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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): November 2, 2021 ( October 29, 2021 )

 

ACACIA RESEARCH CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   001-37721   95-4405754
(State or other jurisdiction of   (Commission   (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation)   File Number)   Identification No.)

 

767 Third Avenue, Suite 602    
New York, NY   10017
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code): (949) 480-8300

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

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 Capital 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).     o 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.  o

 

   

 

 

Item 8.01. Other Events.

 

On October 29, 2021, Acacia Research Corporation (“Acacia” or the “Company”) submitted a private proposal to Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (“Comtech”) to acquire 100% of the outstanding shares of Comtech for $30 per share in cash. In a subsequent conversation, Acacia and Comtech discussed Acacia’s business strategy and prospective plans with respect to Comtech. Acacia’s Chief Executive Officer, Clifford Press, stated that Comtech is an attractive company and expressed interest in continuing a productive, private dialogue regarding a transaction.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

Dated: November 2, 2021  
  ACACIA RESEARCH CORPORATION
   
  By: /s/ Clifford Press
  Name: Clifford Press
  Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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