---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001654954-23-002382"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ACCS"
cik: "0000843006"
company_name: "ACCESS Newswire Inc."
filed_at: "2023-03-03T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-18T13:54:35.962695+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Director William Everett not to stand for reelection at Issuer Direct's 2023 Annual Meeting

## Summary
- William Everett notified Board on Feb 28, 2023, he will not seek reelection as director at the 2023 Annual Meeting.
- Everett will continue as Chairman of the Board and Audit Committee member until his term ends at the 2023 Annual Meeting.
- Decision was not due to any disagreement with the Company on operations, policies, or practices.
- Exhibit 17.1 includes Everett's letter regarding his decision.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001654954-23-002382
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ACCS
- cik: 0000843006
- company_name: ACCESS Newswire Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-03-03T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/843006/000165495423002382/0001654954-23-002382-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/843006/000165495423002382/isdr_8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001654954-23-002382.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  William Everett departed as Director at ACCESS Newswire Inc..
  - Action: not to stand for reelection
  - Role: Director
  source text: On February 28, 2023, William Everett, a director of Issuer Direct Corporation (the “Company”), notified the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) of his decision not to stand for reelection as a director nominee at the Company’s 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “2023 Annual Meeting”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/843006/000165495423002382/0001654954-23-002382-index.htm

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