ACACIA RESEARCH CORP — Director's Dealing 2018

Mar 14, 2018

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ACACIA RESEARCH CORP (ACTG)
CIK: 0000934549
Period of Report: 2018-03-12

Reporting Person: GRAZIADIO G LOUIS III (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2018-03-12	Common Stock	P	4000	$3.70	Acquired	598051	Direct
2018-03-12	Common Stock	P	6500	$3.70	Acquired	343900	Indirect

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	15000	Indirect
Common Stock	21000	Indirect
Common Stock	21000	Indirect
Common Stock	20000	Indirect
Common Stock	5000	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: 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.

F2: These shares are owned by the George & Reva Graziadio Charitable Lead Annuity Trust (the "Annuity Trust"), as to which Mr. Graziadio is trustee and Mr. Graziadio's minor children are contingent beneficiaries. Mr. Graziadio disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares owned by the Annuity Trust.

F3: These shares are owned by Mr. Graziadio's minor child, Marianna R. Graziadio.

F4: These shares are owned by Mr. Graziadio's minor child, George L. Graziadio, IV.

F5: These shares are owned by the George and Reva Graziadio Foundation ("Foundation"), a charitable foundation established by Mr. Graziadio's parents, as to which Mr. Graziadio has no pecuniary interest. Mr. Graziadio is one of three directors of the Foundation and does not have the right to control disposition of these shares. Mr. Graziadio disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares owned by the Foundation.

F6: The Gina-Carra Partnership ("Gina-Carra"), a limited partnership of which Mr. Graziadio was the trustee of each of the general partners (trusts for the benefit of Mr. Graziadio's adult children,) previously owned 25,000 shares of common stock and in prior ownership reports those shares were reported as indirectly owned by Mr. Graziadio. Gina-Carra and the respective trusts have been dissolved such that Mr. Graziadio no longer has any reportable beneficial interest in those shares and they no longer will be included in Mr. Graziadio's Form 4 or Form 5 filings.