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GeoEye, DigitalGlobe Receive Second Justice Department Requests For Info

Tuesday, September 25th, 2012

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GeoEye and DigitalGlobe [DGI] received requests for additional information from the Justice Department (DoJ) Friday regarding the proposed merger of the two satellite imagery providers. DigitalGlobe said in a statement the request for additional information, also known as a Second Request, is a standard aspect of the regulatory process. DigitalGlobe said the Second Request extends the waiting period under the 1976 Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act, during which the two companies may not close the merger until each have “substantially complied”…

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