Brian R. Balbirnie - 01 Oct 2025 Form 4 Insider Report for ACCESS Newswire Inc. (ACCS)

Role: Chairman, Chief Executive Off., Director, 10%+ Owner
Signature: /s/ Brian R. Balbirnie
Issuer symbol: ACCS
Transactions as of: 01 Oct 2025
Net transactions value: $0
Form type: 4
Filing time: 02 Oct 2025, 16:49:59 UTC
Previous filing: 25 Mar 2024
SEC: View on sec.gov

Reporting Owners (1)

Name	Relationship	Address	Signature	Signature date	CIK
BALBIRNIE BRIAN R	Chairman, Chief Executive Off., Director, 10%+ Owner	C/O ACCESS NEWSWIRE, INC., 1 GLENWOOD AVE, SUITE 1001, RALEIGN	/s/ Brian R. Balbirnie	02 Oct 2025	0001282217

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Underlying Class	Amount	Exercise Price	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	ACCS	Restricted Stock Units	Award	$0	+5,000		$0.000000	5,000	01 Oct 2025	Common Stock	5,000	$0.000000	Direct	F1

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	One third (1/3) of this restricted stock unit grant shall vest (subject to any rounding adjustments) on each of the following dates: (i) October 1, 2026, (ii) October 1, 2027 and (iii) October 1, 2028. In the event of a Change in Control (as defined in the Issuer's 2023 Equity Incentive Plan), the restricted stock units not previously vested shall immediately become vested.