Simonelli Lorenzo 4
4 · Baker Hughes Co · Filed Mar 10, 2026
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Baker Hughes (BKR) CEO Lorenzo Simonelli Receives Award; Sells Shares for Taxes
What Happened
- Lorenzo Simonelli, Chairman, President and CEO of Baker Hughes (BKR), received 459,826 shares on March 8, 2026 as the settlement of performance share units (PSUs) awarded in 2023.
- To cover the tax liability on the award, 180,942 of those shares were disposed (withheld/sold) at $60.10 per share for proceeds of $10,874,614. Net shares delivered to Simonelli were 278,884 (459,826 awarded minus 180,942 withheld). This was an award settlement rather than an open‑market purchase or an investment sale.
Key Details
- Transaction date(s): March 8, 2026; Form 4 filed March 10, 2026.
- Award: 459,826 shares acquired at $0.00 (code A).
- Tax withholding/disposition: 180,942 shares disposed at $60.10 for $10,874,614 (code F).
- Net shares retained from the settlement: 278,884.
- Footnote: The shares represent PSUs granted in 2023 for the three‑year performance period ending December 31, 2025, as approved by the Human Capital and Compensation Committee on March 8, 2026.
- Shares owned after the transaction: not specified in the provided filing.
- No indication in the filing that this was a late report.
Context
- This was a routine equity award settlement (PSUs vesting) with shares withheld/sold to satisfy tax withholding — a common administrative step and not a market directional trade. The disposition code F denotes tax withholding rather than a voluntary sale for investment reasons.
Insider Transaction Report
Form 4
Simonelli Lorenzo
DirectorChairman, President and CEO
Transactions
- Award
Class A Common Stock
[F1]2026-03-08+459,826→ 1,132,636 total - Tax Payment
Class A Common Stock
2026-03-08$60.10/sh−180,942$10,874,614→ 951,694 total
Footnotes (1)
- [F1]Represents shares earned for the performance share units (PSUs) granted in 2023 for the three-year performance period ending December 31, 2025 as approved by the Human Capital and Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors on March 8, 2026.
Signature
/s/ Fernando Contreras, Attorney-in-fact|2026-03-10