William S. Anderson

Insider

First SEC filing: Aug. 15, 2007 · Latest: Aug. 15, 2007

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Insider transactions Every share this person bought or sold, from Form 4 filings.
Derivatives Options and other derivative holdings reported by this person.
Initial holdings The stakes this person held when they first started reporting.

Insider at

ACTG buying Dec. 14, 2007

Insider transactions

0 buys (P) 0 sells (S) Net: $0 + 15 non-open-market transactions below last 12 months, based on the transactions shown below

Price change vs current quote, split-adjusted for corporate actions since the filing — not benchmarked, not annualized, not size-weighted

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Date	Ticker	Code	Shares	Price	Value	Owned after	Δ own	A/D	vs now
March 15, 2017	ACTG	A	54,299	—	—	54,299 Direct	—	Acquired	(price as of 2026-08-21)
Aug. 1, 2016	ACTG	A	50,000	—	—	50,000 Direct	—	Acquired	(price as of 2026-08-21)
March 1, 2016	ACTG	A	89,552	—	—	89,552 Direct	—	Acquired	(price as of 2026-08-21)
Jan. 2, 2015	ACTG	A	7,177	—	—	47,370 Direct	+17.86%	Acquired	(price as of 2026-08-21)
Jan. 2, 2015	ACTG	A	7,177	—	—	43,885 Direct	+19.55%	Acquired	(price as of 2026-08-21)
Jan. 2, 2014	ACTG	A	8,374	—	—	40,193 Direct	+26.32%	Acquired	(price as of 2026-08-21)
Dec. 11, 2012	ACTG	A	5,000	—	—	41,819 Direct	+13.58%	Acquired	(price as of 2026-08-21)
March 1, 2012	ACTG	A	598	—	—	36,654 Direct	+1.66%	Acquired	(price as of 2026-08-21)
Jan. 3, 2012	ACTG	A	2,455	—	—	36,056 Direct	+7.31%	Acquired	(price as of 2026-08-21)
Feb. 22, 2011	ACTG	A	1,824	—	—	33,601 Direct	+5.74%	Acquired	(price as of 2026-08-21)
Jan. 3, 2011	ACTG	A	1,940	—	—	31,777 Direct	+6.50%	Acquired	(price as of 2026-08-21)
May 18, 2010	ACTG	A	2,642	—	—	29,837 Direct	+9.72%	Acquired	(price as of 2026-08-21)
Jan. 4, 2010	ACTG	A	3,692	—	—	27,195 Direct	+15.71%	Acquired	(price as of 2026-08-21)
Jan. 2, 2009	ACTG	A	10,286	—	—	23,503 Direct	+77.82%	Acquired	(price as of 2026-08-21)
Dec. 14, 2007	ACTG	P	1,000	$9.36	$9,360	4,217 Direct	+31.08%	Acquired	-51.6% (price as of 2026-08-21)
Dec. 14, 2007	ACTG	P	1,500	$9.37	$14,055	5,717 Direct	+35.57%	Acquired	-51.7% (price as of 2026-08-21)
Dec. 14, 2007	ACTG	P	2,486	$9.38	$23,319	8,203 Direct	+43.48%	Acquired	-51.7% (price as of 2026-08-21)
Dec. 14, 2007	ACTG	P	100	$9.39	$939	8,303 Direct	+1.22%	Acquired	-51.8% (price as of 2026-08-21)
Dec. 14, 2007	ACTG	P	1,800	$9.40	$16,920	10,103 Direct	+21.68%	Acquired	-51.8% (price as of 2026-08-21)
Dec. 14, 2007	ACTG	P	200	$9.41	$1,882	10,303 Direct	+1.98%	Acquired	-51.9% (price as of 2026-08-21)
Dec. 14, 2007	ACTG	P	2,914	$9.42	$27,450	13,217 Direct	+28.28%	Acquired	-51.9% (price as of 2026-08-21)
Aug. 15, 2007	ACTG	A	3,217	—	—	3,217 Direct	—	Acquired	(price as of 2026-08-21)

P = Open-market purchase · S = Sale · A = Grant/award · M = Option exercise · G = Gift · F = Tax withholding

Insider transactions are not a recommendation; sales are often driven by liquidity or tax reasons.

Derivative holdings (Form 4 Table II)

Options, RSUs and convertible securities reported on Form 4 Table II.

Date	Ticker	Security	Underlying	Exercise price	Expiration	Shares	A/D
March 15, 2017	ACTG	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	Acacia Research Corporation Common Stock (54,299)	$5.40	March 15, 2024	54,299	Acquired
Aug. 1, 2016	ACTG	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	Acacia Research Corporation Common Stock (50,000)	$5.75	Aug. 1, 2023	50,000	Acquired
March 1, 2016	ACTG	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	Acacia Research Corporation Common Stock (89,552)	$3.12	March 1, 2023	89,552	Acquired

Exercise/conversion price is blank when not applicable (e.g. RSUs).

Initial ownership (Form 3) 1 holding

Securities held when first becoming an insider, per SEC Form 3.

Date	Ticker	Security	Shares	Ownership
Aug. 15, 2007	ACTG	Acacia Research - Acacia Technologies Common Stock	0	Indirect