Acacia Research Announces Stock Buyback of up to $100M

Acacia Research Corporation

announced today that the Company's Board of Directors has authorized a program for repurchases of shares of the Company's outstanding common stock. The stock repurchase program will be put into effect immediately. Under the stock repurchase program, the Company is authorized to purchase in the aggregate up to $100 million of its common stock through the period ending May 15, 2013. Repurchases may be made from time to time by the Company in the open market or in block purchases in compliance with applicable Securities and Exchange Commission rules. Acacia Research Corporation CEO, Paul Ryan, commented, “The Board authorization to repurchase shares is an attractive opportunity to