GEOEYE, INC. and Mellon Investor Services LLC as Rights Agent Rights Agreement Dated as of June 8, 2011Rights Agreement • June 10th, 2011 • GeoEye, Inc. • Communications services, nec • Delaware
Any person who desires to effect an acquisition of Common Stock that would, if consummated, result in such person beneficially owning 19.99% or more of the then outstanding Common Stock or any Existing Holder who desires to effect an acquisition of additional Common Stock may, prior to acquiring the Common Stock, request that the Board of Directors grant an exemption covering the proposed acquisition. Any exemption granted by the Board of Directors (or a committee thereof) may be granted in whole or in part, and may be subject to limitations or conditions the Board of Directors (or a committee thereof) determines necessary or desirable to provide for the protection of the Company’s stockholders. The exemption request must include (i) the name and address of the requesting person, (ii) the number and percentage of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the requesting person and (iii) a reasonably detailed description of the transaction by which the requesting person would propose
