By Thomas Gryta

General Electric Co. said it plans to sell up to 20% of its majority holding in oil services company Baker Hughes, providing around $4 billion in cash for the struggling conglomerate.

GE will sell up to 101 million shares in a secondary offering to the market and Baker Hughes has agreed to repurchase about 65 million shares from its controlling shareholder.

Based on Monday's closing price of $23.64, the sales would raise roughly $4 billion for GE.

GE had been prevented from selling its stake in Baker Hughes until July 2019 as part of the agreement that formed the company, when GE combined its oil and gas business with Baker Hughes. GE said it plans to maintain a stake above 50% in Baker Hughes after the transaction.

Write to Thomas Gryta at thomas.gryta@wsj.com

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

November 13, 2018 08:13 ET (13:13 GMT)

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