Shareholders Approve DigitalGlobe-GeoEye Merger

摘要

Shareholders of imaging satellite operators GeoEye and DigitalGlobe have approved the merger of the companies in a transaction that would create a single major provider of commercial satellite imagery to the U.S. Department of Defense, the companies announced Dec. 3.rnHerndon, Va.-based GeoEye and Boulder, Colo.-based DigitalGlobe announced their plans to merge in July, putting to rest months of speculation and jockeying driven by a significant projected drop in the U.S. government's commercial satellite imagery purchasing budget. Both companies operate multiple imaging satellites and are developing more-capable craft and ground infrastructure under contracts with the U.S. National Geospatial-Intel-ligence Agency (NGA).