Jack Henry awards directors company shares

Monett-based software firm Jack Henry & Associates Inc. (Nasdaq: JKHY) awarded 13,434 shares to the majority of its board of directors this week.

Six members were granted 2,239 shares apiece, according to Nov. 18 filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The board members are Matthew Flanigan, senior vice president and chief financial officer of Leggett & Platt Inc.; Marla Shepard, CEO of California Coast Credit Union; Tom Wilson, managing partner at DecisionPoint Advisors LLC; Jacque Fiegel, chairman of the central Oklahoma region of Prosperity Bank; Thomas Wimsett, chairman and managing partner of Wimsett & Co; and Laura Kelly, senior vice president and chief product officer at The Dun & Bradstreet Corp.

One member, Jack Henry Chairman and CEO Jack Prim, was not present in the SEC filings.

At the Nov. 18 JKHY share closing price of $60.67, the director compensation equates to some $815,041, or $135,840 per board member.

A Jack Henry spokesman could not be reached for comment by deadline.

JKHY shares were trading at $60.44 as of 8:52 a.m., compared to a 52-week range of $51.86 to $62.[[In-content Ad]]