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The NGA's ClearView contracts require GeoEye to complete a variety of
specific imagery collections supporting many NGA requirements., GeoEye is the world 's largest commercial
satellite imagery company, delivering the highest-quality, most accurate
imagery and products to better map, measure, monitor and manage the world.
GeoEye was formed as a result of ORBIMAGE's acquisition of Space Imaging in
January 2006.
Its products are the cornerstone of the remote-sensing industry enabling a
wide array of applications for national security and defense , mapping, local
government planning, and natural resources and environmental monitoring.

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About GeoEye
Headquartered in Dulles, Va. Warren, Vice President,
General Counsel and Secretary, at 703-480-5672.

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These factors include, but are not limited to: the
effect of interest rate and currency exchange fluctuations; competition in the
financial services market for both deposits and loans; East West Bancorp's
ability to efficiently incorporate acquisitions into its operations; the
ability of East West Bancorp and its subsidiaries to increase its customer
base; the effect of regulatory and legislative action, including California
tax legislation and an announcement by the state's Franchise Tax Board
regarding the taxation of Registered Investment Companies; and regional and
general economic conditions. Actual results and performance in future periods
may be materially different from any future results or performance suggested
by the forward -looking statements in this release. East West Bancorp
expressly disclaims any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking
statements found herein to reflect any changes in East West Bank's
expectations of results or any change in event. The imagery is
processed at GeoEye's image processing centers located in Dulles, Virginia;
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Safe Harbor Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995
This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of
Section 27A of the Securities Act and Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.

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GeoEye Receives Additional Awards Totaling $13 Million From the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

, GeoEye, the world's
largest satellite remote-sensing imaging company (OTC: ORBM), announced today
its ClearView contracts for map-accurate imagery and services with the
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) have increased in value by an
additional $13 million. O'Connell,
president and chief executive officer of GeoEye. For
more information, visit http://www.sec.

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East West Bancorp Closes United National Bank Acquisition

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION AT THE COMPANY:
Julia Gouw
Chief Financial Officer
(626) 583-3512

The latest increases are in addition to the
$36 million awarded to the company in January 2006, bringing the value for
GeoEye's ClearView contracts to $49 million in 2006. "The NGA has been an
excellent customer and we are committed to meeting all of their expectations ."
GeoEye is currently building its next-generation commercial satellite
imaging system, GeoEye -1, which will have a ground resolution of . A copy of all SEC filings may be obtained from the SEC 's EDGAR
web site, http://www.

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(Logo: http://www. Louis, Missouri; and Thornton, Colorado for delivery to NGA. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and
uncertainties .

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Launch is slated for early 2007.

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These most recent
increases represent additional imagery to be collected by the company's IKONOS
and OrbView-3 high-resolution earth-imaging satellites.41 -meter.geoeye.

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Such forward-looking
statements speak only as of the date of this release . The company is the premier provider of geospatial data,
information and value-added products for the national security community,
strategic partners, resellers and commercial customers. ORBIMAGE 's actual financial and operational results could
differ materially from those anticipated.

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SAN MARINO, Calif. (Nasdaq: EWBC), parent company of East West Bank, one of the nation's
premier community banks, has completed the acquisition of United National
Bank, a $948 million asset commercial bank headquartered in San Management's Discussion
and Analysis of Consolidated Financial Condition and Results of Operations),
and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission are incorporated
herein by reference.

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"High-resolution, map-accurate commercial imagery plays a major role in
developing up-to-date maps and geospatial information supporting disaster
relief, military planning and operations," said Matthew M. GeoEye operates a
constellation of three Earth imaging satellites -- OrbView-2, OrbView-3 and
IKONOS -- and possesses an international network of more than a dozen regional
ground stations, a robust image archive, and advanced geospatial imagery
processing capabilities that are unmatched in the satellite imagery industry.com. Additional information regarding
these risk factors and uncertainties is described more fully in the Company's
SEC filings.

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