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Acacia Research Corp. – ‘8-K’ for 1/31/22

On:  Friday, 2/4/22, at 4:30pm ET   ·   For:  1/31/22   ·   Accession #:  1683168-22-700   ·   File #:  1-37721

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  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

 2/04/22  Acacia Research Corp.             8-K:1,3,9   1/31/22   11:243K                                   GlobalOne Filings Inc/FA

Current Report   —   Form 8-K

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM  i 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):   i January 31, 2022

 

 i ACACIA RESEARCH CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

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

 

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

 

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code): ( i 949)  i 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:

 

 i o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

 i o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

 i o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

 i o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

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

 

Title of each class Trading Symbol Name of each exchange on which registered
 i Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share  i ACTG The  i NASDAQ Global Select Market

 

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).      i o 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.  o

 

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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

On January 31, 2022, Acacia Research Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) entered into a Sixth Supplemental Agreement (the “Sixth Supplemental Agreement”) with Merton Acquisition HoldCo LLC (“Merton”) and Starboard Value LP (the “Designee” or “Starboard Value”), on behalf of the certain buyers (the “Starboard Funds”) of the Notes issued pursuant to the previously reported Securities Purchase Agreement (as amended and supplemented, the “Purchase Agreement”), dated as of November 18, 2019, to, primarily, (i) repay an aggregate of $15.0 million principal amount of the Notes and (ii) extend the maturity date of the remaining outstanding Notes to April 15, 2022. After giving effect to the Sixth Supplemental Agreement, the total principal amount outstanding of the Notes is $165.0 million.

 

The foregoing description of the Sixth Supplemental Agreement is a summary of the material terms of such agreement, does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Sixth Supplemental Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.

  

Item 3.03 Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.

 

The information set forth under Item 1.01 regarding the terms of the Sixth Supplemental Agreement is incorporated by reference into this Item 3.03.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)     Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.   Description of Exhibit
10.1   Sixth Supplemental Agreement, dated as of January 31, 2022, between Starboard Value, L.P., on behalf of the Starboard Funds, Acacia Research Corporation and Merton Acquisition Holdco LLC

 

 

 

 

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SIGNATURES

 

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.

 

Dated: February 4, 2022  
  ACACIA RESEARCH CORPORATION
   
  By: /s/ Clifford Press
  Name: Clifford Press
  Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

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Dates Referenced Herein   and   Documents Incorporated by Reference

This ‘8-K’ Filing    Date    Other Filings
4/15/22
Filed on:2/4/22
For Period end:1/31/22
11/18/193,  4,  8-K
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6 Subsequent Filings that Reference this Filing

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 3/17/23  Acacia Research Corp.             10-K       12/31/22  109:13M
 2/14/23  Acacia Research Corp.             424B5                  1:371K                                   Toppan Merrill/FA
11/14/22  Acacia Research Corp.             10-Q        9/30/22   89:13M
 8/11/22  Acacia Research Corp.             10-Q        6/30/22   87:13M
 5/12/22  Acacia Research Corp.             10-Q        3/31/22   89:10M
 3/31/22  Acacia Research Corp.             10-K       12/31/21  115:14M
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