---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001522727-23-000022"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "USAC"
cik: "0001522727"
company_name: "USA Compression Partners, LP"
filed_at: "2023-10-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-10T03:22:34.751010+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# USA Compression Partners CFO Michael Pearl resigns; Tracy Owens named principal financial officer

## Summary
- CFO Michael Pearl resigned Oct 5, 2023 to pursue other opportunities; receives $500K separation payment.
- G. Tracy Owens, VP Finance and CAO, designated principal financial officer effective Oct 6, 2023.
- Owens' annual base salary increased to $325,000; remains eligible for LTIP and other benefits.
- Resignation not due to any disagreement with the Partnership or its operations or policies.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001522727-23-000022
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: USAC
- cik: 0001522727
- company_name: USA Compression Partners, LP
- filed_at: 2023-10-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1522727/000152272723000022/0001522727-23-000022-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1522727/000152272723000022/usac-20231005.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001522727-23-000022
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001522727-23-000022.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001522727-23-000022.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Michael C. Pearl resigned as Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer at USA Compression Partners, LP.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
  source text: On October 5, 2023, Michael C. Pearl, Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of USA Compression GP, LLC (the “ Company ”), the general partner of USA Compression Partners, LP (the “ Partnership ”), submitted his resignation to pursue other opportunities.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1522727/000152272723000022/0001522727-23-000022-index.htm
- Executive change
  G. Tracy Owens was appointed as principal financial officer at USA Compression Partners, LP.
  - Action: designated
  - Role: principal financial officer
  source text: On October 5, 2023, the board of directors of the Company designated G. Tracy Owens to serve as the principal financial officer of the Company, to be effective October 6, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1522727/000152272723000022/0001522727-23-000022-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.