DGI Digitalglobe, (delisted)

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 10, 2017

Registration No. 333-214236

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO FORM S-3 REGISTRATION STATEMENT NO. 333-214236

UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

DigitalGlobe, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

1300 W. 120 th  Avenue

Westminster, Colorado 80234

(303) 684-4000

(Address, including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Registrant’s Principal Executive

Offices)

Michelle Kley

Secretary

DigitalGlobe, Inc.

1300 W. 120 th  Avenue

Westminster, Colorado 80234

(303) 684-4000

(Name, Address, including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, including Area Code, of Agent for Service)

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public : Not applicable.

If the only securities being registered on this Form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box:   o

If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the following box:   o

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company:

DEREGISTRATION OF UNSOLD SECURITIES

This Post-Effective Amendment is being filed to deregister unsold securities of DigitalGlobe, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Registrant ”) that were registered on the following Registration Statement on Form S-3 (the “ Registration Statement ”) filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ Commission ”):

·                   Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-214236), filed with the Commission on October 25, 2016, pertaining to the registration of an unspecified number of shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share, depositary shares, debt securities, warrants, rights and units of the Registrant.

On October 5, 2017, pursuant to that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “ Merger Agreement ”), dated as of February 24, 2017, by and among the Registrant, Maxar Technologies Ltd. (“ Parent ”), Maxar Technologies Holdings Inc. and Merlin Merger Sub, Inc. (“ Merger Sub ”), Merger Sub merged with and into the Registrant (the “ Merger ”), with the Registrant surviving the Merger as an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Parent.

In connection with the Merger, the Registrant has terminated all offerings of its securities pursuant to the Registration Statement. Accordingly, the Registrant hereby terminates the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and, in accordance with undertakings contained in the Registration Statement to remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities that had been registered but remained unsold at the termination of the offering, removes from registration any and all securities of the Registrant registered but unsold under the Registration Statement as of the date hereof.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statement described above to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Westminster, State of Colorado, on October 10, 2017.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

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