ACACIA RESEARCH CORP — Director's Dealing 2013

Aug 27, 2013

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ACACIA RESEARCH CORP (ACTG)
CIK: 0000934549
Period of Report: 2013-08-23

Reporting Person: Vella Matthew (President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2013-08-23	Common Stock	S	4768	$22.0524	Disposed	184292	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 March 11, 2013.

F2: The price reported is the average price for shares sold between $22.01 and $22.13 per share.