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Ownership Document
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| Schema Version: X0306 |
| Document Type: 4 |
| Period of Report: 9/6/22 |
| 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: 1345478 |
| | Owner Name: Press Clifford |
| Reporting Owner Address: |
| | Owner Street 1: 4 PARK PLAZA, SUITE 550 |
| | Owner Street 2: |
| | Owner City: IRVINE |
| | Owner State: CA |
| | Owner ZIP Code: 92614 |
| | Owner State Description: |
| Reporting Owner Relationship: |
| | Is Director? Yes |
| | Is Officer? Yes |
| | Is Ten Percent Owner? No |
| | Is Other? No |
| | Officer Title: Chief Executive Officer |
| | Other Text: |
| Non-Derivative Table: |
| Non-Derivative Transaction: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: ACTG Common Stock |
| | Transaction Date: |
| | | Value: 9/6/22 |
| | Transaction Coding: |
| | | Transaction Form Type: 4 |
| | | Transaction Code: F |
| | | Equity Swap Involved? No |
| | Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Transaction Shares: |
| Value: 219,626 |
| Footnote ID: F1 |
| | | Transaction Price Per Share: |
| Value: 0 |
| | | Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code: |
| Value: D |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 268,836 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: D |
| Derivative Table: |
| Footnotes: |
| Footnote - F1: Represents the number of shares required to be withheld by the Reporting Person to satisfy tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of 450,000 shares of restricted stock on September 3, 2022. |
| Remarks: |
| Owner Signature: |
| Signature Name: /s/Jennifer Graff as Attorney-in-Fact |
| Signature Date: 9/8/22 |
