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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001654954-22-008213"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ACCS"
cik: "0000843006"
company_name: "ACCESS Newswire Inc."
filed_at: "2022-06-10T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-25T02:59:00.212385+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.1
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Issuer Direct stockholders elect six directors and ratify Cherry Bekaert as auditor at 2022 annual meeting

## Summary
- All six director nominees elected: Balbirnie, Everett, Galleher, Lazear, Nowlan, Rein – each received >1.5M votes for.
- Ratification of Cherry Bekaert as independent auditor approved with 2,054,163 for, 194,221 against, 401 abstain.
- Quorum of 2,248,785 shares (59.3% of outstanding) represented at the meeting.
- No other proposals or material items were presented.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001654954-22-008213
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ACCS
- cik: 0000843006
- company_name: ACCESS Newswire Inc.
- filed_at: 2022-06-10T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.1
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/843006/000165495422008213/0001654954-22-008213-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/843006/000165495422008213/isdr_8k.htm

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