<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000947871-17-000522.txt : 20170703
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20170703134156
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000947871-17-000522
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	3
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20170703
FILED AS OF DATE:		20170703
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20170703

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Baker Hughes a GE Co
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001701605
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	OIL & GAS FILED MACHINERY & EQUIPMENT [3533]
		IRS NUMBER:				814403168
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		17021 ALDINE WESTFIELD ROAD
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77073
		BUSINESS PHONE:		713-439-8600

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		17021 ALDINE WESTFIELD ROAD
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77073

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	Bear Newco, Inc.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20170321

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			GENERAL ELECTRIC CO
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000040545
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	ELECTRONIC & OTHER ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT (NO COMPUTER EQUIP) [3600]
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NY
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		3
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-38143
		FILM NUMBER:		17945035

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		41 FARNSWORTH STREET
		CITY:			BOSTON
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			02210
		BUSINESS PHONE:		617-443-3000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		41 FARNSWORTH STREET
		CITY:			BOSTON
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			02210
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    <periodOfReport>2017-07-03</periodOfReport>

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    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001701605</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>Baker Hughes a GE Co</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>BHGE</issuerTradingSymbol>
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            <rptOwnerName>GENERAL ELECTRIC CO</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>41 FARNSWORTH STREET</rptOwnerStreet1>
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            <rptOwnerCity>BOSTON</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>MA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>02210</rptOwnerZipCode>
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            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
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            <otherText></otherText>
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    </reportingOwner>

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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Class B Common Stock</value>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
            </securityTitle>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>129889088.15</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
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            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
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        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Class B Common Stock</value>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
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            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>587221633.85</value>
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            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
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                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>See footnote</value>
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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Unit</value>
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                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Class A common stock</value>
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                    <value>129889088.15</value>
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            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
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        <footnote id="F1">Each share of Class B common stock, together with a Common Unit of Baker Hughes, a GE company, LLC (&quot;BHGE LLC&quot;), is convertible into a share of Class A common stock of the Issuer pursuant to the Exchange Agreement, dated as of July 3, 2017, among the Reporting Person, the Issuer and BHGE LLC. As of the date of this report, the Reporting Person beneficially owns more than 10% of the Class A common stock of the Issuer on an as converted basis.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">The Reporting Person holds these securities through wholly-owned subsidiaries.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks>Pursuant to the Stockholders Agreement, dated as of July 3, 2017, between the Reporting Person and the Issuer, the Reporting Person has certain rights to designate, and has designated, directors of the Issuer effective following the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of October 30, 2016, among the Reporting Person, Baker Hughes Incorporated, a Delaware corporation (&quot;BHI&quot;), the Issuer and certain subsidiaries of BHI, as amended by that certain Amendment to Transaction Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of March 27, 2017.</remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Christoph A. Pereira, Vice President, Chief Corporate, Securities and Finance Counsel on behalf of General Electric Company</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2017-07-03</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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