Item 2.02.Results of Operations and Financial Condition.



On March 31, 2022, Acacia Research Corporation (the "Corporation) issued a press
release announcing its financial results for the year ended December 31, 2021. A
copy of that release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form
8-K (this "Report").

The information contained within this Report and the exhibit attached hereto as
Exhibit 99.1 are being furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 and shall not be deemed
"filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that
Section. The information in this Report and the exhibit attached hereto as
Exhibit 99.1 shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration
statement or other document filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, regardless of any general incorporation by reference language in such
filings, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such
filing.

Item 8.01.Other Events.



Effective March 31, 2022, the Board of Directors of the Corporation approved a
new stock repurchase program for up to $40 million in shares of the Common Stock
of the Corporation, par value $0.001 per share (the "Common Stock"). The
repurchase authorization has no time limit and does not require the repurchase
of a minimum number of shares. The Common Stock may be repurchased on the open
market, in block trades, or in privately negotiated transactions, including
under plans complying with the provisions of Rule 10b5-1 and Rule 10b-18 of the
Exchange Act. The timing and actual number of Common Stock to be repurchased
will depend upon market conditions, eligibility to trade, and other factors.

Item 9.01.Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)Exhibits



Exhibit No.              Description of Exhibit
       99.1                Press Release dated     March 31, 2022     of

Acacia Research Corporation


       104               Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within

the Inline XBRL document).

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