UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): ~~May~~June 13, 2025

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ACCESS Newswire Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		1-10185		26-1331503
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

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Delaware	1-10185	26-1331503
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission	(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)

One Glenwood Drive, Suite 1001, Raleigh, NC 27603

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (919) 481-4000

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by checkmark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.001	ACCS	NYSE American

Item 25.0207. —Submission ~~Results~~ of ~~Operations~~Matters ~~and~~to ~~Financial~~a ~~Condition~~Vote of Security Holders.

On ~~May~~June 13, 2025, ACCESS Newswire Inc. (the “Company”) ~~issued~~held its 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, there were 3,336,037 shares of common stock represented in person or by proxy of the 3,847,743 shares of common stock entitled to be cast, constituting a ~~press~~quorum. ~~release~~The ~~reporting~~Company's stockholders approved the two proposals listed below, which proposals are described in detail in the Company’'s ~~results~~definitive proxy statement for the ~~quarter~~Annual ~~ended~~Meeting ~~March~~filed 31with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 30, 2025. The ~~press~~final ~~release~~votes ison ~~attached~~the asproposals ~~Exhibit~~presented ~~99.1~~at ~~hereto~~the ~~and~~Annual isMeeting ~~incorporated~~are ~~herein~~as ~~by reference.~~follows:

~~The~~PROPOSAL ~~information in Item 2.02 of this report, including the press release attached as Exhibit 99.~~1,: isTO ~~furnished~~ELECT ~~and~~FOUR ~~shall~~(4) ~~not~~DIRECTORS beTO ~~deemed~~SERVE toUNTIL beTHE ~~“filed”~~NEXT ~~for~~ANNUAL ~~purposes~~MEETING ofOR ~~Section~~UNTIL 18THEIR ofSUCCESSORS ~~the~~ARE ~~Securities~~DULY ~~Exchange~~ELECTED ~~Act~~AND ~~of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section~~QUALIFIED. ~~Furthermore, such information shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into the filings of the registrant under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.~~

Item 9.01 — Financial Statements and Exhibits

	Votes For		Votes Against		Broker Non-Votes
Brian R. Balbirnie		2,434,935		108,337		792,765
Wesley T. Pollard		2,565,564		7,708		792,765
Graeme P. Rein		2,517,629		25,643		792,765
Joseph A. Staples		2,565,564		7,708		792,765

~~(d)~~PROPOSAL ~~Exhibits~~2: TO RATIFY THE APPOINTMENT BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF CHERRY BEKAERT LLP AS THE COMPANY’S INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2025.

Exhibit No.	Description
	Votes For		Votes Against		Votes Abstaining
99.1	Press Release issued by the Company on May 13, 2025.
		3,334,969		48		1,020

2Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

~~SIGNATURES~~(d) Exhibits

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.

Exhibit No.		Description

104		Cover page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

	ACCESS Newswire Inc.
Date: May 13, 2025	By:	/s/ Brian R. Balbirnie
		Brian R. Balbirnie
		Chief Executive Officer

3SIGNATURES

~~EXHIBIT~~Pursuant ~~INDEX~~to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.

Exhibit No.		Description
	ACCESS Newswire Inc.
99.1		Press Release issued by the Company on May 13, 2025.
Date: June 17, 2025	By:	/s/ Brian R. Balbirnie
		Brian R. BalbirnieChief Executive Officer

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