Company: ACTG
Filing Date: 2025-03-28
Form Type: PRE 14A
Source: 0000934549-25-000010
Chunk: 61

Company: ACACIA RESEARCH CORP
Filing Date: 2025-03-28
Form: PRE 14A
Chunk 61
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### CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS

#### Certain Relationships and Related Transactions
We adopted a formal policy that sets forth the manner in which the Company will consider, evaluate and where appropriate, conduct transactions with related parties. The policy applies to each director and officer of the Company, any nominee for election as a director of the Company, any security holder known to us to beneficially own more than 5% of the Company’s voting securities and any immediate family member of the foregoing(each, a “Related Party”) as well as any entity that employs a Related Party, is controlled by a Related Party or in which a Related Party has a material ownership or financial interest. For purposes of the policy, a related party transaction means a transaction (including any financial transaction, arrangement or relationship (including any indebtedness or guarantee of indebtedness)), or series of related transactions, or any material amendment to any such transaction, in which a Related Party has or will have a direct or indirect material interest (as such term is used in Item 404 of Regulation S-K of the Exchange Act) and in which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a participant.The policy generally requires that the Audit Committee review all related party transactions and approve such transactions in advanc e.

We also have adopted a Corporate Code of Conduct for Employees, Officers and Directors which applies to all of our employees, officers, and directors and a separate Corporate Code of Conduct for Chief Executive Officer and Other Senior Financial Officers that specifically applies to our principal executive officer, principal financial officer and accounting officer and controller or persons performing similar functions. Each Code of Conduct provides obligations and prohibitions on any transactions which cause our employees, officers or directors to face a choice between what is in their personal interest and what is in our interest. The Corporate Code of Conduct for Employees, Officers and Directors requires conflicts of interest which result from investments in companies doing business with us or in one of our competitors to be disclosed to our General Counsel or the Audit Committee and approved by the Board. The Corporate Code of Conduct for Employees, Officers and Directors requires employees, officers, and directors that are conducting our business with family members to disclose such transactions to our General Counsel. Such transactions are generally prohibited unless approved by the Board.

Press Separation Agreement. On September 19, 2023, the Company together with ARG amicably settled with Clifford Press, former President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, all claims, including counterclaims