X0303 4 2010-04-23 0000934549 ACACIA RESEARCH CORP ACTG 0001113465 HARRIS ROBERT L II 500 NEWPORT CENTER DRIVE 7TH FLOOR NEWPORT BEACH CA 92660 1 1 0 0 President Common Stock 2010-04-23 4 M 0 30000 3.9172 A 550088 D Common Stock 2010-04-23 4 S 0 3100 13.916 D 546988 D Common Stock 2010-04-23 4 S 0 6900 14.016 D 540088 D Common Stock 2010-04-23 4 S 0 7150 14.13 D 532938 D Common Stock 2010-04-23 4 S 0 4150 14.179 D 528788 D Common Stock 2010-04-23 4 S 0 2100 14.232 D 526688 D Common Stock 2010-03-30 4 S 0 4080 14.382 D 522608 D Common Stock 2010-04-23 4 S 0 2520 14.424 D 520088 D Common Stock 2010-04-26 4 M 0 22652 3.9172 A 542740 D Common Stock 2010-04-26 4 S 0 10754 14.193 D 531986 D Common Stock 2010-04-26 4 S 0 6898 14.434 D 525088 D Common Stock 2010-04-26 4 S 0 5000 14.505 D 520088 D Stock Option (Right to Buy) 3.9172 2010-04-23 4 M 0 30000 0 D 2004-03-29 2011-03-29 Common Stock 30000 501987 D Stock Option (Right to Buy) 3.9172 2010-04-27 4 M 0 22652 0 D 2004-03-29 2011-03-29 Common Stock 22652 479335 D The sales reported on this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5(1) Plan adopted by the Reporting Person on February 26, 2010. The price reported is the average price for shares sold between $13.90 and $13.94 per share. The price reported is the average price for shares sold between $14.00 and $14.04 per share The price reported is the average price for shares sold between $14.09 and $14.15 per share. The price reported is the average price for shares sold between $14.16 and $14.20 per share. The price reported is the average price for shares sold between $14.21 and $14.25 per share. The price reported is the average price for shares sold between $14.30 and $14.40 per share. The price reported is the average price for shares sold between $14.41 and $14.44 per share The price reported is the average price for shares sold between $14.19 and $14.24 per share The price reported is the average price for shares sold between $14.40 and $14.48per share Robert L. Harris, II 2010-04-27