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# Bonuses for majority and minority shareholders.

Each player counts his or her stock in the acquired chain.

The player with the largest number of shares is the " majority " shareholder, and the player with the second-largest number of shares is the " minority " shareholder.

If two players tie for majority, they will share both shareholder bonuses.

If two players tie for minority, they will share the minority shareholder bonus. Suppose Festival is the chain being acquired.

Alex owns 10 shares, Betty owns 8, and Carla owns 6.

Alex is the majority shareholder, and Betty is the minority shareholder. Suppose now that Worldwide is the chain being acquired.

Alex owns 8 shares, Betty owns 8 shares, and Carla owns 7.

Alex and Betty would share the majority and minority bonuses, and Carla would get no bonus.

If instead Betty and Carla both owned 7 shares, then Alex would keep the majority bonus for herself, while Betty and Carla would split the minority bonus.