secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     ACCESS Newswire Inc. (ACCS)
CIK:        0000843006
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2022-11-03T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001654954-22-014685
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.85
Item codes: 1.01, 2.01, 2.03, 3.02, 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Issuer Direct acquires Newswire for $43.9M; revenue guidance up >80%
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- Total consideration of $43.9M: $18M cash, $22M secured note (6% due Nov 2023), and 180,181 shares (~$3.9M).
- Press release distribution revenue increases 100%; combined customer base almost doubles.
- Communications segment revenue projected to increase by over 80%; acquisition accretive to earnings in first full quarter.
- Secured note matures Nov 8, 2023, guaranteed 6% interest even if prepaid; 4-year non-compete from seller.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/843006/000165495422014685/0001654954-22-014685-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/843006/000165495422014685/isdr_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001654954-22-014685

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