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accession: "0000843006-25-000030"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ACCS"
cik: "0000843006"
company_name: "ACCESS Newswire Inc."
filed_at: "2025-06-17T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-19T05:44:02.512235+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.1
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confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Stockholders elect four directors and ratify Cherry Bekaert as auditor at 2025 annual meeting

## Summary
- All four director nominees elected: Balbirnie (2,434,935 for), Pollard (2,565,564), Rein (2,517,629), Staples (2,565,564).
- Ratification of Cherry Bekaert LLP as independent auditor for FY2025: 3,334,969 for, 48 against, 1,020 abstain.
- Quorum of 3,336,037 shares (86.7% of 3,847,743 entitled shares) represented at the meeting.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000843006-25-000030
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ACCS
- cik: 0000843006
- company_name: ACCESS Newswire Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-06-17T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.1
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/843006/000084300625000030/0000843006-25-000030-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/843006/000084300625000030/accs_8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000843006-25-000030.txt

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