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): September 15, 2005
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ACACIA RESEARCH CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware 000-26068 95-4405754
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(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
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 1.01. ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT.
On September 15, 2005, Acacia Research Corporation (the "Company")
entered into an a Placement Agency Agreement with Piper Jaffrey & Co. relating
to the sale of approximately $10.5 million of its Acacia Research-CombiMatrix
common stock in a registered direct offering. The Company will sell
approximately 6.4 million shares of its Acacia Research-CombiMatrix common stock
at $1.65 per share to a select group of accredited investors and grant to such
investors five year warrants for the purchase of an aggregate of approximately
1.6 million shares of common stock at an exercise price of $2.40 per share.
Pursuant to the Placement Agency Agreement, Piper Jaffrey & Co. agreed
to act as the Company's exclusive placement agent in connection with the
issuance and sale of the Company's stock, on a commercially reasonable efforts
basis. Upon the closing of the sale, the Company agreed to pay Piper Jaffrey &
Co. seven percent (7.0%) of the gross proceeds received by the Company from the
sale. The Placement Agency Agreement requires the Company to file a prospectus
supplement, relating to its previously filed "shelf" Registration Statement on
Form S-3 (No. 333-112885), which was declared by the Commission to be effective
as of March 17, 2004, and to file an abbreviated registration statement pursuant
to Rule 462(b) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, to register additional
shares.
The foregoing description of the Placement Agency Agreement is
qualified in its entirety by reference to the Placement Agency Agreement
attached hereto as Exhibit 10.2 to this Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by
reference herein.
ITEM 8.01. OTHER EVENTS.
On September 16, 2005, the Company issued a press release announcing
the pricing of its registered direct offering. A copy of this press release is
filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Report on Form 8-K.
ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(c) Exhibits.
4.1 Form of Warrant
10.1 Placement Agency Agreement
10.2 Form of Subscription Agreement
99.1 Press Release dated September 16, 2005 of the Registrant
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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: September 19, 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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4.1 Form of Warrant
10.1 Placement Agency Agreement
10.2 Form of Subscription Agreement
99.1 Press Release dated September 16, 2005 of the Registrant
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