April 26 (Reuters) - Spok Holdings Inc SPOK.O :
* Spok reports 2017 first quarter operating results;
software bookings and backlog increase, wireless trends improve
* Q1 earnings per share $0.04
* Q1 revenue $41.4 million versus $45.4 million
* Spok Holdings Inc - authorizes $10 million stock
repurchase program
* Spok Holdings Inc - declared a regular quarterly dividend
of $0.125 per share
* Spok Holdings Inc qtrly software bookings of $19.8
million, compared to $15.1 million in prior year quarter
* Spok Holdings Inc - software backlog totaled $40.6 million
at march 31, 2017, compared to $38.3 million at december 31,
2016
* Spok Holdings Inc - intend to utilize our healthy balance
sheet and ability to generate operating cash flow to fund new
repurchase program
* Spok Holdings Inc - maintaining 2017 guidance range that
we provided last quarter
* Spok Holdings Inc - expects 2017 total revenue to range
from $161 million to $177 million
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