Motorola Mobility StockHolders Approve Final Agreement for Google Buyout

[dgstorm]

It looks like the Motorola buyout by Google is almost a full done deal. There was a 99% consensus from the shareholders to move this deal forward for finalization, which would be approval by the Federal Government. I must ask... since the shareholders stand to make a lot of money from this acquisition, who in their right mind would be in the 1% to say no to this deal?

I guess maybe Beavis and Butthead were shareholders...

Here's the full press release:

Motorola Mobility Stockholders Approve Merger with Google

Nov. 17, 2011

LIBERTYVILLE, Ill. – Nov. 17, 2011 – Motorola Mobility Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: MMI) ("Motorola Mobility") today announced that at the Company's Special Meeting of Stockholders held today, stockholders voted overwhelmingly to approve the proposed merger with Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) ("Google").

Approximately 99 percent of the shares voting at today's Special Meeting of Stockholders voted in favor of the adoption of the merger agreement, which represented approximately 74 percent of Motorola Mobility's total outstanding shares of common stock as of the October 11, 2011 record date for the Special Meeting.

Sanjay Jha, chairman and CEO of Motorola Mobility, said, "We are pleased and gratified by the strong support we have received from our stockholders, with more than 99 percent of the voting shares voting in support of the transaction. We look forward to working with Google to realize the significant value this combination will bring to our stockholders and all the new opportunities it will provide our dedicated employees, customers, and partners."

As previously announced on August 15, 2011, Motorola Mobility and Google entered into a definitive agreement for Google to acquire Motorola Mobility for $40.00 per share in cash, or a total of approximately $12.5 billion. The Company previously disclosed that it expected the merger to close by the end of 2011 or early 2012. While the Company continues to work to complete the transaction as expeditiously as possible, given the schedule of regulatory filings, it currently believes that the close is expected to occur in early 2012. It is important to note however, that the merger is subject to various closing conditions, and it is possible that the failure to timely meet such conditions or other factors outside of the Company's control could delay or prevent the Company from completing the merger altogether.

Source: Engadget

 

[Shadez]

Definitely good news!

 

[tjk629]

I think someone had to oppose it. You know be the rebel of the group.

It's like with dental stuff. 4/5 Dentist approve.

 

[NoBloatware]

If people had voted no, Google would need to raise its offer so I'm not sure that the 99% were so smart.

 

[mikedomo]

Is great for the industry

Because Microsoft and Apple together do bad things with the software and design patents versus the anothers companies like HTC, Samsung, Sony, Motorola, etc who use Android platform. Google with motorola s patents will secure android with that type of policy from Redmond and Cupertino.