Starboard Principal Co LP - May 16, 2025 Form 4 Insider Report for ACACIA RESEARCH CORP (ACTG)

Signature
Starboard Principal Co LP, By: /s/ Jeffrey C. Smith, Authorized Signatory
Stock symbol
ACTG
Transactions as of
May 16, 2025
Transactions value $
$0
Form type
4
Date filed
5/16/2025, 09:30 PM
Previous filing
Mar 8, 2024

Reporting Owners (4)

Name Relationship Address Signature Signature date CIK
Starboard Principal Co LP Other*, 10%+ Owner 777 THIRD AVENUE, 18TH FLOOR, NEW YORK Starboard Principal Co LP, By: /s/ Jeffrey C. Smith, Authorized Signatory 2025-05-16 0001517139
Starboard Principal Co GP LLC Other*, 10%+ Owner 777 THIRD AVENUE, 18TH FLOOR, NEW YORK Starboard Principal Co GP LLC, By: /s/ Jeffrey C. Smith, Authorized Signatory 2025-05-16 0001517140
Feld Peter A Other*, 10%+ Owner 201 E LAS OLAS BOULEVARD, SUITE 1000, FORT LAUDERDALE Peter A. Feld; By: /s/ Jeffrey C. Smith, Attorney in Fact 2025-05-16 0001410600
Smith Jeffrey C Other*, 10%+ Owner 201 E LAS OLAS BOULEVARD, SUITE 1000, FORT LAUDERDALE By: /s/ Jeffrey C. Smith 2025-05-16 0001362697

Transactions Table

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Ownership Footnotes
transaction ACTG Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share Other -$1.08M -290K -8.18% $3.71 3.26M May 16, 2025 By Starboard Value and Opportunity C LP F1, F2, F6, F9
transaction ACTG Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share Other -$12.1M -3.26M -100% $3.71 0 May 16, 2025 By Starboard Value and Opportunity C LP F1, F2, F6, F9
transaction ACTG Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share Other $1.08M +290K +6.22% $3.71 4.95M May 16, 2025 By Starboard X Master Fund Ltd F1, F2, F8, F9
transaction ACTG Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share Other $12.1M +3.26M +65.7% $3.71 8.21M May 16, 2025 By Starboard X Master Fund Ltd F1, F2, F8, F9
holding ACTG Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share 33M May 16, 2025 By Starboard Value and Opportunity Master Fund Ltd F1, F2, F3
holding ACTG Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share 6.11M May 16, 2025 By Starboard Value and Opportunity S LLC F1, F2, F4
holding ACTG Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share 10.4M May 16, 2025 By Managed Account of Starboard Value LP F1, F2, F5
holding ACTG Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share 3.36M May 16, 2025 By Starboard Value and Opportunity Master Fund L LP F1, F2, F7
* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

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F1 This Form 4 is filed jointly by Starboard Value and Opportunity Master Fund Ltd ("Starboard V&O Fund"), Starboard Value and Opportunity S LLC ("Starboard S LLC"), Starboard Value and Opportunity C LP ("Starboard C LP"), Starboard Value and Opportunity Master Fund L LP ("Starboard L Master"), Starboard X Master Fund Ltd ("Starboard X Master"), Starboard Value R LP ("Starboard R LP"), Starboard Value L LP ("Starboard L LP"), Starboard Value LP ("Starboard Value LP"), Starboard Value GP LLC ("Starboard Value GP"), Starboard Value R GP LLC ("Starboard R GP"), Starboard Principal Co LP ("Principal Co"), Starboard Principal Co GP LLC ("Principal GP"), Peter A. Feld and Jeffrey C. Smith (collectively, the "Reporting Persons").
F2 To enable all of the Reporting Persons to gain access to the Securities and Exchange Commission's electronic filing system (which only accepts a maximum of 10 joint filers per report), this report is the second of two identical reports relating to the same transactions being filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Each Reporting Person may be deemed to be a member of a Section 13(d) group that owns more than 10% of the Issuer's outstanding shares of Common Stock. Each Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein except to the extent of his or its pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed to be an admission that any Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
F3 Securities beneficially owned by Starboard V&O Fund. Starboard Value LP, as the investment manager of Starboard V&O Fund, may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the securities beneficially owned by Starboard V&O Fund. Each of Starboard Value GP, as the general partner of Starboard Value LP, Principal Co, as a member of Starboard Value GP, Principal GP, as the general partner of Principal Co, and Messrs. Smith and Feld, as members of Principal GP and as members of each of the Management Committee of Starboard Value GP and the Management Committee of Principal GP, may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the securities beneficially owned by Starboard V&O Fund.
F4 Securities beneficially owned by Starboard S LLC. Starboard Value LP, as the manager of Starboard S LLC, may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the securities beneficially owned by Starboard S LLC. Each of Starboard Value GP, as the general partner of Starboard Value LP, Principal Co, as a member of Starboard Value GP, Principal GP, as the general partner of Principal Co, and Messrs. Smith and Feld, as members of Principal GP and as members of each of the Management Committee of Starboard Value GP and the Management Committee of Principal GP, may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the securities beneficially owned by Starboard S LLC.
F5 Securities held in a certain account managed by Starboard Value LP (the "Starboard Value LP Account"). Each of Starboard Value GP, as the general partner of Starboard Value LP, Principal Co, as a member of Starboard Value GP, Principal GP, as the general partner of Principal Co, and Messrs. Smith and Feld, as members of Principal GP and as members of each of the Management Committee of Starboard Value GP and the Management Committee of Principal GP, may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the securities beneficially owned by Starboard Value LP and held by the Starboard Value LP Account.
F6 Securities beneficially owned by Starboard C LP. Each of Starboard R LP, as the general partner of Starboard C LP, and Starboard R GP, as the general partner of Starboard R LP, may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the securities beneficially owned by Starboard C LP. Starboard Value LP, as the investment manager of Starboard C LP, may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the securities beneficially owned by Starboard C LP. Each of Starboard Value GP, as the general partner of Starboard Value LP, Principal Co, as a member of Starboard Value GP, Principal GP, as the general partner of Principal Co, and Messrs. Smith and Feld, as members of Principal GP and as members of each of the Management Committee of Starboard Value GP and the Management Committee of Principal GP, may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the securities beneficially owned by Starboard C LP. As of May 16, 2025, Starboard C LP no longer beneficially owns any securities of the Issuer.
F7 Securities beneficially owned by Starboard L Master. Each of Starboard L LP, as the general partner of Starboard L Master, Starboard R LP, as the general partner of Starboard L LP, and Starboard R GP, as the general partner of Starboard R LP, may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the securities beneficially owned by Starboard L LP. Starboard Value LP, as the investment manager of Starboard L Master, may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the securities beneficially owned by Starboard L Master. Each of Starboard Value GP, as the general partner of Starboard Value LP, Principal Co, as a member of Starboard Value GP, Principal GP, as the general partner of Principal Co, and Messrs. Smith and Feld, as members of Principal GP and as members of each of the Management Committee of Starboard Value GP and the Management Committee of Principal GP, may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the securities beneficially owned by Starboard L Master.
F8 Securities beneficially owned by Starboard X Master. Starboard Value LP, as the investment manager of Starboard X Master, may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the securities beneficially owned by Starboard X Master. Each of Starboard Value GP, as the general partner of Starboard Value LP, Principal Co, as a member of Starboard Value GP, Principal GP, as the general partner of Principal Co, and Messrs. Smith and Feld, as members of Principal GP and as members of each of the Management Committee of Starboard Value GP and the Management Committee of Principal GP, may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the securities beneficially owned by Starboard X Master.
F9 Represents an internal transfer from Starboard C LP to Starboard X Master, which did not affect the Reporting Persons' holdings in the aggregate.