SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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) April 13, 2004
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ACACIA RESEARCH CORPORATION
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware 000-26068 95-4405754
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State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation) Identification No.)
500 NEWPORT CENTER DRIVE, NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA 92660
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(949) 480-8300
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(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS AND REQUIRED FD DISCLOSURE.
On April 13, 2004, Acacia Research Corporation (the "Company") entered into a
Placement Agency Agreement with Thomas Weisel Partners LLC and Brean Murray &
Co., Inc. relating to the offering of 3,000,000 shares (the "Offered Shares") of
the Company's Acacia Research-CombiMatrix common stock, par value $0.001 per
share, pursuant to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No.
333-112885). A copy of such agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 1.1. The
Company filed a base prospectus and a prospectus supplement relating to the
issuance and sale of the Offered Shares with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on March 17, 2004 and April 14, 2004, respectively.
On April 14, 2004, the Company issued a press release relating to the issuance
and sale of the Offered Shares. A copy of such press release is attached hereto
as Exhibit 99.1.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(c) Exhibits
Number Description
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1.1 Placement Agency Agreement dated April 13, 2004 by
and among the Company, Thomas Weisel Partners LLC and
Brean Murray & Co., Inc.
99.1 Press Release issued by the Company on April 14, 2004
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 THEREUNTO DULY AUTHORIZED.
ACACIA RESEARCH CORPORATION
Date: April 14, 2004 By: /s/ Paul R. Ryan
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Paul R. Ryan
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. Description Page No.
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1.1 Placement Agency Agreement dated April 13, 2004 by and
among the Company, Thomas Weisel Partners LLC and Brean
Murray & Co., Inc. 1.1-1
99.1 Press Release issued by the Company on April 14, 2004 99.1-1