FIFTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of May 1, 2020 (this “Fifth Supplemental Indenture”), to the indenture dated as of October 28, 2008 (the “Original Indenture”), as supplemented by the Second Supplemental Indenture dated July 3, 2017 (the “Second Supplemental Indenture”), among Baker Hughes Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (formerly known as Baker Hughes, a GE company, LLC, “BHGE LLC”) (the “Company”), Baker HughesCo-Obligor, Inc. (the “Co-Obligor”, and, together with the Company, the “Issuers”) and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (the “Trustee”).
WHEREAS, Baker Hughes Incorporated (the predecessor to the Company, “BHI”) and the Trustee have heretofore executed and delivered the Original Indenture to provide for the issuance from time to time of Securities (as defined in the Original Indenture) of BHI, to be issued in one or more series;
WHEREAS, Sections 201, 301, 901(2), 901(5) and 901(7) of the Original Indenture provide that BHI and the Trustee may, without the consent of any Holders (as defined in the Original Indenture) of Securities, enter into indentures supplemental to the Original Indenture for the purpose of establishing the form and terms of Securities of any series, adding, changing or eliminating provisions of the Original Indenture (subject to certain limitations provided therein) and adding to the covenants of BHI for the benefit of such series;
WHEREAS, BHGE LLC and theCo-Obligor entered into the Second Supplemental Indenture pursuant to which BHGE LLC succeeded to the rights and obligations of BHI and BHGE LLC and theCo-Obligor agreed to be jointly and severally liable with respect to the obligations of BHI under the Indenture;
WHEREAS, BHGE LLC filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware a Certificate of Amendment of BHGE LLC’s Certificate of Formation and BHGE LLC’s Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement to change the name of BHGE LLC from “Baker Hughes, a GE company, LLC” to “Baker Hughes Holdings LLC”, effective as of April 15, 2020;
WHEREAS, in connection with the name change described above and pursuant to Section 901(1) of the Original Indenture, the parties hereto desire to evidence the Company becoming the successor to BHGE LLC for all purposes under the Indenture;
WHEREAS, (i) the Company desires to provide for the establishment of a new series of Securities under the Indenture to be known as “4.486% Senior Notes due 2030” (the “Notes”), (ii) theCo-Obligor desires to serve asco-issuer of the Notes and (iii) the Company has requested the Trustee to enter into this Fifth Supplemental Indenture for the purpose of establishing the form and terms of such series of Securities and adding to the covenants of the Issuers for the benefit of such series; and
WHEREAS, the Issuers have duly authorized the creation of such series of Notes (as defined below) of the tenor and amount hereinafter set forth;