Company: ACCS
Filing Date: 2025-04-30
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000843006-25-000014
Chunk: 29

Company: ACCESS Newswire Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-30
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 29
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 a material adverse effect on us. Our Compensation Committee believes that the structure of our executive compensation program mitigates risks by avoiding any named executive officer placing undue emphasis on any particular performance metric at the expense of other aspects of our business.

COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REPORT

The Compensation Committee has reviewed and discussed the Compensation Discussion and Analysis with the members of management of the Company and, based on such review and discussions, the Compensation Committee recommended to the Board that the Compensation Discussion and Analysis be included in this Proxy Statement.

The Compensation Committee

Joseph A. Staples (Chairperson)

Wesley T. Pollard

| PROXY STATEMENT | 23 |

| Proposal 2–Ratification of Auditors |

RATIFICATION OF THE SELECTION OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The Audit Committee of the Board has appointed the firm of Cherry Bekaert LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, to audit and report on our financial statements for the year ending December 31, 2025. We have engaged Cherry Bekaert LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm since June 2010. We expect that a representative of Cherry Bekaert LLP will be present at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to answer questions of stockholders and will have the opportunity, if desired, to make a statement.

For the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, Cherry Bekaert LLP, billed us the fees set forth below, including expenses, in connection with services rendered by that firm to us.

|                    |     | Year Ended December 31, |    2024 |     |   |    2023 |
|:-------------------|:----|:------------------------|--------:|:----|:--|--------:|
| Audit fees         |     | $                       | 292,072 |     | $ | 287,302 |
| Audit related fees |     |                         |     --- |     |   |     --- |
| Tax fees           |     |                         |     --- |     |   |     --- |
| All other fees     |     |                         |     --- |     |   |     --- |
| Total fees         |     | $                       | 292,072 |     | $ | 287,302 |

Audit Fees.Audit fees include fees billed for the annual audit of the Company’s financial statements and quarterly reviews for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, and for services normally provided by Cherry