
The merger of ATK’s [ATK] aerospace and defense business with Orbital Sciences [ORB] cleared two low hurdles on Tuesday as the deal moved toward completion early in February.Of the votes cast as separate shareholder meetings, 97 percent of ATK’s shareholders approved the issuance of the company’s common stock to Orbital stockholders in connection with the merger plans while about 99 percent of Orbital shareholders favored the combination. The deal is still expected to conclude on Feb. 9 and Orbital ATK’s…