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Latest filing 2015-08-10 Interim / Quarterly Rep…
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About ACACIA RESEARCH CORP

https://acaciaresearch.com/

Acacia Research Corporation is a strategic acquirer and operator of businesses. The company employs a disciplined, value-oriented approach to identify and purchase undervalued public and private companies. Its primary focus is on businesses within the mature technology, industrials, healthcare, life sciences, and energy sectors. Acacia leverages the mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and operational expertise of its management team to oversee its portfolio of operating companies. While the company has a history in intellectual property development and licensing, its current core strategy is centered on the acquisition and long-term management of businesses.

Recent filings

Filing Released Lang Actions
10-Q
Interim / Quarterly Report Q2 2015
2015-08-10 English
Regulatory Filings 2015
Regulatory Filings Classification · 95% confidence The document is a letter from Acacia Research Corporation to the SEC Division of Corporation Finance, referencing a comment letter from the SEC staff regarding the company's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015. The letter requests an extension of the response period to the SEC staff comments. The document does not contain any financial data, analysis, or the actual 10-K report itself. It is a correspondence related to regulatory review and compliance. The document length is short (1670 characters) and it serves as a communication about the timing of responses to SEC comments rather than the report or its content. Therefore, it fits best under Regulatory Filings (RNS), which is the fallback category for such correspondence and compliance-related documents.
2015-07-23 English
8-K
Earnings Release Classification · 95% confidence The document is a Form 8-K filing dated July 23, 2015, from Acacia Research Corporation. It specifically states that it is furnishing a press release announcing earnings for the three months ended June 30, 2015. The document is relatively short (3202 characters) and primarily serves to announce the earnings release rather than containing detailed financial statements or analysis itself. According to the 'Menu vs Meal' rule, such a document that announces or furnishes an earnings release but does not contain the full financial data should be classified as an Earnings Release (ER). The presence of the press release as an exhibit further supports this classification. Therefore, the document is best classified as an Earnings Release (ER).
2015-07-23 English
8-K
Regulatory Filings Classification · 95% confidence The document is a Form 8-K Current Report filed with the SEC, dated July 7, 2015. It reports a specific event: a patent license agreement between subsidiaries of Acacia Research Corporation and other companies. The document is short (2177 characters) and focuses on announcing a particular event rather than providing financial data or detailed analysis. It does not contain financial statements, earnings data, or management discussion. The nature of the content is an event disclosure, which fits the category of Regulatory Filings (RNS) as a general regulatory announcement that does not fit into more specific categories like earnings release or management reports.
2015-07-13 English
Regulatory Filings 2015
Regulatory Filings Classification · 95% confidence The document text appears to be an encoded or binary attachment (e.g., a uuencoded PDF file) rather than readable text. There are no clear indications of report titles, fiscal periods, regulatory bodies, or specific filing types. The length is 15,000 characters, but the content is not human-readable and does not contain substantive financial data or narrative. Given the lack of identifiable content and the nature of the text, this document does not fit into any specific report category. According to the rules, such documents should be classified as Regulatory Filings (RNS) as a fallback category.
2015-07-10 English
8-K
Regulatory Filings Classification · 95% confidence The document is a Form 8-K filed with the SEC, which is a current report used to announce major events that shareholders should know about. The text specifically describes a settlement and patent license agreement resolving litigation, which is an 'Other Event' under Item 8.01 of Form 8-K. It is not a full financial report, earnings release, or management discussion. The document is relatively short (2269 characters) and focuses on a legal settlement event. Therefore, it fits best under Regulatory Filings (RNS), which is the fallback category for miscellaneous regulatory announcements that do not fit other specific categories.
2015-06-29 English

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