Current Report Filing (8-k)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 9 , 2019 (August 5, 2019)

ACACIA RESEARCH CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



Delaware	001-37721	95-4405754
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)



4 Park Plaza, Suite 550 Irvine, California	92614
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (949) 480-8300

Not applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:



Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share	ACTG	The NASDAQ Stock Market, LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 8.01. Other Events.

On August 5, 2019, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Acacia Research Corporation (the “Company”) approved a stock repurchase program authorizing the Company to purchase up to an aggregate of $10 million of the Company’s common stock in accordance with Rule 10b-18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The shares may be purchased through open market purchases, through block trades, through 10b5-1 plans, or by means of private purchases, from time to time, through July 31, 2020. Purchases will be at times and in amounts as management deems appropriate, subject to approval by the Investment Committee of the Board, based on factors such as market conditions, legal requirements and other business considerations.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: August 9, 2019

Acacia Research Corporation

By: /s/ Marc W. Booth

Chief Intellectual Property Officer