Company: BKR
Filing Date: 2025-03-31
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001193125-25-067674
Chunk: 73

Company: Baker Hughes Co
Filing Date: 2025-03-31
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 73
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 public accounting firm engaged for the purpose of preparing or issuing an audit report or performing other audit, review, or attestation services for the Company (including resolution of disagreements between management and the auditor regarding financial reporting). The independent auditor and each such registered public accounting firm reports directly to the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee also has the sole authority to approve all audit engagement fees and terms and the Audit Committee, or the chair of the Audit Committee, must pre-approveany audit and non-auditservice provided to the Company by the Company’s independent auditor. All of the services and related fees described above under “audit fees,” “audit-related fees,” “tax fees,” and “all other” were approved by the Audit Committee pursuant to Section 202 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

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#### Proposal 3Ratification of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firmThe Board of Directors recommend that you voteFORthe ratification of the selection of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2025.The Audit Committee has selected the firm of KPMG LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm to audit the Company’s books and accounts for the year ending December 31, 2025. KPMG LLP served as our Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for fiscal year 2024. While the Audit Committee is responsible for the selection, evaluation, compensation, and oversight of the independent registered public accounting firm, we are requesting, as a matter of good corporate governance, that the shareholders ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as our principal independent registered public accounting firm. If the shareholders fail to ratify the selection, the Audit Committee will reconsider whether to retain KPMG LLP and may retain that firm or another withoutre-submittingthe matter to our shareholders. Even if the appointment is ratified, the Audit Committee may, in its discretion, direct the appointment of a different independent registered public accounting firm at any time during the year if it determines that such change would be in the Company’s best interests and in the best interests of our shareholders.KPMG LLP’s representatives will be present at the Annual Meeting and will have an opportunity to make a statement, if they so desire, as well as to respond to appropriate questions asked by our shareholders.682025 Proxy Statement
General information This Proxy Statement is furnished in connection with the solicitation of proxies by the Board of Directors of Baker Hughes Company, a Delaware corporation, to be voted at the Annual Meeting scheduled to be held on May 20