Disney Completes Lucasfilm Acquisition

Continuing its strategy of delivering exceptional creative content to audiences around the world, Robert A. Iger, President and Chief Executive Officer of The Walt Disney Company

announced today that Disney has completed its acquisition of Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC. “We're thrilled to welcome Lucasfilm to the Disney family,” said Iger. “Star Wars is one of the greatest family entertainment franchises of all time and this transaction combines that world class content with Disney's unique and unparalleled creativity across multiple platforms, businesses, and markets, which we believe will generate growth as well as significant long-term value.” Under the terms of the merger agreement, at closing Disney issued 37,076,679