SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) - December 24, 2002
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ACACIA RESEARCH CORPORATION
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(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 or Organization) File Number) Identification No.)
500 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach, California 92660
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (949) 480-8300
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed since Last Report)
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ITEM 7. EXHIBITS.
(a) Not Applicable.
(b) Not Applicable.
(c) Exhibits.
None
ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.
Effective December 24, 2002, Acacia Research Corporation's Acacia
Research--CombiMatrix Common Stock will no longer be listed on the Nasdaq
National Market and will instead be listed on the Nasdaq SmallCap Market. The
Acacia Research--CombiMatrix Common Stock did not qualify for listing on the
Nasdaq National Market because it did not meet the Nasdaq National Market's
minimum closing bid price of $5.00 per share during its first week of trading.
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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: December 24, 2002 By: /s/ Paul R. Ryan
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Name: Paul R. Ryan
Title: Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer
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