{"url_path":"/sec/actg/8-k/2026-06-25/item-5-07","section_key":"item-5-07","section_title":"Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"8-K","doc_date":"2026-06-25","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/934549/0000934549-26-000029-index.html","accession_number":"0000934549-26-000029","cik":"0000934549","ticker":"ACTG","issuer_name":"ACACIA RESEARCH CORP","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/934549/0000934549-26-000029-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0000934549","primary_entity_name":"ACACIA RESEARCH CORP"},"word_count":314,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"Item 5.07.\n\nSubmission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.\n\nOn 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.\n\nAt 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.\n\nSet 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.\n\nProposal 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.\n\nDirectorsForAgainstAbstainBroker\nNon-Votes\n\nGavin Molinelli77,547,5593,657,97162,2955,406,715\n\nMichelle Felman77,089,2534,114,03464,5385,406,715\n\nIsaac T. Kohlberg77,410,2763,795,15362,3965,406,715\n\nMartin D. McNulty, Jr.77,617,1623,588,25762,4065,406,715\n\nMaureen O’Connell77,451,6961,334,6972,481,4325,406,715\n\nProposal 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.\n\nVotes ForVotes AgainstVotes AbstainingBroker Non-Votes\n\n85,775,969839,30459,267\n\nProposal No. 3: To approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.\n\nVotes ForVotes AgainstVotes AbstainingBroker Non-Votes\n\n79,726,9781,064,903475,9445,406,715\n\nSIGNATURES\n\nPursuant 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.\n\nDated: June 25, 2026\n\nACACIA RESEARCH CORPORATION\n\nBy:/s/ Jason Soncini\n\nName:Jason Soncini\n\nTitle:General Counsel"}