---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001522727-24-000019"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "USAC"
cik: "0001522727"
company_name: "USA Compression Partners, LP"
filed_at: "2024-03-22T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-04T09:01:38.015692+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# USA Compression board member Smith resigns; Energy Transfer appoints Wortham as director

## Summary
- W. Brett Smith resigned from the Board of Directors of USA Compression GP, LLC effective March 22, 2024; no disagreement involved.
- Energy Transfer LP, sole member of the General Partner, appointed John L. Wortham to fill the vacancy effective March 22, 2024.
- Wortham will serve on the audit and compensation committees alongside Glenn Joyce and William Waldheim.
- As an outside director, Wortham will receive standard compensation including an award of 2,500 phantom units upon appointment.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001522727-24-000019
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: USAC
- cik: 0001522727
- company_name: USA Compression Partners, LP
- filed_at: 2024-03-22T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1522727/000152272724000019/0001522727-24-000019-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1522727/000152272724000019/usac-20240321.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001522727-24-000019
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001522727-24-000019.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001522727-24-000019.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  John L. Wortham was appointed as Director at USA Compression Partners, LP.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: On March 21, 2024, Energy Transfer LP (“ ET ”), the sole member of the General Partner appointed John L. Wortham to serve as a director on the Board to fill the vacancy created by Mr. Smith’s resignation, effective as of March 22, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1522727/000152272724000019/0001522727-24-000019-index.htm
- Executive change
  W. Brett Smith resigned as Director at USA Compression Partners, LP.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Director
  source text: On March 21, 2024, Mr. W. Brett Smith announced his resignation from the board of directors of USA Compression GP, LLC (the “ General Partner ”), the general partner of USA Compression Partners, LP (the “ Partnership ”), including all committees of the Board on which he serves, effective March 22, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1522727/000152272724000019/0001522727-24-000019-index.htm

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