Company: ACTG
Filing Date: 2025-04-09
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000934549-25-000014
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Company: ACACIA RESEARCH CORP
Filing Date: 2025-04-09
Form: DEF 14A
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 of the Board and its committees, as set forth in their respective charters, and coordinate and oversee annual evaluations of the Board’s performance and procedures, including an evaluation of individual directors, and of the Board’s committees;                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| • |     | Annually review the Committee’s own performance against the responsibilities outlined in the Charter and as otherwise established by the Board;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| • |     | Administer the Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines, Corporate Codes of Conduct, the Company’s Prevention of Insider Trading Policy and the Company’s Insider Trading Policy for Company Securities, and annually review and assess the adequacy of such policies and recommend any material proposed changes to the Board;                                                                                                                                             |
| • |     | Review periodically with the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and the Board, the succession plans relating to positions held by senior executives and make recommendations to the Board regarding the selections of individuals to fill these positions;                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| • |     | Evaluate stockholder proposals properly submitted to the Company for consideration at the annual meeting of stockholders and provide appropriate oversight of the handling of such proposals;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| • |     | Oversee the continuing education of Company directors and the orientation of new directors;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| • |     | Monitor and review the overall adequacy of, and provide oversight with respect to, the Company’s ESG strategy, initiatives, policies and systems, which will include receiving periodic reports regarding the Company’s ESG efforts and progress from members of management responsible for implementation and oversight of these strategies, initiatives, policies and systems and adopting and implementing such initiatives, policies and systems as the case may be; and |
| • |     | Review and evaluate the Company’s programs, practices and reporting relating to climate-related risks and opportunities.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |

#### Director Qualification Standards
There are no specific minimum qualifications that the Nominating, Governance and Sustainability Committee requires a director nominee meet for a position on the Board, nor are there any specific qualities or skills that are necessary for one or more members of our Board to possess, other than as are necessary to meet the requirements of the rules and regulations applicable to us. The Nominating, Governance and Sustainability Committee considers a potential candidate’s

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experience, areas of expertise, and other factors relative to the overall composition of the Board, including the following characteristics consistent with our Corporate Governance Guidelines:

| • |     | committed to enhancing long-term stockholder value;                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
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