actg-20260202
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 2, 2026
ACACIA RESEARCH CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-37721 | 95-4405754 | ||||||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||||||
| 767 Third Avenue, | |||||
| 6th Floor | |||||
| New York, | |||||
| NY | 10017 | ||||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | ||||
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code): (949) 480-8300
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||||||
| Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share | ACTG | The Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC | ||||||
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. | |||||||
On February 2, 2026, Geoff Ribar, a member of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Acacia Research Corporation (the “Company”), chairman of the Nominating, Governance and Sustainability Committee of the Board, and a member of the Audit Committee of the Board, notified the Company that he does not intend to stand for reelection to the Board at the Company’s 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders due to personal reasons, including his time commitments to other boards. Mr. Ribar’s decision not to stand for reelection at the end of his current term was not based on any disagreement with the Company or the Board on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Dated: February 6, 2026 | ||||||||
| ACACIA RESEARCH CORPORATION | ||||||||
| By: | /s/ Jason Soncini | |||||||
| Name: | Jason Soncini | |||||||
| Title: | General Counsel | |||||||