actg-20260623

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): June 23, 2026

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)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)


767 Third Avenue,
6th Floor
New York,
NY			10017
(Address of principal executive offices)			(Zip Code)

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

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:


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


Title of each class	Trading Symbol	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.001 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 5.07.			Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On June 23, 2026, Acacia Research Corporation (the “Company”) held its 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) virtually via live webcast at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/ACTG2026. As of April 28, 2026, the record date for the Annual Meeting, there were 96,589,132 shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Common Stock”), issued, outstanding and entitled to vote.

At the Annual Meeting, 86,674,540 shares of the Common Stock were present virtually or represented by proxy, constituting a quorum for the conduct of business at the Annual Meeting.

Set forth below are brief descriptions of the proposals voted upon at the Annual Meeting, and the final results of the stockholder vote on each proposal, as certified by Broadridge Financial Solutions Inspector of Election Services, the inspector of election for the Annual Meeting. These proposals are described in more detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 1, 2026.

Proposal No. 1: To elect seven directors to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors until the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified.


Directors	For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
Gavin Molinelli	77,547,559	3,657,971	62,295	5,406,715
Michelle Felman	77,089,253	4,114,034	64,538	5,406,715
Isaac T. Kohlberg	77,410,276	3,795,153	62,396	5,406,715
Martin D. McNulty, Jr.	77,617,162	3,588,257	62,406	5,406,715
Maureen O’Connell	77,451,696	1,334,697	2,481,432	5,406,715

Proposal No. 2: To ratify the appointment of Grant Thornton, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026.


Votes For	Votes Against	Votes Abstaining	Broker Non-Votes
85,775,969	839,304	59,267

Proposal No. 3: To approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.


Votes For	Votes Against	Votes Abstaining	Broker Non-Votes
79,726,978	1,064,903	475,944	5,406,715

SIGNATURES

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


Dated: June 25, 2026
	ACACIA RESEARCH CORPORATION

	By:	/s/ Jason Soncini
	Name:	Jason Soncini
	Title:	General Counsel

Acacia Research Corporation (Acacia Tech) filed SEC Form 8-K: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders