Company: ACCS
Filing Date: 2025-04-30
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000843006-25-000014
Chunk: 28

Company: ACCESS Newswire Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-30
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 28
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 “Summary Compensation Table Total for PEO” are the amounts of total compensation reported for Mr. Balbirnie in the “Total” column of the Summary Compensation Table (“SCT”) for each applicable year.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| (2) | The dollar amounts reported for Mr. Balbirnie under “Compensation Actually Paid” represent the amount of “compensation actually paid” to Mr. Balbirnie, as computed in accordance with Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K in each applicable year. Adjustments made to the PEO’s total compensation for each year to determine the compensation actually paid predominately represent the fair value of equity compensation granted during the covered fiscal year as reported in the Summary Compensation Table, if any, and other immaterial perquisites provided.                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| (3) | The dollar amounts reported under “Average Summary Compensation Total for non-PEO Named Executive Officers” represent the average of the amounts reported for our NEOs (excluding any individual serving as our CEO for such year) in the “Total” column of the Summary Compensation Table in each applicable year.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| (4) | The dollar amounts reported under “Average Compensation Actually Paid for non-PEO Named Executive Officers” represent average amount of “compensation actually paid” to the NEOs as a group (excluding the CEO), as computed in accordance with Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K in each applicable year. Adjustments made to the NEO’s total compensation for each year to determine the compensation actually paid include deducting the amounts that were set forth for that year in the SCT’s “Stock Awards” and “Option Awards”, adding the fair value of any stock or option awards which vested during the applicable year and adding or subtracting the change in fair value of any unvested stock or option awards which were granted in previous years. the |
| (5) | Total stockholder return (“TSR”) is calculated assuming a fixed investment of $100, including the reinvestment of dividends (as applicable) measured from the market close on December 31, 2021 through and including the end of the fiscal year for each year reported on the table.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |

| PROXY STATEMENT | 22 |

RISK CONSIDERATIONS IN OUR COMPENSATION PROGRAMS

Our Compensation Committee believes that risks arising from our policies and practices for compensating employees are not reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on us and do not encourage risk taking that is reasonably likely to have