BUZZ-Trump Media & Technology surges ahead of debut after SPAC merger

Reuters03-26

** Trump Media & Technology Group's (TMTG) shares up 20% at $59.63 premarket, ahead of debut after merger with blank check firm Digital World Acquisition on Monday

** Warrants of TMTG to begin trading with ticker "DJTWW"

** TMTG owns social media platform Truth Social and is backed by former U.S. president Donald Trump

** Trump to own between 58.1% and 69.4% of TMTG, valued at about $3.3 bln - a lifeline as he grapples with financial fallout from numerous legal cases against him

** In February, Digital World said Trump may divest his stake in Truth Social and cease involvement with management based on how his bid for president progresses

** Shares of software developer Phunware , which was hired by Trump's 2020 presidential re-election campaign to build a phone app, up 2.9% at $10.31

** Video-sharing platform Rumble , popular with conservatives, adds 2% at $7.5 in choppy early trading

** Up to last close, DWAC had nearly tripped in value YTD, as Trump tightens his grip on the Republican nomination for president

(Reporting by Johann M Cherian in Bengaluru)

((johann.mcherian@thomsonreuters.com;))

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