Well, the deal was approved by a majority of Longford's shareholders: http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/1183707/longford-energy-inc-shareholders-approve-urthecast

Well, the deal was approved by a majority of Longford's shareholders: http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/1183707/longford-energy-inc-shareholders-approve-urthecast-transaction http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/1183707/longford-energy-inc-... Also, as Longford was a publicly-traded company, so shareholders could simply sell their shares on the open market if they didn't like the plan.