Spok Holdings Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Spok Holdings' CEO is Vince Kelly, appointed in Nov 2004, has a tenure of 19.42 years. total yearly compensation is $2.24M, comprised of 26.8% salary and 73.2% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 1.22% of the company’s shares, worth €3.66M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 4.6 years and 5 years respectively.

Key information

Vince Kelly

Chief executive officer

US$2.2m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage	26.8%
CEO tenure	19.4yrs
CEO ownership	1.2%
Management average tenure	4.6yrs
Board average tenure	5yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Vince Kelly's remuneration changed compared to Spok Holdings's earnings?
Date	Total Compensation	Salary	Company Earnings
Dec 31 2023	n/a	n/a	US$16m
Sep 30 2023	n/a	n/a	US$37m
Jun 30 2023	n/a	n/a	US$35m
Mar 31 2023	n/a	n/a	US$32m
Dec 31 2022	US$2m	US$600k	US$22m
Sep 30 2022	n/a	n/a	-US$19m
Jun 30 2022	n/a	n/a	-US$24m
Mar 31 2022	n/a	n/a	-US$27m
Dec 31 2021	US$2m	US$567k	-US$22m
Sep 30 2021	n/a	n/a	-US$52m
Jun 30 2021	n/a	n/a	-US$46m
Mar 31 2021	n/a	n/a	-US$42m
Dec 31 2020	US$2m	US$554k	-US$44m
Sep 30 2020	n/a	n/a	-US$7m
Jun 30 2020	n/a	n/a	-US$12m
Mar 31 2020	n/a	n/a	-US$16m
Dec 31 2019	US$2m	US$600k	-US$11m
Sep 30 2019	n/a	n/a	-US$1m
Jun 30 2019	n/a	n/a	-US$580k
Mar 31 2019	n/a	n/a	-US$1m
Dec 31 2018	US$3m	US$600k	-US$1m
Sep 30 2018	n/a	n/a	-US$23m
Jun 30 2018	n/a	n/a	-US$18m
Mar 31 2018	n/a	n/a	-US$16m
Dec 31 2017	US$3m	US$600k	-US$15m

Compensation vs Market: Vince's total compensation ($USD2.24M) is above average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD1.02M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Vince's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.

CEO

Vince Kelly (63 yo)

19.4yrs

Tenure

US$2,241,962

Compensation

Mr. Vincent D. Kelly serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Spok, Inc. & served as its President until August, 2022. Mr. Kelly has been involved with the wireless and telecommunications industry and the...

Leadership Team

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Vincent Kelly	President	19.4yrs	US$2.24m	1.22% $ 3.7m
Calvin Rice	CFO & Chief Accounting Officer	4.1yrs	US$868.05k	0.072% $ 214.9k
Michael Wallace	Chief Operating Officer	4.3yrs	US$1.67m	0.37% $ 1.1m
Sharon Woods Keisling	Corporate Secretary & Treasurer	16.8yrs	US$732.72k	0.099% $ 296.5k
Timothy Tindle	Chief Information Officer & CTO	5yrs	no data	no data
Bob Lougee	Investor Relations Contact & Corporate Communications	no data	no data	no data
Renee Hall	Chief Compliance Officer and VP of HR & Administration	3.3yrs	no data	no data
Jonathan Wax	Executive Vice President of Sales	2.2yrs	no data	no data
James Boso	Executive Consultant of Sales and M&A	10.3yrs	US$834.84k	no data

4.6yrs

Average Tenure

54yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: FQV's management team is considered experienced (4.6 years average tenure).

Board Members

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Vincent Kelly	President	19.4yrs	US$2.24m	1.22% $ 3.7m
William Willis	Member of Strategic Advisory Council	no data	no data	no data
Christine Cournoyer	Independent Chairman of the Board	4.1yrs	US$105.00k	0.13% $ 380.5k
Baber Ghauri	Member of Strategic Advisory Council	no data	no data	no data
Christopher Sharp	Member of Strategic Advisory Council	no data	no data	no data
Bobbie Byrne	Independent Director	4.3yrs	US$105.00k	0.18% $ 540.1k
Jason Fratzke	Member of Strategic Advisory Council	no data	no data	no data
Jim Murry	Member of Strategic Advisory Council	no data	no data	no data
Charles Watson	Member of Strategic Advisory Council	no data	no data	no data
David Butler	Member of Strategic Advisory Council	8.3yrs	no data	no data
Todd Stein	Independent Director	5.8yrs	US$110.00k	0.17% $ 517.2k
Joo-Hwan Hyun	Independent Director	2.8yrs	US$105.00k	0.11% $ 342.2k

5.0yrs

Average Tenure

58.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: FQV's board of directors are considered experienced (5 years average tenure).

Spok Holdings Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Key information

Recent management updates

President recently sold €816k worth of stock

Chief Operating Officer recently sold €306k worth of stock

Independent Director recently bought €149k worth of stock

Independent Director recently bought €67k worth of stock

Spok Holdings, Inc. Promotes Calvin C. Rice as Chief Financial Officer

Independent Director recently bought €101k worth of stock

Recent updates

Spok Holdings, Inc. to Report Q1, 2024 Results on May 01, 2024

Upcoming dividend of US$0.31 per share

President recently sold €816k worth of stock

Fourth quarter dividend of US$0.31 announced

Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$0.79 (vs US$1.11 in FY 2022)

Spok Holdings, Inc. Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend, Payable on March 29, 2024

Spok Holdings, Inc. to Report Q4, 2023 Results on Feb 21, 2024

Chief Operating Officer recently sold €306k worth of stock

Independent Director recently bought €149k worth of stock

Third quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$0.22 (vs US$0.15 in 3Q 2022)

Spok Holdings, Inc. Revises Earnings Guidance for the Year 2023

Spok Holdings, Inc. to Report Q3, 2023 Results on Oct 25, 2023

Now 20% undervalued

Upcoming dividend of US$0.31 per share at 8.9% yield

New minor risk - Share price stability

Second quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$0.24 (vs US$0.098 in 2Q 2022)

Spok Holdings, Inc. Revises Earnings Guidance for the Year 2023

Spok Holdings, Inc. to Report Q2, 2023 Results on Jul 26, 2023

Investor sentiment deteriorates as stock falls 16%

Upcoming dividend of US$0.31 per share at 9.5% yield

First quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$0.16 (vs US$0.37 loss in 1Q 2022)

Spok Holdings, Inc. Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend of Common Stock Payable on June 23, 2023

Spok Holdings, Inc. Updates Earnings Outlook for the Full Year 2023

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 17%

Upcoming dividend of US$0.31 per share at 12% yield

Full year 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$1.11 (vs US$1.14 loss in FY 2021)

Spok Holdings, Inc. to Report Q4, 2022 Results on Feb 22, 2023

Upcoming dividend of US$0.31 per share

Third quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$0.15 (vs US$0.13 loss in 3Q 2021)

Spok Holdings, Inc. Revises Earnings Guidance for the Fiscal Year 2022

Spok Holdings, Inc. to Report Q3, 2022 Results on Oct 26, 2022

Independent Director recently bought €67k worth of stock

Upcoming dividend of US$0.31 per share

Spok Holdings, Inc. Promotes Calvin C. Rice as Chief Financial Officer

Second quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$0.098 (vs US$0.037 loss in 2Q 2021)

Spok Holdings, Inc. Revises Revenue Guidance for Full Year 2022

Spok Holdings, Inc. to Report Q2, 2022 Results on Jul 28, 2022

Upcoming dividend of US$0.31 per share

Independent Director recently bought €101k worth of stock

Now 26% undervalued after recent price drop

First quarter 2022 earnings released: US$0.37 loss per share (vs US$0.12 loss in 1Q 2021)

Spok Holdings, Inc. to Report Q1, 2022 Results on Apr 28, 2022

Now 23% undervalued after recent price drop

Upcoming dividend of US$0.31 per share

Full year 2021 earnings: Revenues and EPS in line with analyst expectations

Spok Holdings, Inc. (NasdaqGS:SPOK) announces an Equity Buyback for $10 million worth of its shares.

Spok Holdings, Inc. to Report Fiscal Year 2021 Results on Feb 17, 2022

Third quarter 2021 earnings released: US$0.13 loss per share (vs US$0.17 profit in 3Q 2020)

Acacia Research Corporation (NasdaqGS:ACTG) entered into letter of intent to acquire Spok Holdings, Inc. (NasdaqGS : SPOK) for approximately $220 million.

Upcoming dividend of US$0.13 per share

Second quarter 2021 earnings released: US$0.037 loss per share (vs US$0.20 profit in 2Q 2020)

Independent Director Brian O'Reilly has left the company

Independent Director Brian O'Reilly has left the company

Spok Holdings, Inc.(NasdaqGS:SPOK) dropped from Russell 3000E Value Index

Upcoming dividend of US$0.13 per share

First quarter 2021 earnings released: US$0.12 loss per share (vs US$0.24 loss in 1Q 2020)

Spok Holdings, Inc. Revises Earnings Guidance for the Year 2021

Full year 2020 earnings released: US$2.32 loss per share (vs US$0.56 loss in FY 2019)

Spok Holdings, Inc. to Report Q4, 2020 Results on Feb 17, 2021

Spok Go® Secure Communication Platform Launches in Canada

Spok Launches Innovative Healthcare Communication Platform in Australia

Spok Holdings, Inc. Announces Resignation of Culp-Fingerhut as Executive Vice President of Human Resources and Administration Effective December 31, 2020

Spok Holdings, Inc. Names Kristen Lalowski as Chief Product Officer

Spok Holdings, Inc. Announces to Continue to Suspend Annual Guidance for Revenues

New 90-day low: €7.75

Nextel Communications, Inc. agreed to acquire 900 MHz SMR (Specialized Mobile Radio) licenses from Arch Wireless Inc. for approximately $180 million.

President recently bought €62k worth of stock

Spok Holdings, Inc. to Report Q2, 2020 Results on Jul 29, 2020

CEO Compensation Analysis