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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| (3) | In addition to the $ 7,500 per quarter paid to all members of the Board beginning on July 1, 2024, this amount includes an additional $1,500 per quarters paid to Mr. Staples for his service as the Chairperson of our Compensation Committee.                                                                                                                                |

| (4) | On July 1, 2024, each non-employee director was granted 3,722 restricted stock units with a vesting date of June 13, 2025. The amounts shown in this column represent the grant date fair value of the awards determined in accordance with ASC 718. Restricted stock units are valued based on the closing price of the Company’s common stock as reported by NYSE American on the date of grant of July 1, 2024, which was $8.06. |
| (5) | Mr. Galleher did not stand for re-election at our 2024 annual meeting of stockholders.  Mr. Galleher had served as a member of our Board for ten years prior to 2024. Pursuant to our amended and restated bylaws, members of our Board are limited to ten year terms with certain limited exceptions.                                                                                                                              |
| (6) | Ms. Beller and Mr. Nowlan resigned from our Board effective June 13, 2024.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| (7) | Prior to July 1, 2024, each member of our Board received $9,000 per quarter for serving on our Board.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| (8) | In addition to the $9,000 per quarter paid to all members of the Board, this amount includes an additional $4,500 per quarter for Mr. Nowlan’s service as the Chairperson of our Board prior to his resignation.                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |

| PROXY STATEMENT | 15 |

| Security Ownership of Beneficial Owners and Management |

The following table sets forth certain information as of April 30, 2025, regarding the beneficial ownership of our common stock by (i) each person or entity who, to our knowledge, beneficially owns more than 5% of our common stock; (ii) each executive officer and named officer; (iii) each director; and (iv) all of our officers and directors as a group. Unless otherwise indicated in the footnotes to the following table, each of the stockholders named in the table has sole voting and investment power with respect to the shares of