Approval of what? The company can request a name change / ticker change / share structure change at any time. The merger is done already. They submit the paperwork, and it may take 30 days to take effect (if they request a ticker that is not used already).
These new people have never run a publicly traded company, so they may not understand all the details, or care how fast things happen. They did not buy the company for your benefit.
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