ACACIA RESEARCH CORP — Capital/Financing Update 2021

Dec 7, 2021

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 6, 2021

ACACIA RESEARCH CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-37721	95-4405754
(State or other jurisdiction of	(Commission	(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)

| 767
Third Avenue , Suite
602 | |
| --- | --- |
| New York , NY | 10017 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code): ( 949 ) 480-8300

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock , par value $0.001 per share	ACTG	The NASDAQ Stock Market, LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). o Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

On December 6, 2021, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Acacia Research Corporation (the “Company”) approved a stock repurchase program authorizing the Company to purchase up to an aggregate of $15 million of the Company’s common stock in accordance with Rule 10b-18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The shares may be purchased through open market purchases, block trades, 10b5-1 plans, or by means of private purchases, from time to time, through December 6, 2022. Purchases will be at times and in amounts as management deems appropriate, subject to approval by the Strategic Committee of the Board, based on factors such as market conditions, legal requirements and other business considerations.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Dated: December 7, 2021
ACACIA RESEARCH CORPORATION
By:	/s/
Clifford Press
Name:	Clifford Press
Title:	Chief Executive Officer