
                                              Exhibit A
Press Release
Contact:
Gary R. Flaharty (713) 439-8039      Baker Hughes Incorporated
gary.flaharty@bakerhughes.com        P. O. Box 4740
                                     Houston, Texas 77210-4740

               BAKER HUGHES CHANGES FISCAL YEAR-END

September 8, 1998.  Houston, Texas - Baker Hughes Incorporated 
(BHI - NYSE, PCX, EBS) announced today the change of its fiscal 
year-end from September 30 to a calendar year-end of December 31.

Due to the change of its fiscal year-end, the 1999 Annual Meeting 
of Stockholders of the Company will be held on April 28, 1999.

Pursuant to the Company's Bylaws, the time period for receipt by 
the Secretary of the Company of any shareholder proposals in 
connection with the Annual Meeting has been extended until, and 
will expire on, September 18, 1998.

Baker Hughes is a leading supplier of reservoir-centered 
products, services and systems to the worldwide oil and gas 
industry and is a leading supplier of separation technologies to 
the worldwide process industries.

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                  NOT INTENDED FOR BENEFICIAL HOLDERS.


