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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)
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Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | 001-37721 (Commission File Number) | 95-4405754 (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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520 Newport Center Drive, 12th 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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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