X0306 4 2017-09-15 0000934549 ACACIA RESEARCH CORP ACTG 0001189618 HAYNES CLAYTON J 520 NEWPORT CENTER DR. 12TH FLOOR NEWPORT BEACH CA 92660 0 1 0 0 Chief Financial Officer Common Stock 2017-09-15 4 P 0 2000 3.99 A 96922 D The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $3.95 to $4.18, inclusive. Mr. Haynes undertakes to provide to Acacia Research Corporation ("Issuer"), any security holder of the Issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price within the range set forth in footnote (1) to this Form 4. Clayton J. Haynes 2017-09-19