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[Member] 4.193 Senior Notes due 2038 of Baker Hughes Holdings LLC and Baker Hughes Co-Obligor, Inc. 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[Member] 5.125 Senior Notes due 2040 of Baker Hughes Holdings LLC and Baker Hughes Co-Obligor, Inc. 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