ACCESS Newswire Inc.

We have adopted a code of ethics that applies to our officers, directors and employees, including our principal executive officer and principal accounting officer, which is posted on our website atwww.accessnewswire.com.

Insider Trading Policy

The Company has adopted an insider trading policy that governs the purchase, sale, and/or other transactions of our securities by our directors, officers and employees. The policy is reasonably designed to promote compliance with insider trading laws, rules and regulations, and applicable listing standards. In addition, with regard to the Company’s trading in its own securities, it is the Company’s policy to comply with the federal securities laws and the applicable exchange listing requirements. A copy of the Company’s insider trading policy is filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, which was filed with the SEC on March 25, 2025.

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Pursuant to the Company’s insider trading policy, short sales of Company securities, including any hedging or monetization transactions (such as zero-cost collars and forward sale contracts) are prohibited. This prohibition applies to all employees, officers and directors of the Company.

POLICY FOR THE RECOVERY OF ERRONEOUSLY AWARDED COMPENSATION

As required by the listing standards adopted by NYSE American as a result of SEC rulemaking, our Board adopted a Policy for the Recovery of Erroneously Awarded Compensation. The policy provides that the Company must promptly recover specified incentive-based compensation that is received by our Section 16 officers on or after December 1, 2023, regardless of fault or misconduct, upon specified accounting restatements of the Company’s financial statements that result in such persons receiving an amount that exceeds the amount that otherwise would have been received had it been determined based on the restated amounts, computed without regard to any taxes paid. There are limited exceptions to the recovery required as set forth in the listing standards. Incentive-based compensation is defined as any compensation that is granted, earned, or vested based wholly or in part upon the attainment of a financial reporting measure. There will not be any duplicative recovery by the Company. As specified in the listing standards, the Company cannot insure or indemnify a Section 16 officer for recoveries under this policy.

The recovery period under this policy is three completed fiscal years preceding the earlier of (i) the date our Board, a committee of the Board or any officer of the Company authorized to take such action (if Board action is not required) concludes, or reasonably should have concluded, that an accounting restatement is required or (ii) the date a court, regulator or other legally authorized body directs the Company to prepare an accounting restatement. If applicable, the Company will provide the current or former Section 16 officer with a written notice containing the amount and a demand for repayment or return. If such repayment or return is not made when due, the policy provides that the Company will take all reasonable and appropriate actions to recover such erroneously awarded compensation from such person.