8-K

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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):  May 3, 2016
Baker Hughes Incorporated
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its 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)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (713) 439-8600
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
__________________

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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On May 3, 2016 at 7:00 a.m. Central Time, Baker Hughes Incorporated (the “Company”) held a webcast to outline the Company’s path for the future. During the webcast, the Company provided the investor presentation that is furnished with this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein. 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.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

99.1 Baker Hughes Incorporated Investor Presentation dated May 3, 2016

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
Date:	May 3, 2016	By:	/s/ Lee Whitley
			Name:	Lee Whitley
			Title:	Vice President and Corporate Secretary

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Baker Hughes Incorporated Investor Presentation dated May 3, 2016

EX-99.1

BAKER HUGHES INVESTOR CALL MAY 3, 2016

Forward-Looking Statements Today's discussion may include 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/A for the year ended December 31, 2015, Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2016, recent Current Reports on Form 8-K, and other Securities and Exchange Commission filings available through the Company's website at: www.bakerhughes .com/investor or through the SEC's Electronic Data Gathering and Analysis Retrieval ("EDGAR") system at: www.sec .gov. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement. Our expectations regarding our business outlook and business plans; share and debt repurchases; the business plans of our customers; oil and natural gas market conditions; cost and availability of resources; economic, legal and regulatory conditions, and other matters are only our forecasts regarding these matters. [C] 2016 Baker Hughes Incorporated. All Rights Reserved.

BAKER HUGHES INVESTOR CALL MAY 3, 2016 [C] 2 0 1 6 BAKER HUGHES INCORPORAT E D. AL L RIGHT S RESERVED. T ERM S AND CONDIT IONS OF USE: BY ACCEPT ING T HIS DOCUM ENT , T HE RECIPIENT AGREES T HAT T HE DOCUM ENT T OGET HER WIT H AL L INF ORM AT ION INCL UDED T HEREIN IS T HE CONF IDENT IAL AND PROPRIET ARY PROPERT Y OF BAKER HUGHES INCORPOR AT ED AND INCL UDES VAL UABL E T RADE SECRET S AND/ OR PROPRIET ARY INF ORM AT ION OF BAKER HUGHES ( COL L ECT IVEL Y "INF ORM AT ION") . BAKER HUGHES RET AINS AL L RIGHT S UNDER COPY RIGHT L AWS AND T RADE SECRET L AWS OF T HE UNIT ED ST AT ES OF AM ERICA AND OT HER COUNT RIES. T HE RECIPIENT F URT HER AGREES T HAT T HE DOCUM ENT M AY NOT BE DIST RIBUT ED, T RANSM IT T ED, COPIED OR [C] 2016 REPRODUCE Baker Hughes D IN Incorporated. WHOL E OR IN All PART RightsBY Reserved. ANY M EANS, EL ECT RONIC, M ECHANICAL , OR OT HERWISE, WIT HOUT T HE EXPRESS PRIOR WRIT T EN CONSENT OF BAKER HUGHES, AND M AY NOT BE USED DIRECT L Y OR INDIRECT L Y IN ANY WAY DET RIM ENT AL T O BAKER HUGHES' INT EREST .

1 THE MARKET OUTLOOK 2 NEAR-TERM OPPORTUNITIES 3 PATH FORWARD [C] 2016 Baker Hughes Incorporated. All Rights Reserved.

THE MARKET OUTLOOK [C] 2016 Baker Hughes Incorporated. All Rights Reserved.

PRODUCTS INNOVATION PEOPLE NEAR-TERM OPPORTUNITIES [C] 2016 Baker Hughes Incorporated. All Rights Reserved.

OPTIMIZED EFFICIENT PRODUCTION WELLS DUC LOW-COST ACTIVITY CONVENTIONALS PRODUCTION CHEMICALS DRIVING MARKET SHARE GAINS IN DEEPWATER BASINS IMPROVED RECOVERY NEAR-TERM OPPORTUNITIES [C] 2016 Baker Hughes Incorporated. All Rights Reserved.

1 OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCIES 2 GO-TO-MARKET STRATEGY 3 CAPITAL STRUCTURE PATH FORWARD [C] 2016 Baker Hughes Incorporated. All Rights Reserved.

OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCIES Taking immediate steps to restructure and right size our business Achieving $500 million of annualized savings by the end of 2016 Implementing long-term structural changes for incremental cost reductions PATH FORWARD [C] 2016 Baker Hughes Incorporated. All Rights Reserved.

GO-TO-MARKET STRATEGY Capitalizing on our strength as a product innovator Rationalizing the full-service model to achieve the right return on invested capital Building new and more diversified sales channels for select markets to create "in-country" value PATH FORWARD [C] 2016 Baker Hughes Incorporated. All Rights Reserved.

CAPITAL STRUCTURE Working capital initiatives and focusing on cash will continue into 2016 Returning capital to shareholders while maintaining a strong financial foundation and financial flexibility for the future Buying back $1.5 billion of shares, reducing debt by $1 billion and refinancing our $2.5 billion credit facility PATH FORWARD [C] 2016 Baker Hughes Incorporated. All Rights Reserved.

BAKER HUGHES INVESTOR CALL MAY 3, 2016 [C] 2 0 1 6 BAKER HUGHES INCORPORAT E D. AL L RIGHT S RESERVED. T ERM S AND CONDIT IONS OF USE: BY ACCEPT ING T HIS DOCUM ENT , T HE RECIPIENT AGREES T HAT T HE DOCUM ENT T OGET HER CONF IDENT IAL AND PROPRIET ARY PROPERT Y OF BAKER HUGHES INCORPOR AT ED AND INCL UDES VAL UABL E T RADE SECRET S AND/ OR PROPRIET ARY INF ORM AT ION OF BAKER HUGHES ( COL L ECT AL L RIGHT S UNDER COPY RIGHT L AWS AND T RADE SECRET L AWS OF T HE UNIT ED ST AT ES OF AM ERICA AND OT HER COUNT RIES. T HE RECIPIENT F URT HER AGREES T HAT T HE DOCUM ENT M AY [C] 2016 REPRODUCE Baker Hughes D IN Incorporated. WHOL E OR IN All PART RightsBY Reserved. ANY M EANS, EL ECT RONIC, M ECHANICAL , OR OT HERWISE, WIT HOUT T HE EXPRESS PRIOR WRIT T EN CONSENT OF BAKER HUGHES, AND M AY NOT BE USED