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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
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): October 1, 2013
 
Baker Hughes Incorporated
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Delaware
 
1-9397
 
76-0207995
(State of Incorporation)
 
(Commission File No.)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
2929 Allen Parkway, Houston, Texas
 
77019
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (713) 439-8600
(former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(b). Effective October 1, 2013, Martin Craighead, Chairman and CEO of Baker Hughes Incorporated (the "Company"), announced new appointments to the Baker Hughes Executive Leadership Team, which included a new position for a named executive officer of the Company. Mr. Derek Mathieson was appointed Vice President, Strategy and Corporate Development.

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

Effective October 1, 2013, Martin Craighead, the Chairman and CEO of the Company, announced new appointments to the Baker Hughes Executive Leadership Team. A copy of the announcement is furnished with this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated into this Item 7.01 by reference. In accordance with General Instructions B.2. of Form 8-K, the information shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
 
Forward-Looking Statements
This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (each a “forward–looking statement”). The words “anticipate,” “believe,” “ensure,” “expect,” “if,” “intend,” “estimate,” “project,” “foresee,” “forecasts,” “predict,” “outlook,” “aim,” “will,” “could,” “should,” “potential,” “would,” “may,” “probable,” “likely,” and similar expressions, and the negative thereof, are intended to identify forward–looking statements. There are many risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from our forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are also affected by the risk factors described in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, Baker Hughes’ subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for the quarterly periods ended March 31, 2013 and June 30, 2013; and those set forth from time-to-time in other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The documents are available through the Company’s website at: www.bakerhughes.com/investor or through the SEC’s Electronic Data Gathering and Analysis Retrieval System (“EDGAR”) at: www.sec.gov. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward–looking statement.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
99.1 *
Executive Announcement from Martin Craighead, Chairman and CEO of the Company.
* Filed herewith.






 
 
Signature
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.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED
 
 
 
Dated: October 7, 2013
 
By:
 
/s/ Lee Whitley
 
 
 
 
Lee Whitley
Corporate Secretary and Senior Corporate Counsel
 



































EXHIBIT INDEX
 
 
 
Exhibit No.
Description
99.1 *
Executive Announcement from Martin Craighead, Chairman and CEO of the Company.

* Filed herewith.