. Mr. Gordon T. Hall, currently a Hanover director, has been selected to stand for election as Chairman of the Board at the annual organizational meeting of the Board of Directors on May 19, 2005. Mr. Hall, a private investor, has served as a director of Hanover since March 2002. Prior to his retirement from Credit Suisse First Boston in 2002, Mr. Hall served as a Managing Director and Senior Advisor for such firm and was a top-ranked oil field services analyst for twelve years.
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.
| HANOVER COMPRESSOR COMPANY | ||||||||
| Date: | March 15,2005 | By: | /s/ Gary M. Wilson | |||||
| Name: | Gary M. Wilson | |||||||
| Title: | Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | |||||||