8-K
filed May 19, 2026, 5:05 PM ET
ticker BKR
CIK 0001701605
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confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.35
Baker Hughes shareholders approve 2026 LTIP and ESPP; all directors re-elected
Baker Hughes Co
- 2026 LTIP approved (845.9M votes for); adds 9.5M shares plus unused shares from 2021 plan to equity incentive pool.
- ESPP approved (870.3M for); increases share authorization by 9.5M to total 14.4M shares reserved for issuance.
- All ten director nominees elected; Lorenzo Simonelli received 813.8M votes for, Michael Dumais received 787.6M.
- Advisory 'say-on-pay' vote passed with 806.7M votes for (92.8% of votes cast).
- KPMG LLP ratified as independent auditor for FY 2026 with 907.3M votes for.
Key facts
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
Baker Hughes Co shareholders approved Advisory vote related to the Company's executive compensation program at the 2026-05-19 meeting.
- Proposal
- say on pay
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-05-19
Exact text from the filing
The number of votes for, against, abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to the advisory vote related to the Company's executive compensation program was as follows: Number of Votes FOR Number of Votes AGAINST Abstain Votes Broker Non-Votes 806,679,306 62,794,771 2,804,374 39,359,448
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
Baker Hughes Co shareholders approved Approval of the Baker Hughes Company 2026 Long-Term Incentive Plan (2026 LTIP) at the 2026-05-19 meeting.
- Proposal
- equity plan
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-05-19
Exact text from the filing
The number of votes for, against, abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to the approval of the 2026 LTIP was as follows: Number of Votes FOR Number of Votes AGAINST Abstain Votes Broker Non-Votes 845,905,226 23,928,446 2,444,779 39,359,448
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
Baker Hughes Co shareholders approved Ratification of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2026 at the 2026-05-19 meeting.
- Proposal
- auditor ratification
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-05-19
Exact text from the filing
The number of votes for, against, abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to the ratification of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2026 was as follows: Number of Votes FOR Number of Votes AGAINST Abstain Votes Broker Non-Votes 907,322,622 3,941,384 373,892 —
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
Baker Hughes Co shareholders approved Approval of the Second Amended and Restated Baker Hughes Company Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) at the 2026-05-19 meeting.
- Proposal
- equity plan
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-05-19
Exact text from the filing
The number of votes for, against, abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to the approval of the ESPP was as follows: Number of Votes FOR Number of Votes AGAINST Abstain Votes Broker Non-Votes 870,284,234 1,720,741 273,476 39,359,448
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
Baker Hughes Co shareholders approved Election of ten members to the Board of Directors at the 2026-05-19 meeting.
- Proposal
- director election
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-05-19
Exact text from the filing
The number of votes for, against, abstentions and broker non-votes for the election of each director was as follows: Name Number of Votes FOR Number of Votes AGAINST Abstain Votes Broker Non-Votes Abdulaziz M. Al Gudaimi 854,306,572 17,701,248 270,630 39,359,448 W. Geoffrey Beattie 842,468,610 29,540,471 269,370 39,359,448 Gregory D. Brenneman 843,547,304 28,465,424 265,723 39,359,448 Cynthia B. Carroll 833,103,858 38,922,232 252,361 39,359,448 Michael R. Dumais 787,613,327 82,469,395 2,195,728 39,359,448 Shirley A. Edwards 855,341,348 16,683,467 253,637 39,359,448 Ilham Kadri 860,289,867 11,720,056 268,527 39,359,448 John G. Rice 841,822,547 30,205,150 250,753 39,359,448 Lorenzo Simonelli 813,774,452 58,270,930 233,069 39,359,448 Mohsen M. Sohi 841,335,630 30,672,697 270,124 39,359,448
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