Current Report
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): June
19, 2006
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ACACIA
RESEARCH CORPORATION
(Exact
name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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Delaware
(State
or Other Jurisdiction
of
Incorporation)
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000-26068
(Commission
File
Number)
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95-4405754
(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
No.)
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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
June
19, 2006, Acacia Research Corporation and Cornell Capital Partners LP amended
the Standby Equity Distribution Agreement, effective June 14, 2006. The parties
amended the maximum number of shares to be issued under the Agreement from
13,368,674 shares to 13,024,924 shares.
The
foregoing description of the amendment of the Standby Equity Distribution
Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amendment to Standby
Equity Distribution Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 to this Report
on
Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein.
Item
9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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10.1 |
Amendment
to Standby Equity Distribution Agreement
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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.
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ACACIA
RESEARCH
CORPORATION |
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| Date: June
22, 2006 |
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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| 10.1 |
Amendment
to Standby Equity Distribution Agreement
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