---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000934549-26-000029"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ACTG"
cik: "0000934549"
company_name: "ACACIA RESEARCH CORP"
filed_at: "2026-06-25T20:08:18+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-25T20:11:56.807243+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.15
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Acacia Research stockholder votes on directors, auditor, executive compensation at 2026 annual meeting

## Summary
- All seven director nominees elected with >77M For votes each; against/abstain less than 4M each.
- Ratification of Grant Thornton as auditor approved by ~85.8M votes (99% of votes cast).
- Non-binding say-on-pay approved with ~79.7M For votes (98.8% of votes cast excluding broker non-votes).
- Quorum achieved: 86.7M shares present out of 96.6M outstanding.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000934549-26-000029
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ACTG
- cik: 0000934549
- company_name: ACACIA RESEARCH CORP
- filed_at: 2026-06-25T20:08:18+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/934549/000093454926000029/0000934549-26-000029-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/934549/000093454926000029/actg-20260623.htm

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