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Ownership Document
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| Schema Version: X0306 |
| Document Type: 4 |
| Period of Report: 12/2/19 |
| Not Subject to Section 16: 0 |
| Issuer: |
| Issuer CIK: 934549 |
| Issuer Name: ACACIA RESEARCH CORP |
| Issuer Trading Symbol: ACTG |
| Reporting Owner: |
| Reporting Owner ID: |
| | Owner CIK: 1794751 |
| | Owner Name: Sagal Jonathan |
| Reporting Owner Address: |
| | Owner Street 1: 777 THIRD AVENUE |
| | Owner Street 2: 18TH FLOOR |
| | Owner City: NEW YORK |
| | Owner State: NY |
| | Owner ZIP Code: 10017 |
| | Owner State Description: |
| Reporting Owner Relationship: |
| | Is Director? Yes |
| | Is Officer? No |
| | Is Ten Percent Owner? No |
| | Is Other? No |
| | Officer Title: |
| | Other Text: |
| Non-Derivative Table: |
| Non-Derivative Transaction: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Common Stock, $0.001 par value |
| | Transaction Date: |
| | | Value: 12/2/19 |
| | Deemed Execution Date: |
| | Transaction Coding: |
| | | Transaction Form Type: 4 |
| | | Transaction Code: A |
| | | Equity Swap Involved? No |
| | Transaction Timeliness: |
| | Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Transaction Shares: |
| Value: 27,682 |
| Footnote ID: F1 |
| | | Transaction Price Per Share: |
| Value: 0 |
| | | Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code: |
| Value: A |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 27,682 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: D |
| Footnotes: |
| Footnote - F1: Grant of Restricted Stock. |
| Owner Signature: |
| Signature Name: /s/ Jonathan Sagal |
| Signature Date: 12/4/19 |
