Two Security Services, A-To-Z Security and Secure-Safe Security, Propose to Merge

question 56

Essay

Two security services, A-to-Z Security and Secure-Safe Security, propose to merge. Each corporation has fewer than 10 shareholders. The proposed merger receives majority shareholder approval. Roberto, a minority shareholder who owns 10% of the stock in Secure-Safe Security, however, is very much opposed to the merger. He tells the other Secure-Safe shareholders that unless they convince him otherwise, he will block the merger. What are Roberto's rights as a dissenting shareholder, and does he have the power to block the merger?

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Definitions:

Plasma Membrane

The lipid bilayer membrane that encloses the cytoplasm of a cell, controlling the movement of substances in and out of the cell.

Polarity

The condition of having distinct and opposite ends or poles, often relating to molecule orientation or cell differentiation.

Sarcomere

The fundamental unit of striated muscle tissue, responsible for muscle contraction, defined by the area between two Z lines.

Contracted Sarcomere

A sarcomere that has shortened in length, due to the sliding of actin and myosin filaments, leading to muscle contraction.