Company: ACCS
Filing Date: 2025-04-30
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000843006-25-000014
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Company: ACCESS Newswire Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-30
Form: DEF 14A
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 Bekaert LLP in connection with routine statutory and regulatory filings or engagements.

Audit-Related Fees. Audit-related fees include fees billed for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the annual audit or reviews of the Company’s financial statements and are not reported under “Audit Fees.” During our fiscal years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, there were no such fees billed by Cherry Bekaert LLP.

Tax Fees.Tax fees include fees for professional services for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning for the tax years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023. During our fiscal years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, no such fees were billed by Cherry Bekaert LLP.

All Other Fees. All other fees include fees for products and services other than those described above. During our fiscal years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, there were no such fees billed by Cherry Bekaert LLP.

The Audit Committee of the Board has considered whether the provision of services described above under “Audit-related fees” and “Other fees” is compatible with maintaining the independence of Cherry Bekaert LLP and has concluded that it is compatible.

RATIFICATION OF SELECTION OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

The Audit Committee is directly responsible for the appointment, compensation, retention and oversight of the independent registered accounting firm retained to audit our financial statements. The Audit Committee has appointed Cherry Bekaert LLP as our independent external auditor for the year ending December 31, 2025. Cherry Bekaert LLP has served as our independent registered accounting firm continuously since June 2010. The Audit Committee is responsible for the audit fee negotiations associated with the retention of Cherry Bekaert LLP. In order to assure continuing auditor independence, the Audit Committee periodically considers whether there should be a regular rotation of the independent registered accounting firm. The members of the Audit Committee and the Board believe that the continued retention of Cherry Bekaert LLP to serve as our independent external auditor is in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders.

Stockholder ratification of the selection of Cherry Bekaert LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm is not required but is being presented as a matter of good corporate practice. Notwithstanding stockholder ratification of the appointment of the independent registered public accounting firm, the Audit Committee, in its discretion, may direct the appointment of a new independent registered public accounting firm if the Audit Committee believes that such a change would be in our best