Tobia Alfred Victor Jr. Form 4 ACACIA RESEARCH / Alfred Victor Jr. Tobia ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Tobia Alfred Victor Jr.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

767 3RD AVENUE

15TH FLOOR

(Street)

NEW YORK NY 10017

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ACACIA RESEARCH CORP [ ACTG ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/19/2018

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	12/19/2018		P		3,071	A	$2.9438	239,434	I	By Sidus Investment Management, LLC(1)
Common Stock	12/20/2018		P		4,094	A	$2.9303	243,528	I	By Sidus Investment Management, LLC(1)
Common Stock	12/19/2018		P		2,291	A	$2.9438	180,248	I	By Sidus Investment Partners, L.P.(2)
Common Stock	12/20/2018		P		3,055	A	$2.9303	183,303	I	By Sidus Investment Partners, L.P.(2)
Common Stock	12/19/2018		P		6,612	A	$2.9438	514,947	I	By Sidus Double Alpha Fund, L.P.(3)
Common Stock	12/20/2018		P		8,816	A	$2.9303	523,763	I	By Sidus Double Alpha Fund, L.P.(3)
Common Stock	12/19/2018		P		3,026	A	$2.9438	235,717	I	By Sidus Double Alpha Fund, Ltd.(4)
Common Stock	12/20/2018		P		4,035	A	$2.9303	239,752	I	By Sidus Double Alpha Fund, Ltd.(4)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. Shares of common stock held in an account for which Sidus Investment Management, LLC ("Sidus Management") serves as a sub-advisor (the "Managed Account"). The Reporting Person, solely by virtue of his position as a managing member of Sidus Management, the sub-advisor to the Managed Account, may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of common stock directly held in the Managed Account for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended ("Section 16"). The Reporting Person expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares of common stock except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

2. Shares of common stock owned directly by Sidus Investment Partners, L.P. ("Sidus Partners"). The Reporting Person, solely by virtue of his position as a managing member of Sidus Management, the investment manager of Sidus Partners, may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of common stock directly held by Sidus Partners for purposes of Section 16. The Reporting Person expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares of common stock except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

3. Shares of common stock owned directly by Sidus Double Alpha Fund, L.P. ("Sidus Double Alpha"). The Reporting Person, solely by virtue of his position as a managing member of Sidus Management, the investment manager of Sidus Double Alpha, may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of common stock directly held by Sidus Double Alpha for purposes of Section 16. The Reporting Person expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares of common stock except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

4. Shares of common stock owned directly by Sidus Double Alpha Fund, Ltd. ("Sidus Double Alpha Offshore"). The Reporting Person, solely by virtue of his position as a managing member of Sidus Management, the investment manager of Sidus Double Alpha Offshore, may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of common stock directly held by Sidus Double Alpha Offshore for purposes of Section 16. The Reporting Person expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares of common stock except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

	Alfred Victor Tobia Jr.	12/21/2018
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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