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    Acacia Research Corporation (Acacia Tech) filed SEC Form 8-K: Results of Operations and Financial Condition, Financial Statements and Exhibits

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    0000934549FALSE00009345492025-05-082025-05-08

    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): May 8, 2025
    ACACIA RESEARCH CORPORATION
    (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
    Delaware001-3772195-4405754
    (State or other jurisdiction of
    incorporation)
    (Commission
    File Number)
    (I.R.S. Employer
    Identification No.)
    767 Third Avenue,
    6th Floor
    New York,
    NY10017
    (Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)
    (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code): (332) 236-8500
    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:
    oWritten communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
    o
    Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
    oPre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
    oPre-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 classTrading SymbolName of each exchange on which registered
    Common Stock, par value $0.001 per shareACTGThe Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
    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
    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.



    Item 2.02.Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
    On May 8, 2025, Acacia Research Corporation (the “Corporation) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2025. A copy of that release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K (this “Report”).
    The information contained within this Report and the exhibit attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 are being furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information in this Report and the exhibit attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, regardless of any general incorporation by reference language in such filings, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
    Item 9.01.Financial Statements and Exhibits.
    (d)Exhibits
    Exhibit No.Description of Exhibit
    99.1
    Press Release dated May 8, 2025 of Acacia Research Corporation
    104Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).



    SIGNATURES
    Pursuant 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.
    Dated: May 8, 2025
    ACACIA RESEARCH CORPORATION
    By:/s/ Martin D. McNulty Jr.
    Name:Martin D. McNulty Jr.
    Title:Chief Executive Officer

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