Current Report

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549

 
FORM 8-K

 
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  June 7, 2011 (June 2, 2011)
 
 
GeoEye, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 
Delaware
001-33015
20-2759725
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

2325 Dulles Corner Boulevard
Herndon, Virginia 20171
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (703) 480-7500
 
21700 Atlantic Blvd.
Dulles, Virginia 20166
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
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Item 5.07    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The annual meeting of the stockholders of GeoEye, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on June 2, 2011. The Company previously filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission the proxy statement and related materials pertaining to this meeting, which describe in detail each of the four proposals submitted to stockholders at the meeting.  The final results for the votes regarding each proposal are set forth below.

Proposal One: Election of Directors.  The nine nominees for the Board of Directors were elected to hold office until the next annual meeting of shareholders and until their successors are elected and qualified with the votes shown:

Nominee
 
Votes For
 
Votes Withheld
 
Broker Non-Votes
James A. Abrahamson
 
18,719,111
 
740,168
 
1,520,999
Joseph M. Ahearn
 
17,174,258
 
2,285,021
 
1,520,999
Martin C. Faga
 
17,173,734
 
2,285,545
 
1,520,999
Michael F. Horn, Sr.
 
18,677,716
 
781,563
 
1,520,999
Lawrence A. Hough
 
19,002,124
 
457,155
 
1,520,999
Roberta E. Lenczowski  
19,065,368
 
 393,911
  1,520,999
Matthew M. O’Connell
 
19,065,505
 
393,774
 
1,520,999
James M. Simon, Jr.
 
16,435,203
 
3,024,076
 
1,520,999
William W. Sprague
 
14,618,600
 
4,840,679
 
1,520,999

Proposal Two: Advisory Vote by Stockholders to Approve the Compensation of the Named Executive Officers.   A proposal relating to a non-binding stockholder advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Named Executive Officers  as described in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis and the accompanying tables in our 2011 proxy statement was approved with the votes shown:

For
 
Against
 
Abstentions
 
Broker Non-Votes
16,506,871
 
2,561,569
 
390,839
 
1,520,999

 
Proposal Three: Advisory Vote on the Frequency of the Advisory Vote to Approve the Compensation of the Named Executive Officers.   A proposal relating to the frequency of the non-binding stockholder advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Named Executive Officers received a majority of the votes cast in favor of a non-binding stockholder advisory vote every 1 YEAR with the votes shown:

1 YEAR
 
2 YEARS
 
3 YEARS
 
Abstentions
    Broker Non-Votes
17,874,260
 
72,110
 
1,505,632
 
7,277
   1,520,999

The option to hold future advisory votes on the compensation of our Named Executive Officers every 1 YEAR received a majority of the votes entitled to vote and present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting. Based on these results, the Company's Board of Directors currently intends to hold an advisory vote on executive compensation every 1 YEAR.

Proposal Four: Ratification of Appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for 2011. A proposal to ratify the selection of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011 was ratified with the votes shown:

For
 
Against
 
Abstentions
  Broker Non-Votes 
20,791,218
 
119,810
 
69,250
   0

 
 
 
 
SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Dated: June 7, 2011
GEOEYE, INC.
     
 
By:
/s/ Joseph F. Greeves
     
   
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer