Annual Shareholders Meeting Has Been Announced

After market close today, AREC filed a Schedule 14A announcing the upcoming annual shareholders meeting, which is scheduled for April 15, 2026, at 9:00 AM Eastern Time, to be held in person at AREC's corporate headquarters in Fishers, Indiana.

There are only two items being voted on:

Proposal 1 - Elect 5 Directors The board has nominated all five current directors for re-election to one-year terms: Mark C. Jensen (Chairman/CEO), Mark J. LaVerghetta (EVP/Director), Courtenay O. Taplin (Independent), D. Joshua Hawes (Independent), and Gerardine G. Botte, Ph.D. (Independent). No new board members, no contested election.

Proposal 2 - Ratify New Auditor The board is asking shareholders to ratify GreenGrowth CPAs as the independent auditor for fiscal year 2026, replacing GBQ Partners LLC, which served in 2024 and 2025. The switch was approved by the Audit Committee on November 21, 2025.

https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1590715/000165495426001991/arec_pre14a.htm