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accession: "0000934549-24-000048"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ACTG"
cik: "0000934549"
company_name: "ACACIA RESEARCH CORP"
filed_at: "2024-05-22T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-01T10:13:41.549707+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.15
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Acacia Research shareholders elect all seven director nominees at annual meeting; all proposals pass

## Summary
- All seven director nominees elected; Gavin Molinelli received 82.3M votes for (98.3% of votes cast).
- Ratification of Grant Thornton as auditor for FY 2024 approved with 89.9M votes for, 558.6K against.
- Advisory vote on executive compensation passed: 79.8M for, 930.6K against, 2.0M abstain.
- 2024 Stock Incentive Plan approved: 80.4M for, 922.1K against, 1.4M abstain.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000934549-24-000048
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ACTG
- cik: 0000934549
- company_name: ACACIA RESEARCH CORP
- filed_at: 2024-05-22T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.15
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/934549/000093454924000048/0000934549-24-000048-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/934549/000093454924000048/actg-20240521.htm

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