ACACIA RESEARCH CORP — Director's Dealing 2021

Aug 26, 2021

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ACACIA RESEARCH CORP (ACTG)
CIK: 0000934549
Period of Report: 2021-08-23

Reporting Person: Rosenstein Richard Jay (Chief Financial Officer)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2021-08-23	ACTG Common Stock	A	45000	—	Acquired	121900	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2021-08-23	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$5.84	A	112500	Acquired	2031-08-23	Acacia Research Corporation Common Stock (112500)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: This award of restricted stock units ("RSUs") is made pursuant to the 2013 Acacia Research Corporation Stock Incentive Plan. Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of common stock. One third of the RSUs will vest on the date of the Company's 2022, 2023 and 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, respectively.

F2: One third of the option shares will vest and be exercisable on the date of the Company's 2022, 2023 and 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, respectively.