secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     ACACIA RESEARCH CORP (ACTG)
CIK:        0000934549
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2022-09-07T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000934549-22-000055
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.50
Item codes: 4.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Acacia Research dismisses BDO as auditor, appoints Grant Thornton for FY2022
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- Board dismissed BDO USA, LLP on August 30, 2022, effective August 31, 2022.
- No disagreements or reportable events with BDO during fiscal 2021 or subsequent interim period.
- Grant Thornton LLP appointed as independent auditor for remainder of fiscal year ending December 31, 2022.
- BDO's audit report for fiscal 2021 was unqualified, with no adverse opinions or modifications.
- BDO furnished a letter to the SEC agreeing with the disclosures, filed as Exhibit 16.1.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/934549/000093454922000055/0000934549-22-000055-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/934549/000093454922000055/actg-20220831.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000934549-22-000055

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