BAKER <BKO>, HUGHES TOOL <HT> SIGN U.S. DECREE
Baker International Corp and
Hughes Tool Co said they signed a consent decree with the U.S.
department of justice, resolving the department's objections to
their merger.
    The companies also said the signing cleared the way for
their merger completed today. In the decree, Baker agreed to
sell certain rock bit and electric submersible pump assets to
resolve the Department's complaints.
    The new company will be called Baker Hughes Inc. On monday,
April 6, it will begin trading under the symbol <BHI>, they
said.
 Reuter
