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2007 Proxy Statement 43
INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
To the extent that this Proxy Statement is incorporated
by reference into any other filing by Baker Hughes under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act,
the sections of this Proxy Statement entitled “Compensation
Committee Report” and “Audit/Ethics Committee Report”
(to the extent permitted by the rules of the SEC) as well as the
annexes to this Proxy Statement, will not be deemed incorpo-
rated unless specifically provided otherwise in such filing.
Information contained on or connected to our website is not
incorporated by reference into this Proxy Statement and
should not be considered part of this Proxy Statement or any
other filing that we make with the SEC.
STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS
Proposals of stockholders intended to be presented at the
2009 Annual Meeting must be received by the Company by
November 12, 2008 to be properly brought before the 2009
Annual Meeting and to be considered for inclusion in the
Proxy Statement and form of proxy relating to that meeting.
Such proposals should be mailed to the Company’s Corporate
Secretary, c/o Baker Hughes Incorporated 2929 Allen Parkway,
Suite 2100, Houston, Texas 77019. Nominations of directors
by stockholders must be received by the Chairman of the
Governance Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors,
P.O. Box 4740, Houston, Texas 77210-4740 or the Corporate
Secretary, c/o Baker Hughes Incorporated 2929 Allen Parkway,
Suite 2100, Houston, Texas 77019 between October 13, 2008
and November 12, 2008 to be properly nominated before the
2008 Annual Meeting, although the Company is not required
to include such nominees in its Proxy Statement.
OTHER MATTERS
The Board of Directors knows of no other matter to be
presented at the Annual Meeting. If any additional matter
should be presented properly, it is intended that the enclosed
proxy will be voted in accordance with the discretion of the
persons named in the proxy.