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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520 8th Avenue, 14th Floor

New York, NY 10018

(212) 257-1311

Stockholders Call Toll Free at: (888) 368-0379

Banks & Brokers may call: (212) 257-1311

Email: info@saratogaproxy.com</div>

### ACACIA RESEARCH CORPORATION

#### 767 Third Avenue, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10017
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### PROXY STATEMENT

### FOR THE VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

#### TO BE HELD ON MAY 15, 2025
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#### General
The enclosed proxy is solicited on behalf of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Acacia Research Corporation (referred to herein as “we,” “us,” “our,” “Acacia” and the “Company”) for use at our 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) to be held on Thursday, May 15, 2025, at 11:30 a.m., Eastern Time, and at any adjournment or postponement thereof. The Annual Meeting will be held via a live webcast, which can be accessed visiting www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/ACTG2025 , where you will be able to attend the Annual Meeting, submit questions and vote your shares electronically.

Please refer to the section of this Proxy Statement entitled “ Questions and Answers Regarding the Annual Meeting ” for additional information regarding how to attend the virtual Annual Meeting and vote your shares.

Only stockholders of record at the close of business on March 24, 2025 (the “Record Date”) are entitled to receive notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting and any adjournment or postponement thereof. These proxy solicitation materials and our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 (the “Annual Report on Form 10-K"), including audited financial statements, were mailed on or about April 9, 2025, to all stockholders entitled to receive notice of and vote at the Annual Meeting. In addition, these proxy solicitation materials and our Annual Report on Form 10-K, are available at https://www.acaciaresearch.com/proxy-materials and www.proxyvote.com.

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