ACACIA RESEARCH CORPORATION (NASDAQ:ACTG) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
meeting of stockholders (the Annual Meeting) on Tuesday, June 6,
2017, at the Companys corporate headquarters located at 520
Newport Center Drive, 7th Floor, Newport Beach, California. As of
April 10, 2017, the record date for the Annual Meeting, the
Company had 51,132,644 shares of its common stock outstanding and
entitled to vote. At the Annual Meeting, 45,346,815 shares of the
Companys common stock were present in person or represented by
proxy and entitled to vote, constituting a quorum for the conduct
of business at the Annual Meeting.
voting results at the Annual Meeting:
II director nominees named below to serve on the Companys Board
of Directors for a three-year term expiring at the Companys 2020
annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are
duly elected and qualified, or until their earlier resignation or
removal.
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Class II Nominees
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Votes For
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Votes Against
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Votes Abstaining
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Broker Non-votes
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William S. Anderson
Edward W. Frykman
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33,941,271
33,122,665
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925,259
1,743,344
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16,842
17,363
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10,463,443
10,463,443
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appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Companys independent
registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending
December 31, 2017.
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Votes For
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Votes Against
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Votes Abstaining
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Broker Non-Votes
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44,090,990
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1,243,162
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12,663
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vote, the compensation of the Companys named executive officers
detailed in the proxy statement for the Annual Meeting.
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Votes For
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Votes Against
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Votes Abstaining
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Broker Non-Votes
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33,674,098
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484,546
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724,728
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10,463,443
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the frequency of the advisory vote of the compensation of the
Companys named executive officers.
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Votes For Every Year
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Votes For Every 2 Years
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Votes For Every 3 Years
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Abstain
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Broker Non-Votes
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30,221,586
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41,528
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3,892,840
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727,418
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10,463,443
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Amended and Restated Tax Benefits Preservation Plan, dated April
28, 2017, by and between the Company and Computershare Inc., as
Rights Agent.
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Votes For
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Votes Against
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Votes Abstaining
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Broker Non-Votes
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32,935,438
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1,925,688
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22,246
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10,463,443
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About ACACIA RESEARCH CORPORATION (NASDAQ:ACTG)
Acacia Research Corporation, through its subsidiaries, is engaged in patent investment, prosecution, licensing and enforcement activities. The Company’s subsidiaries partner with inventors and patent owners for patented inventions. The Company operates in patent licensing and enforcement business segment. The Company’s subsidiaries generate revenues from the granting of intellectual property rights for the use of patented technologies that its subsidiaries control or own. The Company’s subsidiaries assist patent owners with the prosecution and development of their patent portfolios, the protection of their patented inventions from unauthorized use, the generation of licensing revenue from users of their patented technologies and with the enforcement against unauthorized users of their patented technologies through the filing of patent infringement litigation. It is engaged in licensing and enforcing patented technologies. Its subsidiaries include Adaptix, Inc. and Body Science, LLC.
