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Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and ACACIA RESEARCH CORP.’s Form 8-K, filed 2024-05-22 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated 02 October 2026.
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These tallies are ACACIA RESEARCH CORP.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed 2024-05-22 (Item 5.07, “Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders”). They cover every share voted at the meeting, not just the funds that file Form N-PX.
| Ballot item | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Broker non-votes | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elect Director: Gavin Molinelli | 82,304,881 | 417,574 | 1,609 | -- | 7,759,195 | Majority: yes |
| Elect Director: Michelle Felman | 82,284,863 | 419,345 | 19,856 | -- | 7,759,195 | Majority: yes |
| Elect Director: Isaac T. Kohlberg | 79,910,528 | 2,802,077 | 11,459 | -- | 7,759,195 | Majority: yes |
| Elect Director: Martin D. McNulty, Jr. | 82,309,327 | 403,123 | 11,614 | -- | 7,759,195 | Majority: yes |
| Elect Director: Maureen O'Connell | 82,273,131 | 449,470 | 1,463 | -- | 7,759,195 | Majority: yes |
| Elect Director: Geoff Ribar | 78,764,597 | 3,939,605 | 19,862 | -- | 7,759,195 | Majority: yes |
| Elect Director: Ajay Sundar | 82,294,086 | 410,117 | 19,861 | -- | 7,759,195 | Majority: yes |
| Proposal 2: To ratify the appointment of Grant Thornton, LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024. | 89,921,255 | 558,564 | 3,440 | -- | -- | Majority: yes |
| Proposal 3: To approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers. | 79,763,086 | 930,578 | 2,030,400 | -- | 7,759,195 | Majority: yes |
| Proposal 4: To approve, the 2024 Acacia Research Corporation Stock Incentive Plan, which authorizes the issuance of a variety of equity awards, including stock options, restricted stock units, performance stock units, and stock awards. | 80,415,963 | 922,062 | 1,386,039 | -- | 7,759,195 | Majority: yes |
Source: ACACIA RESEARCH CORP., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on 2024-05-22 — read the filing on EDGAR.
Each item below shows how the 115 asset managers that disclosed a ACACIA RESEARCH CORP. vote in their SEC Form N-PX filings actually voted. Share totals are the shares those managers' funds voted, summed across every fund they report.
Combines 8 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
99% Majority: yes · of votes cast
ACACIA RESEARCH CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Proposal 3: To approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers.”): 79,763,086 for, 930,578 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2024-05-22 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 100,021,951 outstanding shares: 80% for, 1.0% against (81% of the company cast a for/against vote).
The 114 asset managers below cast 99.3% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (75,150,830 for, 461,277 against).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starboard | 56,624,595 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 3,223,333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ArrowMark Colorado Holdings LLC | 2,359,662 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 2,246,285 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 1,504,077 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Royce | 1,410,792 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Renaissance | 1,325,884 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 1,144,373 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 826,079 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 674,201 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ETF Opportunities Trust | 502,067 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| STRS OHIO | 403,882 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Pacific Ridge Capital Partners, LLC | 0 | 0 | 372,683 | 0 | Abstain |
| RBB FUND, INC. | 0 | 0 | 320,940 | 0 | Abstain |
| Clayton Partners LLC | 302,989 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 302,239 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 233,146 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC | 231,376 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM | 0 | 220,630 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| LEVIN CAPITAL STRATEGIES, L.P. | 220,390 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS | 193,376 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| EA Series Trust | 0 | 172,476 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Goldman Sachs | 140,246 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Ancora Advisors LLC | 108,728 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Maryland State Retirement & Pension System | 96,600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 114 asset managers. See all 114 in the interactive database.
Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
99.5% Majority: yes · of votes cast
ACACIA RESEARCH CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Ajay Sundar”): 82,294,086 for, 410,117 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2024-05-22 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 100,021,951 outstanding shares: 82% for, 0.5% against (83% of the company cast a for/against vote).
The 41 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (9,681,544 for, 0 against).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fidelity | 3,162,233 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 2,210,098 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Royce | 1,108,829 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 985,114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 722,648 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ETF Opportunities Trust | 502,067 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS | 193,376 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| EA Series Trust | 172,476 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 116,573 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 75,488 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Capitol Series Trust | 67,960 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 65,497 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 52,865 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 34,090 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 28,875 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 24,088 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Global X | 22,079 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 15,830 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Pacific Life | 14,447 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 13,877 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 13,120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Victory Capital | 12,875 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brighthouse | 12,429 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 11,384 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nationwide | 10,166 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 41 asset managers. See all 41 in the interactive database.
Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
99.4% Majority: yes · of votes cast
ACACIA RESEARCH CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Gavin Molinelli”): 82,304,881 for, 417,574 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2024-05-22 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 100,021,951 outstanding shares: 82% for, 0.5% against (83% of the company cast a for/against vote).
The 41 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (9,681,544 for, 0 against).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fidelity | 3,162,233 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 2,210,098 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Royce | 1,108,829 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 985,114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 722,648 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ETF Opportunities Trust | 502,067 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS | 193,376 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| EA Series Trust | 172,476 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 116,573 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 75,488 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Capitol Series Trust | 67,960 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 65,497 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 52,865 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 34,090 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 28,875 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 24,088 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Global X | 22,079 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 15,830 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Pacific Life | 14,447 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 13,877 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 13,120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Victory Capital | 12,875 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brighthouse | 12,429 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 11,384 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nationwide | 10,166 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 41 asset managers. See all 41 in the interactive database.
Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
95% Majority: yes · of votes cast
ACACIA RESEARCH CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Geoff Ribar”): 78,764,597 for, 3,939,605 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2024-05-22 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 100,021,951 outstanding shares: 79% for, 4% against (83% of the company cast a for/against vote).
The 41 asset managers below cast 88% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (8,499,699 for, 1,181,845 against).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fidelity | 3,162,233 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 2,210,098 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Royce | 1,108,829 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 0 | 985,114 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| BlackRock | 722,648 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ETF Opportunities Trust | 502,067 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS | 193,376 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| EA Series Trust | 0 | 172,476 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Charles Schwab | 116,573 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 75,488 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Capitol Series Trust | 67,960 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 65,497 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 52,865 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 33,000 | 1,090 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 28,875 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 24,088 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Global X | 22,079 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 15,830 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Pacific Life | 14,447 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 0 | 13,877 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 13,120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Victory Capital | 12,875 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brighthouse | 12,429 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 9,212 | 2,172 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nationwide | 10,166 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 41 asset managers. See all 41 in the interactive database.
Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
97% Majority: yes · of votes cast
ACACIA RESEARCH CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Isaac T. Kohlberg”): 79,910,528 for, 2,802,077 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2024-05-22 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 100,021,951 outstanding shares: 80% for, 3% against (83% of the company cast a for/against vote).
The 41 asset managers below cast 98% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (9,505,536 for, 176,008 against).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fidelity | 3,162,233 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 2,210,098 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Royce | 1,108,829 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 985,114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 722,648 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ETF Opportunities Trust | 502,067 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS | 193,376 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| EA Series Trust | 0 | 172,476 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Charles Schwab | 116,573 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 75,488 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Capitol Series Trust | 67,960 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 65,497 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 52,865 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 34,090 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 28,875 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 24,088 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Global X | 22,079 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 15,830 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Pacific Life | 14,447 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 13,877 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 13,120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Victory Capital | 12,875 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brighthouse | 12,429 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 11,384 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nationwide | 10,166 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 41 asset managers. See all 41 in the interactive database.
Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
99.5% Majority: yes · of votes cast
ACACIA RESEARCH CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Martin D. McNulty, Jr.”): 82,309,327 for, 403,123 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2024-05-22 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 100,021,951 outstanding shares: 82% for, 0.5% against (83% of the company cast a for/against vote).
The 41 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (9,681,544 for, 0 against).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fidelity | 3,162,233 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 2,210,098 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Royce | 1,108,829 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 985,114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 722,648 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ETF Opportunities Trust | 502,067 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS | 193,376 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| EA Series Trust | 172,476 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 116,573 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 75,488 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Capitol Series Trust | 67,960 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 65,497 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 52,865 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 34,090 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 28,875 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 24,088 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Global X | 22,079 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 15,830 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Pacific Life | 14,447 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 13,877 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 13,120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Victory Capital | 12,875 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brighthouse | 12,429 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 11,384 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nationwide | 10,166 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 41 asset managers. See all 41 in the interactive database.
Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
99.4% Majority: yes · of votes cast
ACACIA RESEARCH CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Maureen O'Connell”): 82,273,131 for, 449,470 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2024-05-22 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 100,021,951 outstanding shares: 82% for, 0.5% against (83% of the company cast a for/against vote).
The 41 asset managers below cast 99.9% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (9,681,245 for, 299 against).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fidelity | 3,162,233 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 2,210,098 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Royce | 1,108,829 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 985,114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 722,648 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ETF Opportunities Trust | 502,067 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS | 193,376 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| EA Series Trust | 172,476 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 116,573 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 75,488 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Capitol Series Trust | 67,960 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 65,497 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 52,865 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 34,090 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 28,875 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 24,088 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Global X | 22,079 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 15,830 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Pacific Life | 14,447 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 13,877 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 13,120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Victory Capital | 12,875 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brighthouse | 12,429 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 11,384 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nationwide | 10,166 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 41 asset managers. See all 41 in the interactive database.
Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
99.4% Majority: yes · of votes cast
ACACIA RESEARCH CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Michelle Felman”): 82,284,863 for, 419,345 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2024-05-22 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 100,021,951 outstanding shares: 82% for, 0.5% against (83% of the company cast a for/against vote).
The 41 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (9,681,544 for, 0 against).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fidelity | 3,162,233 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 2,210,098 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Royce | 1,108,829 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 985,114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 722,648 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ETF Opportunities Trust | 502,067 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS | 193,376 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| EA Series Trust | 172,476 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 116,573 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 75,488 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Capitol Series Trust | 67,960 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 65,497 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 52,865 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 34,090 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 28,875 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 24,088 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Global X | 22,079 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 15,830 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Pacific Life | 14,447 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 13,877 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 13,120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Victory Capital | 12,875 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brighthouse | 12,429 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 11,384 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nationwide | 10,166 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 41 asset managers. See all 41 in the interactive database.
Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
99% Majority: yes · of votes cast
ACACIA RESEARCH CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Proposal 4: To approve, the 2024 Acacia Research Corporation Stock Incentive Plan, which authorizes the issuance of a variety of equity awards, including stock options, restricted stock units, performance stock units, an”): 80,415,963 for, 922,062 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2024-05-22 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 100,021,951 outstanding shares: 80% for, 1.0% against (81% of the company cast a for/against vote).
The 41 asset managers below cast 98% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (9,535,466 for, 146,078 against).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fidelity | 3,101,333 | 60,900 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 2,210,098 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Royce | 1,108,829 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 985,114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 722,648 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ETF Opportunities Trust | 502,067 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS | 193,376 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| EA Series Trust | 172,476 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 116,573 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 75,488 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Capitol Series Trust | 67,960 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 65,497 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 0 | 52,865 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Lincoln Financial | 34,090 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 0 | 28,875 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Northern Trust | 24,088 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Global X | 22,079 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 15,830 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Pacific Life | 14,447 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 13,877 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 13,120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Victory Capital | 12,875 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brighthouse | 12,429 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 11,384 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nationwide | 10,166 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 41 asset managers. See all 41 in the interactive database.
Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
99.3% Majority: yes · of votes cast
ACACIA RESEARCH CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Proposal 2: To ratify the appointment of Grant Thornton, LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024.”): 89,921,255 for, 558,564 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2024-05-22 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 100,021,951 outstanding shares: 90% for, 0.6% against (90% of the company cast a for/against vote).
The 41 asset managers below cast 98% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (9,509,068 for, 172,476 against).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fidelity | 3,162,233 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 2,210,098 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Royce | 1,108,829 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 985,114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 722,648 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ETF Opportunities Trust | 502,067 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS | 193,376 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| EA Series Trust | 0 | 172,476 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Charles Schwab | 116,573 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 75,488 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Capitol Series Trust | 67,960 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 65,497 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 52,865 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 34,090 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 28,875 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 24,088 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Global X | 22,079 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 15,830 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Pacific Life | 14,447 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 13,877 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 13,120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Victory Capital | 12,875 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brighthouse | 12,429 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 11,384 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nationwide | 10,166 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 41 asset managers. See all 41 in the interactive database.
Ranked by the number of ACACIA RESEARCH CORP. shares each manager voted on the most widely held ballot item of the 2023-2024 meeting, shown as a share of the 100,021,951 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Starboard | 56.61% |
| 2 | Fidelity | 3.22% |
| 3 | ArrowMark Colorado Holdings LLC | 2.36% |
| 4 | Vanguard | 2.25% |
| 5 | BlackRock | 1.50% |
| 6 | Royce | 1.41% |
| 7 | Renaissance | 1.33% |
| 8 | Dimensional | 1.14% |
| 9 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 0.83% |
| 10 | State Street | 0.67% |
Positions disclosed to the SEC on Schedules 13D and 13G, Form 13F and the company’s own proxy statement (DEF 14A).
| Holder | % outstanding | Disclosure |
|---|---|---|
| State Street | 2.79% | 13F |
| BlackRock | 2.34% | 13F |
| Vanguard Group | 2.28% | 13F |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors | 1.54% | 13F |
| Renaissance Technologies | 1.50% | 13F |
| Geode Capital | 0.90% | 13F |
| Goldman Sachs | 0.35% | 13F |
| Northern Trust | 0.33% | 13F |
| Morgan Stanley | 0.33% | 13F |
| Marc W. Booth | 0.31% | DEF14A |
Percentages above are of 100,021,951 shares outstanding, as reported by ACACIA RESEARCH CORP. on its Form 10-Q dated 2024-05-06 (see the filing on EDGAR). This is the count contemporaneous with the 2023-2024 meeting, so the percentages are the ones that were true then, not ones restated against today’s share count.
Every figure above is derived from filings made with the US Securities and Exchange Commission: Form N-PX, in which registered investment companies and institutional managers disclose how they voted every proxy, and Form 8-K Item 5.07, in which the company reports its own meeting results. Shares outstanding are taken from ACACIA RESEARCH CORP.’s 10-Q dated 2024-05-06. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on 02 October 2026; a live search always shows the current data.
At ACACIA RESEARCH CORP.'s shareholder meeting held 2024-05-21, in the 2023-2024 proxy season, 115 asset managers reported how they voted on 10 ballot items in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 1,184 separate fund positions. On the most widely held item on that ballot — To approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, of the compensation of our named executive… — FOR was 99% of the votes cast (FOR divided by FOR plus AGAINST, the conventional basis for proxy support; abstentions, broker non-votes and unvoted shares are excluded because none of them took a side), which is more than half. Whether the item was approved is for the filing to say; that statement has not been read for this item. Source: ACACIA RESEARCH CORP.'s Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on 2024-05-22.
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