Richard Jay Rosenstein - 08 Mar 2022 Form 4 Insider Report for ACACIA RESEARCH CORP (ACTG)

Role: Chief Financial Officer
Signature: Jennifer Graff, Attorney-in-fact
Issuer symbol: ACTG
Transactions as of: 08 Mar 2022
Net transactions value: $0
Form type: 4
Filing time: 10 Mar 2022, 16:24:05 UTC
Previous filing: 21 Dec 2021
Next filing: 16 May 2022
SEC: View on sec.gov

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	ACTG	ACTG Common Stock	Award	$0	+45,000	+31%	$0.000000	191,900	08 Mar 2022	Direct	F1

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Underlying Class	Amount	Exercise Price	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	ACTG	ACTG Common Stock	Award	$0	+112,500		$0.000000	112,500	08 Mar 2022	ACTG Common Stock	112,500	$3.58	Direct	F2

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	This award of restricted stock units ("RSUs") is made pursuant to the 2016 Acacia Research Corporation Stock Incentive Plan. Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of common stock. One third of the RSUs will vest on the first, second and third anniversaries of the grant date, respectively.
F2	One third of the options shares will vest and be exercisable on the first, second and third anniversaries of the grant date, respectively.