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accession: "0001289945-22-000006"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SPOK"
cik: "0001289945"
company_name: "Spok Holdings, Inc"
filed_at: "2022-02-17T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-27T06:55:49.809090+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Spok hikes dividend 150% to $0.3125/quarter, authorizes $10M buyback, restructures to discontinue Spok Go, cuts 175 jobs

## Summary
- Q4 2021 revenue $34.5M; full-year revenue $142.2M; GAAP net loss $0.86/diluted share Q4; adj. EBITDA loss $3.8M.
- Discontinuing Spok Go, eliminating ~175 positions; pre-tax restructuring charges of $6.4M–$10.2M expected in 2022.
- Dividend raised 150% to $0.3125/share quarterly ($1.25 annual); $10M share repurchase program authorized.
- CEO Vincent Kelly extended through Dec 2024; base salary reduced from $600K to $500K in 2023-2024.
- Strategic alternatives review ongoing; Board open to all options, including Acacia Research offer.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001289945-22-000006
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SPOK
- cik: 0001289945
- company_name: Spok Holdings, Inc
- filed_at: 2022-02-17T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 2.05, 5.02, 7.01, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1289945/000128994522000006/0001289945-22-000006-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1289945/000128994522000006/spok-20220216.htm

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