secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Spok Holdings, Inc (SPOK)
CIK:        0001289945
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2021-09-03T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001104659-21-112921
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 1.01, 3.03, 5.03, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Spok announces strategic alternatives review; adopts limited-duration shareholder rights plan
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- Board initiated strategic review after receiving multiple private expressions of interest to acquire the company.
- Acacia Research/Starboard Value accumulated >5% of SPOK stock; Board invited them to participate equally.
- Adopted limited-duration poison pill effective immediately; triggers at 10% (20% passive) ownership, expires Aug 31, 2022.
- Rights plan includes shareholder-friendly feature: allows special meeting to exempt a qualifying offer.
- No assurance that review will result in a sale or transaction.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1289945/000110465921112921/0001104659-21-112921-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1289945/000110465921112921/tm2126921d1_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-21-112921

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