UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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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 24, 2005
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ACACIA RESEARCH CORPORATION
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(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware 95-4405754
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(State or Other Jurisdiction (I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation) Identification No.)
000-26068
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(Commission
File Number)
500 NEWPORT CENTER DRIVE,
NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA 92660
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(949) 480-8300
Registrant's telephone number, including area code
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed since Last Report)
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ITEM 2.02. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.
On February 24, 2005, Acacia Research Corporation issued a press
release announcing its financial results for the three months and year ended
December 31, 2004. A copy of that release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and
is incorporated by reference herein.
The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the
exhibit attached hereto, is furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for the
purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or
otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. The information in this
Current Report shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration
statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(c) Exhibits.
99.1 Press Release dated February 24, 2005 of the Registrant.
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.
ACACIA RESEARCH CORPORATION
Date: February 24, 2005
By: /s/ Paul R. Ryan
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Name: Paul R. Ryan
Title: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
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Exhibit Index
Exhibit Number Description
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99.1 Press Release dated February 24, 2005, of the Registrant.