hergerr,"But say you own 49% of the shares of company B your...

hergerr,

"But say you own 49% of the shares of company B your example - wouldn't you feel jipped"

I guess you would feel jipped. But that is the way of corporate life. It is also the reason why most takeovers of companies usually stipulate that they receive a minimum acceptance of 50.1% of the company. By getting 50.1% a company will get control of the board and is guaranteed to retain that control as the most an alternative shareholder can accumulate is 49.9%.

Regards

SP