08:04 AM EDT, 03/25/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Digital World Acquisition ( DWAC ) shares rose more than 4% in Monday's premarket activity after shareholders approved the merger of the blank-check company with Donald Trump's social media start-up, Trump Media and Technology Group.

A statement from Digital World said "the vast majority of the votes cast" approved the deal.

After the business combination, the Trump-founded media company will continue as the surviving corporation and begin trading on the Nasdaq stock market under the ticker symbols DJT and DJTWW.

Price: 38.62, Change: +1.68, Percent Change: +4.55