Shareholders approve the proposed $44 billion sale of the company to billionaire

Musk reiterated his desire to move forward with the acquisition last week during a virtual meeting with Twitter employees

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Shares of Twitter Inc. were essentially flat just before the opening bell Tuesday and far short of the $54.20 per share that Musk has offered to pay for each

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The company’s stock last reached that level on April 5 when it offered Musk a seat on the board before he had offered to buy all of Twitter

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On Tuesday at the Qatar Economic Forum in an interview with Bloomberg, Musk listed the approval of the deal

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In a filing with the SEC detailing on Tuesday detailing a letter to investors, Twitter’s board of directors

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unanimously recommends that you vote (for) the adoption of the merger agreement

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If the deal were to close now, investors in the company would pocket a profit of $15.22 for each share they own

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