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Exhibit 99.1
NEWS RELEASE
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CONTACT:
Al Galgano            
952-567-0295            
Al.Galgano@spok.com    

Spok Reports 2021 First Quarter Results

Alexandria Va. (April 28, 2021) - Spok Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPOK), a global leader in healthcare communications, today announced results for the first quarter quarter ended March 31, 2021. In addition, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.125 per share, payable on June 24, 2021, to stockholders of record on May 25, 2021.

Key First Quarter 2021 Operating Highlights:
First quarter 2021 software revenue of $15.9 million included $9.4 million of maintenance revenue and $6.5 million of operations revenue. This was consistent with first quarter 2020 software revenue of $15.9 million, which included $9.7 million of maintenance revenue and $6.2 million of operations revenue.
Software bookings in the first quarter of 2021 totaled $14.6 million, compared to $15.6 million in the prior year quarter. First quarter software bookings included Spok Go® deals with an aggregate total contract value of approximately $0.7 million. First quarter software bookings also included $5.9 million of legacy operations bookings and $8.0 million of maintenance renewals. As of March 31, 2021, the software revenue backlog totaled $48.8 million, compared to the backlog of $49.1 million at March 31, 2020.
The quarterly rate of paging unit erosion was 1.2% in the first quarter of 2021, compared to paging unit erosion of 1.3% in the first quarter of 2020. Gross disconnects were down on a year-over-year basis.
Total paging ARPU (average revenue per unit) in the first quarter of 2021 totaled $7.34, up from ARPU of $7.31 in the first quarter of 2020, primarily due to the recovery of Telecommunications Service Charges (TRS) that began in early 2021, and general increases of Universal Service Fees
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(USF). USF and TRS fees are effectively pass-through items that have corresponding costs associated with them. Excluding these pass-through items, ARPU would have declined in-line with historical trends.
Operating expenses in the first quarter of 2021 totaled $37.8 million, down from $41.4 million in the first quarter of 2020. Adjusted operating expenses (which excludes depreciation, amortization and accretion charges, and includes capitalized software development costs) totaled $38.0 million in the first quarter of 2021, down more than 7% from adjusted operating expenses of $40.9 million in the first quarter of 2020.
Capital expenses were $0.7 million in the first quarter of 2021, compared to $1.0 million in the first quarter of 2020.
The number of full-time equivalent employees as of March 31, 2021 totaled 603, compared to 620 at March 31, 2020.
Capital paid to stockholders in the first quarter of 2021 aggregated $2.7 million. This came in the form of the Company's regular quarterly dividend.
The Company’s cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments balance as of March 31, 2021, was $71.6 million, compared to $78.7 million at December 31, 2020.
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2021 First Quarter Results:
Consolidated revenue for the first quarter of 2021 under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) was $36.0 million, compared to $37.3 million in the first quarter of 2020.
For the three months ended
(Dollars in thousands)March 31, 2021March 31, 2020
Change (%)
Wireless revenue
Paging revenue$19,353 $20,451 (5.4)%
Product and other revenue767 935 (18.0)%
Total wireless revenue$20,120 $21,386 (5.9)%
Software revenue
License$1,507 $955 57.8 %
Services$4,354 $4,549 (4.3)%
Equipment$616 $725 (15.0)%
Subscription$45 $— — %
Maintenance9,394 9,652 (2.7)%
Total software revenue15,916 15,881 0.2 %
Total revenue$36,036 $37,267 (3.3)%

GAAP net loss for the first quarter of 2021 was $2.3 million, or a loss of $0.12 per basic and diluted share, compared to a net loss of $4.5 million, or a loss of $0.24 per basic and diluted share, in the first quarter of 2020. In the first quarter of 2021, adjusted EBITDA totaled $0.3 million compared to an adjusted EBITDA loss of $2.5 million in the first quarter of 2020.
For the three months ended
(Dollars in thousands)March 31, 2021March 31, 2020
Change (%)
Net loss$(2,297)$(4,539)49.4 %
Basic and diluted net loss per common share$(0.12)$(0.24)50.0 %
Adjusted EBITDA$306 $(2,485)112.3 %

Management Commentary:
“We are encouraged by our performance in the first quarter and believe it sets a solid foundation for the remainder of 2021, as we continue our transition from a traditional communications company to an integrated
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clinical software-based business,” said Vincent D. Kelly, president and chief executive officer. "While we are still operating in a very challenging environment, we are making tangible progress executing against our strategy, and we are beginning to see benefits to our business as a result of the increasing prevalence of COVID-19 vaccines. Notably, our sales and services teams are resuming more normalized travel schedules and visiting customer sites in-person that they had been prevented from visiting since early last year.
"We launched Spok Go, our software-as-a-service, cloud-native platform just over a year ago, at the onset of the pandemic. Despite unprecedented challenges, our team was able to generate initial sales of this platform in the second half of last year, and that momentum has carried into 2021. In the first quarter, we announced the international expansion of the Spok Go platform in Canada and Australia, with localized capabilities to meet compliance and language requirements. We also added two more Spok Go wins in these markets. We also made significant progress in clinical innovation partner development, collaborating with both Mayo Clinic and St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton to enhance the clinical optimization of the Spok Go platform. These partnerships are very valuable to us, as they are further evidence of the broad acceptance that our Spok Go platform is receiving and provide us insights from best-in-class organizations to enhance the capabilities of Spok Go.
"In the first quarter, we slightly grew software revenue, and our backlog was consistent with prior year levels. We believe these are significant milestones in our recovery to pre-pandemic operating performance, as it shows a comparison to the last quarter that was not materially impacted by COVID-19. Additionally, in the first quarter, we saw continued solid trends in our wireless business. We are focused on maintaining our cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments balances, and in the first quarter, we generated slightly positive cash flow from operations. We achieved these results while continuing to support our Spok Care Connect® platform and investing in Spok Go. Last year we implemented a furlough program designed to conserve cash, prevent layoffs and continue our investment while our healthcare customers struggled with the pandemic. We continued that plan into 2021 with across-the-board furloughs of one week in each of the 1st and 2nd quarters. We are ending furloughs after the second quarter and have no plans to continue them going forward," concluded Kelly.

Business Outlook:
Michael W. Wallace, chief operating officer and chief financial officer, said, “Disciplined expense management continues to be a key focus, as we further align expense levels with market demand for our products. During the first quarter, operating expenses were down nearly 9% and adjusted operating expenses were down more than
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7% from prior year levels, with improvements in most expense categories over that period. Spok’s balance sheet remains strong, as the cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments balance was $71.6 million at March 31, 2021 and we are still operating with no debt.”
Regarding financial guidance for 2021, based on the increased visibility the Company has into the operating environment through the end of the year, and the discontinuance of the furlough program after the second quarter, Spok revised its 2021 financial guidance ranges. Spok's revised expectations are summarized in the following table:
(Unaudited and in millions)Previous Guidance
Full Year 2021
Current Guidance
Full Year 2021
Revenue
Wireless$74.0 to$80.0 $77.0 to$81.0 
Software$58.2 $67.2 $61.0 $70.0 
Total Revenue$132.2 $147.2 $138.0 $151.0 
Adjusted Operating Expenses$142.7 $150.7 $151.0 $157.0 
Capital Expenditures$2.7 $6.7 $3.5 $5.5 


On April 14, 2021, in support of the Company's Board of Directors’ ongoing annual refreshment process, Brian O’Reilly informed the Company that he will not stand for re-election to the Board at the Company’s 2021 annual meeting of stockholders. Mr. O’Reilly will remain a director and maintain his committee memberships through the 2021 annual meeting. Royce Yudkoff, chairman of the board of directors, said, "On behalf of my fellow directors, I would like to thank Brian for his many years of leadership on the Board and the significant contributions he has made to the Company."
In addition, on June 1, 2021, the Company will publish its inaugural Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Report, reflecting a continued commitment to advancing the Company’s ESG goals and sustainable business practices.



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2021 Investor Day Program:
The Company also announced that it plans to host an investor day during the week of October 11th. The investor day program will feature presentations by management. The investor day will be run concurrently with Spok's Connect '21 customer conference in Dallas. Investors will be invited to attend the Connect '21 keynote address and opening sessions on the first day of the conference. Investors would then be invited to a breakout session for the management presentations. The investor day will conclude at the end of the first day of the Connect '21 conference. The Company will provide more details in future press releases.



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2021 First Quarter Call and Replay:
Spok plans to host a conference call for investors to discuss its 2021 first quarter results at 10:00 a.m. ET on Thursday, April 29, 2021. Dial-in numbers for the call are 1 334-323-0501 or 800-353-6461. The confirmation code for the call is 4773192. A replay of the call will be available from 1:00 p.m. ET on April 29, 2021 until 1:00 p.m. ET on Thursday, May 13, 2021. To listen to the replay, please register at http://tinyurl.com/Spok2021Q1earningsreplay. Please cut and paste this address into your browser, enter the registration information, and you will be given access to the replay.


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About Spok
Spok, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Spok Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPOK), headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, is proud to be a global leader in healthcare communications. We deliver clinical information to care teams when and where it matters most to improve patient outcomes. Top hospitals rely on the Spok Go® and Spok Care Connect® platforms to enhance workflows for clinicians and support administrative compliance. Our customers send over 100 million messages each month through their Spok® solutions. When seconds count and patients' lives are at stake, Spok enables smarter, faster clinical communication. For more information, visit spok.com or follow @spoktweets on Twitter.
Spok is a trademark of Spok Holdings, Inc. Spok Go and Spok Care Connect are trademarks of Spok, Inc.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
This press release contains the following non-GAAP financial measures: adjusted operating expenses and adjusted EBITDA. Adjusted operating expenses excludes depreciation, amortization and accretion, and includes capitalized software development costs. Adjusted EBITDA represents net income/(loss) before interest income/expense, income tax expense/benefit, depreciation, amortization and accretion expense, stock based compensation expense, and includes capitalized software development costs.
We believe that these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information to management and investors regarding certain financial and business trends relating to Spok's financial condition and results of operations. We use these non-GAAP measures for financial, operational and budgetary decision-making purposes, to understand and evaluate our core operating performance and trends, and to generate future operating plans. We believe that these non-GAAP financial measures permit us to more thoroughly analyze key financial metrics used to make operational decisions and allow us to assess our core operating results. We believe that the use of these non-GAAP financial measures provides an additional tool for investors to use in evaluating ongoing operating results and trends and in comparing our financial measures with other software companies who present similar non-GAAP financial measures. We adjust for certain items because we do not regard these costs as reflective of normal costs related to the ongoing operation of the business in the ordinary course. In general, these items possess one or more of the following characteristics; non-cash expenses, factors outside of our control, items that are non-operational in nature, and unusual items not expected to occur in the normal course of business.
We do not consider these non-GAAP measures in isolation or as an alternative to financial measures determined in accordance with GAAP. The principal of these non-GAAP financial measures is that they exclude significant expenses and income that are required by GAAP to be recorded in the Company's financial statements. In addition, they are subject to inherent limitations as they reflect the exercise of judgment by management about which expenses and income are excluded or included in determining these non-GAAP financial measures. In order to compensate for these limitations, management presents non-GAAP financial measures in connection with GAAP results. We urge investors to review the reconciliation of our non-GAAP financial measures to the comparable GAAP financial measures, which are included in this press release, and not to rely on any single financial measure to evaluate our business.

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Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
Statements contained herein or in prior press releases which are not historical fact, such as statements regarding Spok’s future operating and financial performance, are forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that may cause Spok’s actual results to be materially different from the future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expectations include, but are not limited to, risks related to the COVID-19 pandemic and its effect on our business and the economy, other economic conditions such as recessionary economic cycles, higher interest rates, inflation and higher levels of unemployment, our ability to effectively develop, introduce and deploy our integrated communications platform and collaboration platform, Spok Go, declining demand for paging products and services, continued demand for our software products and services, our dependence on the U.S. healthcare industry, our ability to develop additional software solutions for our customers and manage our development as a global organization, the ability to manage operating expenses, particularly third-party consulting services and research and development costs, future capital needs, competitive pricing pressures, competition from traditional paging services, other wireless communications services and other software providers, many of which are substantially larger and have much greater financial and human capital resources, changes in customer purchasing priorities or capital expenditures, government regulation of our products and services and the healthcare and health insurance industries, reliance upon third-party providers for certain equipment and services, unauthorized breaches or failures in cybersecurity measures adopted by us and/or included in our products and services, the effects of changes in accounting policies or practices, our ability to realize the benefits associated with our deferred tax assets, and future impairments of our long-lived assets, amortizable intangible assets and goodwill, as well as other risks described from time to time in our periodic reports and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Although Spok believes the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, it can give no assurance that its expectations will be attained. Spok disclaims any intent or obligation to update any forward-looking statements.



Tables to Follow
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SPOK HOLDINGS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (a)
(Unaudited and in thousands except share, per share amounts and ARPU)
For the three months ended
3/31/20213/31/2020
Revenue:
Wireless$20,120 $21,386 
Software15,916 15,881 
Total revenue36,036 37,267 
Operating expenses:
Cost of revenue7,241 8,264 
Research and development4,506 5,449 
Technology operations7,252 7,904 
Selling and marketing4,900 6,361 
General and administrative11,150 11,251 
Depreciation, amortization and accretion2,727 2,146 
Total operating expenses37,776 41,375 
% of total revenue104.8 %111.0 %
Operating loss(1,740)(4,108)
% of total revenue(4.8)%(11.0)%
Interest income61 363 
Other expense(27)(137)
Loss before income taxes(1,706)(3,882)
Provision for income taxes(591)(657)
Net loss$(2,297)$(4,539)
Basic and diluted net loss per common share$(0.12)$(0.24)
Basic and diluted weighted average common shares outstanding19,272,786 18,958,716 
Cash dividends declared per common share0.125 0.125 
Key statistics:
Units in service874 926 
Average revenue per unit (ARPU)$7.34 $7.31 
Bookings$14,597 $15,639 
Backlog$48,849 $49,052 
(a) Slight variations in totals are due to rounding.




SPOK HOLDINGS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (a)
(Unaudited and in thousands except share, per share amounts and ARPU)
For the three months ended
3/31/202112/31/20209/30/20206/30/20203/31/202012/31/20199/30/20196/30/2019
Revenue:
Wireless$20,120 $20,300 $20,828 $21,078 $21,386 $21,615 $21,814 $22,127 
Software15,916 17,180 16,865 14,661 15,881 17,933 17,639 17,398 
Total revenue36,036 37,480 37,693 35,739 37,267 39,548 39,453 39,525 
Operating expenses:
Cost of revenue7,241 7,833 6,544 5,901 8,264 8,051 7,190 7,239 
Research and development4,506 4,166 3,459 2,754 5,449 7,132 7,437 6,807 
Technology operations7,252 7,371 7,357 7,212 7,904 8,083 7,805 7,866 
Selling and marketing4,900 5,004 4,272 3,831 6,361 5,891 5,595 5,574 
General and administrative11,150 10,046 10,994 10,810 11,251 11,531 11,813 11,696 
Depreciation, amortization and accretion2,727 2,503 2,335 2,072 2,146 2,250 2,305 2,335 
Goodwill impairment— 25,007 — — — 8,849 — — 
Total operating expenses37,776 61,930 34,961 32,580 41,375 51,787 42,145 41,517 
% of total revenue104.8 %165.2 %92.8 %91.2 %111.0 %130.9 %106.8 %105.0 %
Operating (loss) income(1,740)(24,450)2,732 3,159 (4,108)(12,239)(2,692)(1,992)
% of total revenue(4.8)%(65.2)%7.2 %8.8 %(11.0)%(30.9)%(6.8)%(5.0)%
Interest income61 51 127 146 363 350 399 452 
Other (expense) income(27)95 151 101 (137)206 163 602 
(Loss) income before income taxes(1,706)(24,304)3,010 3,406 (3,882)(11,683)(2,130)(938)
(Provision for) benefit from income taxes(591)(22,306)155 353 (657)2,172 804 268 
Net (loss) income$(2,297)$(46,610)$3,165 $3,759 $(4,539)$(9,511)$(1,326)$(670)
Basic net (loss) income per common share$(0.12)$(2.44)$0.17 $0.20 $(0.24)$(0.50)$(0.07)$(0.03)
Diluted net (loss) income per common share(0.12)(2.44)0.16 0.20 (0.24)(0.50)(0.07)(0.03)
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding19,272,786 19,088,329 19,051,502 19,016,853 18,958,716 18,860,020 19,086,811 19,217,866 
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding19,272,786 19,088,329 19,208,452 19,115,148 18,958,716 18,860,020 19,086,811 19,217,866 
Key statistics:
Units in service874 885 898 915 926 938 955 977 
Average revenue per unit (ARPU)$7.34 $7.30 $7.34 $7.24 $7.31 $7.33 $7.32 $7.26 
Bookings$14,597 $16,528 $21,414 $15,411 $15,639 $21,932 $20,421 $21,334 
Backlog$48,849 $50,504 $51,708 $48,441 $49,052 $50,553 $42,604 $39,718 
(a) Slight variations in totals are due to rounding.



SPOK HOLDINGS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (a)
(In thousands)
3/31/202112/31/2020
ASSETSUnaudited
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents$41,646 $48,729 
Short term investments29,996 29,995 
Accounts receivable, net28,675 29,934 
Prepaid expenses8,284 8,958 
Other current assets1,681 1,269 
Total current assets110,282 118,885 
Non-current assets:
Property and equipment, net7,421 7,815 
Operating lease right-of-use assets17,636 14,016 
Capitalized software development, net12,064 10,179 
Goodwill99,175 99,175 
Intangible assets, net— 417 
Deferred income tax assets, net25,223 25,826 
Other non-current assets875 978 
Total non-current assets162,394 158,406 
Total assets$272,676 $277,291 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable$4,451 $6,685 
Accrued compensation and benefits13,084 14,103 
Deferred revenue26,743 27,686 
Operating lease liabilities6,037 5,264 
Other current liabilities3,923 3,702 
Total current liabilities54,238 57,440 
Non-current liabilities:
Asset retirement obligations7,402 7,289 
Operating lease liabilities12,640 9,456 
Other non-current liabilities1,824 2,493 
Total non-current liabilities21,866 19,238 
Total liabilities76,104 76,678 
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock$— $— 
Common stock
Additional paid-in capital92,575 91,780 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss(1,438)(1,452)
Retained earnings105,433 110,283 
Total stockholders' equity196,572 200,613 
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity$272,676 $277,291 
(a) Slight variations in totals are due to rounding.




SPOK HOLDINGS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (a)
(Unaudited and in thousands)
For the three months ended
3/31/20213/31/2020
Operating activities:
Net loss$(2,297)$(4,539)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization and accretion2,727 2,146 
Deferred income tax expense510 790 
Stock-based compensation2,239 1,182 
Provisions for doubtful accounts, service credits and other215 18 
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable1,039 2,441 
Prepaid expenses and other assets457 238 
Net operating lease liabilities338 (77)
Accounts payable, accrued liabilities and other(3,038)(340)
Deferred revenue(1,471)(542)
Net cash provided by operating activities719 1,317 
Investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment(727)(1,049)
Capitalized software development(2,920)(1,705)
Purchase of short-term investments(14,995)(14,888)
Maturity of short-term investments15,000 15,000 
Net cash used in investing activities(3,642)(2,642)
Financing activities:
Cash distributions to stockholders(2,730)(2,629)
Purchase of common stock for tax withholding on vested equity awards(1,444)(903)
Net cash used in financing activities(4,174)(3,532)
Effect of exchange rate on cash14 (220)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents(7,083)(5,077)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period48,729 47,361 
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period$41,646 $42,284 
Supplemental disclosure:
Income taxes paid$(118)$— 
(a) Slight variations in totals are due to rounding.




SPOK HOLDINGS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED REVENUE
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION (a)
(Unaudited and in thousands)
For the three months ended
3/31/202112/31/20209/30/20206/30/20203/31/202012/31/20199/30/20196/30/2019
Revenue
Paging$19,353 $19,513 $19,961 $19,990 $20,451 $20,826 $21,212 $21,342 
Non-paging$767 $787 $867 $1,088 $935 $789 $602 $785 
Total wireless revenue$20,120 $20,300 $20,828 $21,078 $21,386 $21,615 $21,814 $22,127 
License$1,507 $1,486 $1,988 $749 $955 $1,711 $2,723 $1,676 
Services$4,354 $4,778 $4,772 $3,812 $4,549 $4,947 $4,202 $4,835 
Equipment$616 $961 $554 $601 $725 $1,125 $689 $842 
Subscription$45 $42 $24 $— $— $— $— $— 
Operations revenue$6,522 $7,267 $7,338 $5,162 $6,229 $7,783 $7,614 $7,353 
Maintenance revenue$9,394 $9,913 $9,527 $9,499 $9,652 $10,150 $10,025 $10,045 
Total software revenue$15,916 $17,180 $16,865 $14,661 $15,881 $17,933 $17,639 $17,398 
Total revenue$36,036 $37,480 $37,693 $35,739 $37,267 $39,548 $39,453 $39,525 
(a) Slight variations in totals are due to rounding.



SPOK HOLDINGS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED OPERATING EXPENSES
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION (a)
(Unaudited and in thousands)
For the three months ended
3/31/202112/31/20209/30/20206/30/20203/31/202012/31/20199/30/20196/30/2019
Cost of revenue
Payroll and related$5,369 $5,447 $4,941 $4,350 $5,785 $5,222 $5,099 $4,749 
Cost of sales1,251 1,740 1,064 1,098 1,940 2,278 1,567 1,900 
Stock-based compensation322 136 148 134 119 42 21 97 
Other299 510 391 319 420 509 503 493 
Total cost of revenue7,241 7,833 6,544 5,901 8,264 8,051 7,190 7,239 
Research and development
Payroll and related4,475 4,358 4,147 4,115 4,761 5,056 5,083 4,639 
Outside services2,277 2,358 2,113 1,803 1,584 1,742 2,027 1,912 
Capitalized software development(2,920)(3,046)(2,906)(3,596)(1,705)— — — 
Stock-based compensation475 246 240 243 236 113 102 84 
Other199 250 (135)189 573 221 225 172 
Total research and development4,506 4,166 3,459 2,754 5,449 7,132 7,437 6,807 
Technology operations
Payroll and related2,467 2,467 2,246 2,213 2,712 2,656 2,823 2,662 
Site rent3,196 3,313 3,467 3,399 3,398 3,669 3,269 3,480 
Telecommunications837 857 949 961 1,001 1,026 1,016 1,019 
Stock-based compensation137 48 52 47 43 32 30 30 
Other615 686 643 592 750 700 667 675 
Total technology operations7,252 7,371 7,357 7,212 7,904 8,083 7,805 7,866 
Selling and marketing
Payroll and related3,135 2,912 2,773 2,538 3,583 3,382 3,524 3,329 
Commissions1,105 1,178 1,059 852 1,212 1,158 1,114 1,298 
Stock-based compensation319 192 208 194 172 164 137 128 
Advertising and events161 539 151 160 784 1,034 703 656 
Other180 183 81 87 610 153 117 163 
Total selling and marketing4,900 5,004 4,272 3,831 6,361 5,891 5,595 5,574 
General and administrative
Payroll and related3,818 3,373 3,476 3,355 4,134 3,974 4,220 4,136 
Stock-based compensation986 726 968 744 612 770 674 690 
Facility rent, office, and technology costs2,480 2,412 178 628 43 56 402 (96)
Outside services1,825 1,584 2,259 2,276 2,068 1,952 2,369 2,485 
Taxes, licenses and permits1,081 484 2,148 2,043 2,036 2,350 2,004 2,306 
Bad debt106 202 994 804 859 1,000 888 863 
Other854 1,265 971 960 1,499 1,429 1,256 1,312 
Total general and administrative11,150 10,046 10,994 10,810 11,251 11,531 11,813 11,696 
Depreciation, amortization and accretion2,727 2,503 2,335 2,072 2,146 2,250 2,305 2,335 
Goodwill impairment— 25,007 — — — 8,849 — — 
Operating expenses$37,776 $61,930 $34,961 $32,580 $41,375 $51,787 $42,145 $41,517 
Capital expenditures$727 $638 $934 $846 $1,063 $679 $1,378 $1,495 
(a) Slight variations in totals are due to rounding.



SPOK HOLDINGS, INC.
UNITS IN SERVICE ACTIVITY, MARKET SEGMENT, CHURN
AND AVERAGE REVENUE PER UNIT (ARPU) (a)
(Unaudited and in thousands)
For the three months ended
3/31/202112/31/20209/30/20206/30/20203/31/202012/31/20199/30/20196/30/2019
Paging units in service
Beginning units in service (000's)885 898 915 926 938 955 977 982 
Gross placements20 20 25 35 24 22 28 35 
Gross disconnects(31)(33)(42)(46)(36)(39)(50)(40)
Net change(11)(13)(17)(11)(12)(17)(22)(5)
Ending units in service874 885 898 915 926 938 955 977 
End of period units in service % of total (b)
Healthcare84.1 %83.6 %83.7 %83.6 %82.6 %82.4 %81.7 %81.7 %
Government4.8 %5.3 %5.3 %5.5 %5.4 %5.4 %5.5 %5.6 %
Large enterprise4.3 %4.3 %4.3 %4.4 %5.5 %5.5 %6.1 %5.9 %
Other(b)6.8 %6.8 %6.6 %6.6 %6.5 %6.6 %6.7 %6.8 %
Total100.0 %100.0 %100.0 %100.0 %100.0 %100.0 %100.0 %100.0 %
Account size ending units in service (000's)
1 to 100 units59 61 63 65 67 69 72 74 
101 to 1,000 units163 167 167 165 171 173 175 179 
>1,000 units652 657 668 685 688 696 708 724 
Total874 885 898 915 926 938 955 977 
Account size net loss rate(c)
1 to 100 units(3.3)%(3.2)%(2.9)%(3.1)%(3.0)%(3.8)%(2.1)%(3.2)%
101 to 1,000 units(2.4)%— %1.5 %(4.2)%(1.0)%(1.0)%(2.4)%(3.9)%
>1,000 units(0.8)%(1.6)%(2.5)%(0.4)%(1.2)%(1.8)%(2.2)%0.7 %
Total(1.2)%(1.4)%(1.9)%(1.3)%(1.3)%(1.8)%(2.2)%(0.5)%
Account size ARPU
1 to 100 units$11.72 $11.62 $11.80 $11.65 $12.01 $11.99 $11.84 $12.00 
101 to 1,000 units8.33 8.35 8.37 8.24 8.34 8.31 8.41 8.47 
>1,000 units6.68 6.62 6.67 6.57 6.59 6.62 6.59 6.47 
Total$7.34 $7.30 $7.34 $7.24 $7.31 $7.33 $7.32 $7.26 
(a) Slight variations in totals are due to rounding.
(b) Other includes hospitality, resort and indirect units
(c) Net loss rate is net current period placements and disconnected units in service divided by prior period ending units in service.




SPOK HOLDINGS, INC.
RECONCILIATION OF NET LOSS TO EBITDA (a)
(Unaudited and in thousands)
For the three months ended
3/31/20213/31/2020
Net loss$(2,297)$(4,539)
Add back:
Provision for income taxes591 657 
Other expenses27 137 
Interest income(61)(363)
Operating loss(1,740)(4,108)
Depreciation, amortization and accretion2,727 2,146 
EBITDA$987 $(1,962)
Capitalized software development costs(2,920)(1,705)
Stock-based compensation
2,239 1,182 
Adjusted EBITDA$306 $(2,485)
(a) Slight variations in totals are due to rounding.

RECONCILIATION OF OPERATING EXPENSES TO ADJUSTED OPERATING EXPENSES (a)
(Unaudited and in thousands)
For the three months ended
3/31/20213/31/2020
Operating expenses$37,776 $41,375 
Add back:
Depreciation, amortization and accretion(2,727)(2,146)
Capitalized software development costs2,920 1,705 
Adjusted operating expenses$37,969 $40,934 
(a) Slight variations in totals are due to rounding.

(Unaudited and in millions)
Previous Guidance Full Year 2021Current Guidance Full Year 2021
Operating expenses$141.4 to$149.4 $149.7 to$155.7 
Add back:
Depreciation, amortization and accretion(10.2)(10.2)(10.2)(10.2)
Capitalized software development costs11.5 11.5 11.5 11.5 
Adjusted operating expenses$142.7 $150.7 $151.0 $157.0