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): April 18, 2005(April 15, 2005)
Baker Hughes Incorporated
| Delaware | 1-9397 | 76-0207995 | ||
| (State of Incorporation) | (Commission File No.) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 3900 Essex Lane, Houston, Texas | 77027 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (713) 439-8600
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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On April 15, 2005, Baker Hughes Incorporated (the “Company”) issued a news release announcing that it had updated its outlook for the first quarter of 2005, raising its expectations for income from continuing operations per diluted share for the first quarter of 2005 to between $0.52 and $0.53, a copy of which is furnished with this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference. In accordance with General Instruction 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.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On April 15, 2005, the Company issued a news release, a copy of which is furnished with this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated into this Item 7.01 by reference. In accordance with General Instruction 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.
Also, see Item 2.02, “Results of Operations and Financial Condition.”
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (c) | Exhibits. | |
| 99.1 News Release of Baker Hughes Incorporated dated April 15, 2005. |
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: April 18, 2005 | By: | /s/Sandra E. Alford | ||
| Sandra E. Alford | ||||
| Corporate Secretary | ||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | News Release dated April 15, 2005. |