ACACIA RESEARCH CORP — Director's Dealing 2013

Feb 27, 2013

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ACACIA RESEARCH CORP (ACTG)
CIK: 0000934549
Period of Report: 2013-02-25

Reporting Person: Vella Matthew (President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2013-02-25	Common Stock	S	3685	$30.1382	Disposed	164545	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 December 11, 2012.

F2: The price reported is the average price for shares sold between $29.98 and $30.50 per share.