ACACIA RESEARCH CORP — Director's Dealing 2016

Aug 10, 2016

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ACACIA RESEARCH CORP (ACTG)
CIK: 0000934549
Period of Report: 2016-08-08

Reporting Person: GRAZIADIO G LOUIS III (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2016-08-08	Common Stock	P	8729	$5.9697	Acquired	206960	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $5.965 to $5.97, inclusive. Mr. Graziadio undertakes to provide to Acacia Research Corporation ("Issuer"), any security holder of the Issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price within the range set forth in footnote (1) to this Form 4.

F2: These shares are owned by the Graziadio Family Trust u/d/t 11/13/75 ("GFT"), an irrevocable trust established by Mr. Graziadio for the benefit of his children. Mr. Graziadio is neither a trustee nor a beneficiary of GFT and disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares owned by GFT.