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 6, 2017
 

ACACIA RESEARCH CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 


 
 
 
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)
001-37721
(Commission File Number)
95-4405754
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
 
520 Newport Center Drive, 12 th  Floor
Newport Beach, California
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
92660
(Zip Code)
(949) 480-8300
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code


(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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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




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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Acacia Research Corporation (the “Company”) held its 2017 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on Tuesday, June 6, 2017, at the Company’s corporate headquarters located at 520 Newport Center Drive, 7th Floor, Newport Beach, California. As of April 10, 2017, the record date for the Annual Meeting, the Company had 51,132,644 shares of its common stock outstanding and entitled to vote. At the Annual Meeting, 45,346,815 shares of the Company’s common stock were present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote, constituting a quorum for the conduct of business at the Annual Meeting.
The following sets forth detailed information regarding the voting results at the Annual Meeting:
Proposal No. 1 : The Company’s stockholders elected the two Class II director nominees named below to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors for a three-year term expiring at the Company’s 2020 annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified, or until their earlier resignation or removal.
Class II Nominees
Votes For
Votes Against
Votes Abstaining
Broker Non-votes
William S. Anderson
Edward W. Frykman
33,941,271
33,122,665
925,259
1,743,344
16,842
17,363
10,463,443
10,463,443

Proposal No. 2 : The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017.
Votes For
Votes Against
Votes Abstaining
Broker Non-Votes
44,090,990
1,243,162
12,663
0
Proposal No. 3 : The Company’s stockholders approved, by advisory vote, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers detailed in the proxy statement for the Annual Meeting.
Votes For
Votes Against
Votes Abstaining
Broker Non-Votes
33,674,098
484,546
724,728
10,463,443
Proposal No. 4 : The Company’s stockholders selected every year as the frequency of the advisory vote of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.
Votes For Every Year
Votes For Every 2 Years
Votes For Every 3 Years
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
30,221,586
41,528
3,892,840
727,418
10,463,443
Proposal No. 5 : The Company’s stockholders approved the First Amended and Restated Tax Benefits Preservation Plan, dated April 28, 2017, by and between the Company and Computershare Inc., as Rights Agent.
 
Votes For
Votes Against
Votes Abstaining
Broker Non-Votes
32,935,438
1,925,688
22,246
10,463,443
 






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, thereunto duly authorized.


Date:      June 12, 2017                      ACACIA RESEARCH CORPORATION


By:      /s/ Edward J. Treska     
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary



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