ACACIA RESEARCH CORP — Director's Dealing 2012

Aug 10, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ACACIA RESEARCH CORP (ACTG)
CIK: 0000934549
Period of Report: 2012-08-08

Reporting Person: RYAN PAUL R (President & CEO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-08-08	Common Stock	S	25000	$26.1932	Disposed	407392	Direct

Footnotes

F1: The sales reported on this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5(1) Trading plan adopted by the Reporting Person on August 19, 2011.

F2: The price reported is the average price for shares sold between $25.71 and $27.04 per share.