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Exhibit 10.48




BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED




PERFORMANCE UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT



AWARD OF PERFORMANCE UNITS



     The Compensation Committee (the “Committee”) of the Board of Directors of Baker Hughes
Incorporated, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), pursuant to the Baker Hughes Incorporated
2002 Director & Officer Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), hereby awards to you, the
above-named Participant, effective as of the Grant Date set forth above, that number of Performance
Units set forth above (each, a “Performance Unit”, and collectively, the “Performance Units”), on
the terms and conditions set forth in this Performance Unit Award Agreement (this “Agreement”).



     Each Performance Unit provides you an opportunity to earn a cash payment based upon the
achievement of certain performance goals established by the Committee (the “Performance Goals”) for
the three-year period beginning January 1, 2010, and ending December 31, 2012 (the “Performance
Period”). The Performance Goals and the formulas for determining the amounts payable under this
Agreement will be established by the Compensation Committee. The performance metrics utilized in
the Performance Goals will be: revenue growth, operating margin and return on net capital employed.
There will be three levels of performance applicable under the Performance Goals: Entry Level,
Expected Value, and Over Achievement. The Committee may not increase the amount payable under this
Agreement.



     If the Performance Goals are not achieved at the Entry Level of performance and a Change in
Control of the Company has not occurred on or before the last day of the Performance Period, then
the award pursuant to this Agreement shall lapse and be forfeited as of December 31, 2012.



     The Committee’s determination of whether the Performance Goals applicable to this Agreement
are achieved shall be binding upon all persons.



     Any amount payable to you pursuant to this Agreement will be paid to you by the Employer on
March 13, 2013 (the “Scheduled Payment Date”), unless otherwise provided under the Terms and
Conditions. Such payment will be made to you in exchange for the Performance Units and thereafter
you shall have no further rights with respect to such Performance Units or this Agreement.



     If a Change in Control of the Company occurs or your employment with the Company and
Affiliates terminates on or before the last day of the Performance Period, your rights to the
Performance Units and a payment under this Agreement will be determined as provided in the attached
Terms and Conditions of Performance Unit Award Agreements (dated January 19, 2010) (the “Terms and
Conditions”).



 









 





     The Performance Units that are awarded hereby to you shall be subject to the prohibitions and
restrictions set forth herein with respect to the sale or other disposition of such Performance
Units and the obligation to forfeit and surrender such Performance Units.



     The Performance Units and your rights under this Agreement may not be sold, assigned, pledged,
exchanged, hypothecated or otherwise transferred, encumbered or disposed of (other than by will or
the applicable laws of descent and distribution). Any such attempted sale, assignment, pledge,
exchange, hypothecation, transfer, encumbrance or disposition in violation of this Agreement shall
be void and the Company Group shall not be bound thereby.



     Capitalized terms that are not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in
the Plan or the Terms and Conditions.


In accepting the award of Performance Units set forth in this Agreement you accept and agree to be
bound by all the terms and conditions of the Plan, this Agreement and the Terms and Conditions.
The shares of Common Stock (the “shares”) that may be issued under this Plan are
registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under a Registration Statement on
Form S-8. A Prospectus describing the Plan and the shares and the Terms and Conditions can be
found on the Baker Hughes Direct website at www.bakerhughesdirect.com. You may obtain a
copy of the Plan Prospectus by requesting it from the Company.




	 	 	 	 	 
	 	BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED

 	 
	 	
 	 
	 	Chad C. Deaton — Chairman, President and 	 
	 	Chief Executive Officer 	 
	 








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BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED




TERMS AND CONDITIONS

OF

PERFORMANCE UNIT AWARD AGREEMENTS

(January 19, 2010)




     These Terms and Conditions are applicable to a performance unit granted pursuant to the Baker
Hughes Incorporated 2002 Director & Officer Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) and are
incorporated as part of the Performance Unit Agreement setting forth the terms of such performance
unit (the “Agreement”).




	1.	 	CHANGE IN CONTROL/TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT. The following provisions will apply in the
event a Change in Control of the Company occurs, or your employment with the Company and all
Affiliates (collectively, the “Company Group”) terminates, before the last day of the
Performance Period (as that term is defined in the Performance Unit Agreement awarded to you
(the “Agreement”)).






1.1 Termination Generally. If your employment with the Company Group terminates on
or before the last day of the Performance Period for any reason other than one of the
reasons described in Sections 1.2 through 1.5 below, all of your rights in the Agreement,
including all rights to the Performance Units granted to you, will lapse and be completely
forfeited on the date your employment terminates.




1.2 Change in Control. If a Change in Control of the Company occurs on or before
the last day of the Performance Period and your employment with the Company Group does not
terminate before the date the Change in Control of the Company occurs, then the Company will
pay to you in cash an amount determined under the following formula in lieu of any other
amounts under the Agreement:



(1) multiplied by (2) multiplied by (3) divided by (4)





where (1) is $100, (2) is the number of Performance Units that were awarded to you under the
Agreement, (3) is the number of days from (and including) the first day of the Performance
Period to (and including) the day before the date the Change in Control of the Company
occurs, and (4) is the number of days during the Performance Period. Any amount payable to
you pursuant to this Section 1.2 will be paid by the Company to you (a) ten (10) business
days after the date the Change in Control of the Company occurs if the Change in Control of
the Company qualifies as a change in the ownership or effective control of the corporation,
or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the corporation, within the
meaning of section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended and the Department
of Treasury rules and regulations issued thereunder, or (b) on the Scheduled Payment Date if
the Change in Control of the Company does not so qualify. Such payment will be made to you
in exchange for the Performance Units and thereafter you shall have no further rights with
respect to such Performance Units or the Agreement and the Company Group will have no
further obligations to you pursuant to the Performance Units or the Agreement.



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1.3 Disability. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Agreement or these Terms
and Conditions to the contrary, if you become permanently disabled before the last day of
the Performance Period and while in the active employ of one or more members of the Company
Group, then the Employer will pay to you in cash an amount determined under the following
formula in lieu of any other amounts under the Agreement:



(1) multiplied by (2) multiplied by (3) divided by (4)





where (1) is $100, (2) is the number of Performance Units that were awarded to you under the
Agreement, (3) is the number of days from (and including) the first day of the Performance
Period to (and including) the day you become permanently disabled, and (4) is the number of
days during the Performance Period. Any amount payable to you pursuant to this Section 1.3
will be paid by the Company to you ten (10) business days after the date you become
permanently disabled. Such payment will be made to you in exchange for the Performance
Units and thereafter you shall have no further rights with respect to such Performance Units
or the Agreement and the Company Group will have no further obligations to you pursuant to
the Performance Units or the Agreement. For purposes of this Section 1.3, you will be
“permanently disabled” if you (a) are unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity
by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected
to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12
months, or (b) are, by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment
which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period
of not less than 12 months, receiving income replacement benefits for a period of not less
than three (3) months under an accident and health plan covering employees of the Company
Group.




1.4 Death. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Agreement or these Terms and
Conditions to the contrary, if you die before the last day of the Performance Period and
while in the active employ of one or more members of the Company Group, then the Employer
will pay to your estate in cash an amount determined under the following formula in lieu of
any other amounts under the Agreement:



(1) multiplied by (2) multiplied by (3) divided by (4)





where (1) is $100, (2) is the number of Performance Units that were awarded to you under the
Agreement, (3) is the number of days from (and including) the first day of the Performance
Period to (and including) the date of your death, and (4) is the number of days during the
Performance Period. Any amount payable to your estate pursuant to this Section 1.4 will be
paid to your estate by the Employer ten (10) business days after the date of your death.
Such payment will be made in exchange for the Performance Units and thereafter your estate
and heirs, executors, administrators shall have no further rights with respect to such
Performance Units or the Agreement and the Company Group will have no further obligations
pursuant to the Performance Units or the Agreement.




1.5 Retirement. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Agreement or these Terms
and Conditions to the contrary, if your employment with the Company Group terminates as a
result of your Retirement before the last day of the Performance Period, then the number of
Performance Units issued to you under the Agreement shall



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automatically be reduced (without
further action by you and/or the Company) on the date
your employment relationship with the Company Group terminates to that number of Performance
Units determined under the following formula (the “Retirement Adjusted Performance Units”):



(1) multiplied by (2) divided by (3)





where (1) is the number of Performance Units that were originally awarded to you under the
Agreement, (2) is the number of days from (and including) the first day of the Performance
Period to (and including) the day before the date your employment relationship with the
Company Group terminates due to Retirement, and (3) is the number of days during the
Performance Period. The excess of the Performance Units that were originally awarded to you
under the Agreement over the Retirement Adjusted Performance Units shall be immediately
forfeited on the date of the termination of your employment relationship with the Company
Group due to Retirement. Any amount payable to you pursuant to this Section 1.5 will be
paid on the Scheduled Payment Date. For purposes of this Section 1.5, the term “Retirement”
means the voluntary termination of your employment relationship with the Company Group on or
after the date on which the sum of your age and years of service with the Company Group
equals 65.




	2.	 	PROHIBITED ACTIVITY. Notwithstanding any other provision of these Terms and Conditions or
the Agreement, if you engage in a “Prohibited Activity,” as described below, while employed by
one or more members of the Company Group, during the Performance Period or within two years
after the date your employment with the Company Group terminates, then your right to receive
payment under the Agreement, to the extent still outstanding at that time, shall be completely
forfeited. A “Prohibited Activity” shall be deemed to have occurred, as determined by the
Committee in its sole and absolute discretion, if you divulge any non-public, confidential or
proprietary information of the Company or of its past, present or future affiliates
(collectively, the “Baker Hughes Group”), but excluding information that (a) becomes generally
available to the public other than as a result of your public use, disclosure, or fault, or
(b) becomes available to you on a non-confidential basis after your employment termination
date from a source other than a member of the Baker Hughes Group prior to the public use or
disclosure by you, provided that such source is not bound by a confidentiality agreement or
otherwise prohibited from transmitting the information by a contractual, legal or fiduciary
obligation.






	3.	 	TAX WITHHOLDING. To the extent that the receipt of the Performance Units or any payment
pursuant to the Agreement results in income, wages or other compensation to you for any
income, employment or other tax purposes with respect to which the Company has a withholding
obligation, you shall deliver to the Company at the time of such receipt or payment, as the
case may be, such amount of money as the Company may require to meet its obligation under
applicable tax laws or regulations, and, if you fail to do so, the Company is authorized to
withhold from any payment under the Agreement or from any cash or stock remuneration or other
payment then or thereafter payable to you any tax required to be withheld by reason of such
taxable income, wages or compensation.




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	4.  	 	NONTRANSFERABILITY. The Agreement is not transferable by you otherwise than by will or by the
laws of descent and distribution.






	5.  	 	CAPITAL ADJUSTMENTS AND REORGANIZATIONS. The existence of the Performance Units shall not
affect in any way the right or power of the Company to make or authorize any adjustment,
recapitalization, reorganization or other change in its capital structure or its business,
engage in any merger or consolidation, issue any debt or equity securities, dissolve or
liquidate, or sell, lease, exchange or otherwise dispose of all or any part of its assets or
business, or engage in any other corporate act or proceeding.






	6.  	 	PERFORMANCE UNITS DO NOT AWARD ANY RIGHTS OF A SHAREHOLDER. You shall not have the voting
rights or any of the other rights, powers or privileges of a holder of the stock of the
Company with respect to the Performance Units that are awarded hereby.






	7.  	 	EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP. For purposes of the Agreement, you shall be considered to be in the
employment of the Company Group as long as you have an employment relationship with the
Company Group. The Committee shall determine any questions as to whether and when there has
been a termination of such employment relationship, and the cause of such termination, under
the Plan and the Committee’s determination shall be final and binding on all persons.






	8.  	 	NOT AN EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT. The Agreement is not an employment agreement, and no provision
of the Agreement shall be construed or interpreted to create an employment relationship
between you and the Company or any Affiliate or guarantee the right to remain employed by the
Company or any Affiliate for any specified term.






	9.  	 	LIMIT OF LIABILITY. Under no circumstances will the Company or an Affiliate be liable for
any indirect, incidental, consequential or special damages (including lost profits) of any
form incurred by any person, whether or not foreseeable and regardless of the form of the act
in which such a claim may be brought, with respect to the Plan.






	10.	 	EMPLOYER LIABLE FOR PAYMENT. Except as specified in Section 1.2, the legal entity that is a
member of the Company Group and that is classified by the Company Group as your employer (the
“Employer”) is liable for the payment of any amounts that become due under the Agreement.






	11.	 	DATA PRIVACY. The Company’s Human Resources Department in Houston, Texas (U.S.A.)
administers and maintains the data regarding the Plan, the awardees and the performance units
granted to awardees for all employees in the Company Group worldwide.
	 
	 	 	The data administered and maintained by the Company includes information that may be
considered personal data, including the name of the awardee, the award granted and the
number of performance units included in any award (“Employee Personal Data”). From time to
time during the course of your employment in the Company Group, the Company may transfer
certain of your Employee Personal Data to Affiliates as necessary for the purpose of
implementation, administration and management of your participation in the Plan (the
“Purposes”), and the Company and its Affiliates may each further transfer your Employee
Personal Data to any third parties assisting the Company in the




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	 	 	implementation,
administration and management of the Plan (collectively, “Data Recipients”). The countries
to which your Employee Personal Data may be transferred
may have data protection standards that are different than those in your home country and
that offer a level of data protection that is less than that in your home country.
	 
	 	 	In accepting the award of the Performance Units set forth in the Agreement, you hereby
expressly acknowledge that you understand that from time to time during the course of your
employment in the Company Group the Company may transfer your Employee Personal Data to Data
Recipients for the Purposes. You further acknowledge that you understand that the countries
to which your Employee Personal Data may be transferred may have data protection standards
that are different than those in your home country and that offer a level of data protection
that is less than that in your home country.
	 
	 	 	Further, in accepting the award of the Performance Units set forth in the Agreement, you
hereby expressly affirm that you do not object, and you hereby expressly consent, to the
transfer of your Employee Personal Data by the Company to Data Recipients for the Purposes
from time to time during the course of your employment in the Company Group.
	 
	12.	 	MISCELLANEOUS. The Agreement is awarded pursuant to and is subject to all of the provisions
of the Plan, including amendments to the Plan, if any. In the event of a conflict between
these Terms and Conditions and the Plan provisions, the Plan provisions will control. The
terms “you” and “your” refer to the Awardee named in the Agreement. Capitalized terms that
are not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Plan or the
Agreement






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