Houston-based GlobalSantaFe Corporation announced that Global Marine Inc. and Santa Fe International Corporation completed their merger of equals. The ordinary shares of GlobalSantaFe will begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange on November 21, 2001, under the symbol "GSF". Global Marine and Santa Fe International shareholders approved the merger during separate shareholder meetings held earlier today. into 0.665 of an ordinary share of GlobalSantaFe. ordinary shares will trade as GlobalSantaFe ordinary shares. The combined company will have approximately 233 million shares outstanding. "This merger of two great companies creates the world's premier drilling contractor," GlobalSantaFe chairman, Robert E. "Bob" Rose, said.