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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000921895-18-001871
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DFAN14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20180604
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20180604
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20180604

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ACACIA RESEARCH CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000934549
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	PATENT OWNERS & LESSORS [6794]
		IRS NUMBER:				954405754
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DFAN14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-37721
		FILM NUMBER:		18878221

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		520 NEWPORT CENTER DRIVE
		STREET 2:		12TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEWPORT BEACH
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			92660
		BUSINESS PHONE:		9494808300

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		520 NEWPORT CENTER DRIVE
		STREET 2:		12TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEWPORT BEACH
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			92660

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Radoff Bradley Louis
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001380585

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DFAN14A

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1177 WEST LOOP SOUTH
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1625
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77027
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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>UNITED
STATES</B></FONT></P>

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AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></FONT></P>

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14A</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; text-align: center; margin-bottom: 0">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROXY STATEMENT</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; text-align: center; margin-bottom: 0">SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">Check the appropriate box:</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">&#9744;</TD><TD>Preliminary Proxy Statement</TD></TR></TABLE>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 100%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: Black 0.5pt solid">ACACIA RESEARCH CORPORATION</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; vertical-align: top"><P>(Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">SIDUS DOUBLE ALPHA FUND, L.P.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">SIDUS DOUBLE ALPHA, LTD.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">SIDUS ADVISORS, LLC</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">SIDUS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">MICHAEL J. BARONE</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">ALFRED V. TOBIA JR.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">BLR PARTNERS LP</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">BLRPART, LP</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">BLRGP INC.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">FONDREN MANAGEMENT, LP</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">FMLP INC.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">BRADLEY L. RADOFF</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">Payment of Filing Fee (Check the appropriate box):</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&#9744;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Check
box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Exchange Act Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing for which the offsetting
fee was paid previously. Identify the previous filing by registration statement number, or the form or schedule and the date of
its filing.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Sidus Investment Management,
LLC and BLR Partners LP, together with the other participants named herein (collectively, &ldquo;Sidus&rdquo;), has made a definitive
filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission of a proxy statement and accompanying <B>BLUE</B> proxy card to be used to solicit
votes for the election of Sidus&rsquo; slate of highly qualified director nominees to the Board of Directors of Acacia Research
Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;), at the Company&rsquo;s upcoming 2018 annual meeting of stockholders,
or any other meeting of stockholders held in lieu thereof, and any adjournments, postponements, reschedulings or continuations
thereof.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">On June 4, 2018,
Sidus issued the following press release, which was also posted by Sidus to <U>www.rescueacacia.com</U>:</P>



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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>ISS Recommends Stockholders Vote on the BLUE
Proxy Card FOR Election of Clifford Press and Alfred V. Tobia Jr. to Acacia Research Board</B></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&ndash;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><I>The Two Leading Proxy Advisory Firms
Support Sidus&rsquo; Case for Change by Recommending Stockholders Vote on the <FONT STYLE="color: #2E74B5"><B><U>BLUE</U></B></FONT>
Proxy Card </I></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&ndash;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><I>ISS Says Acacia Board Appears &ldquo;<B>out
of touch with the concerns of shareholders</B>&rdquo; and That &ldquo;<B>one new director will likely not be sufficient to drive
change</B>&rdquo;</I></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&ndash;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><I>ISS Criticizes Company for Providing
 &ldquo;<B>limited transparency into the profits interest unit program</B>&rdquo;; Notes Board &ldquo;refreshment over the past
two years has appeared reactionary&rdquo;; and Raises &ldquo;<B>concerns about the independence of new directors</B>&rdquo;</I></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&ndash;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><I>Sidus Urges Stockholders to Follow the
Recommendations of ISS and Vote for Change Today on the <FONT STYLE="color: #2E74B5"><B><U>BLUE</U></B></FONT> Proxy Card</I></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0"><I>&nbsp;</I></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0"><B>NEW YORK</B>, June 4, 2018 &ndash; Sidus Investment Management,
LLC and BLR Partners LP (together, &quot;Sidus,&quot; &quot;we&quot; or &quot;us&quot;), collectively one of the largest stockholders
of Acacia Research Corporation (&quot;Acacia&quot; or the &quot;Company&quot;) (NASDAQ: ACTG), announced today that a leading proxy
advisory firm, Institutional Shareholder Services (&ldquo;ISS&rdquo;), has recommended that Acacia stockholders vote on the <FONT STYLE="color: #2E74B5"><B><U>BLUE</U></B></FONT>
proxy card FOR the election of both Sidus nominees &ndash; Clifford Press and Alfred V. Tobia Jr. &ndash; to the Company&rsquo;s
Board of Directors (the &ldquo;Board&rdquo;) at the upcoming 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the &ldquo;2018 Annual Meeting&rdquo;),
scheduled to be held on June 14, 2018. Previously, Glass, Lewis &amp; Co., LLC (&ldquo;Glass Lewis&rdquo;) recommended that Acacia
stockholders vote FOR Sidus nominee Alfred V. Tobia Jr. on Sidus&rsquo; BLUE proxy card. Both ISS &amp; Glass Lewis are the leading
independent proxy advisory firms in the United States and their recommendations are relied upon by many institutional investors
and other fiduciaries.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0">ISS and Glass Lewis made clear that stockholders <B><U>should NOT</U></B>
vote on the Company&rsquo;s white proxy card.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0">ISS, in recommending for <U>both Sidus nominees</U>, concluded that
stockholders should vote on the <FONT STYLE="color: #2E74B5"><B><U>BLUE</U></B></FONT> proxy card, saying<SUP>1</SUP>:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&#183;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&ldquo;&hellip;<B>the dissidents have presented a <U>compelling case
that change is warranted</U>. </B>As such, <B>votes FOR dissident nominees Press and Tobia are recommended</B> on the dissidents'
(<FONT STYLE="color: #2E74B5"><B><U>BLUE</U></B></FONT>) card.&rdquo;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 0 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&#183;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&ldquo;Though the company has offered to add dissident nominee Tobia
to the board, in light of the magnitude of the company's strategic shift, along with the severity of governance concerns and the
experience gap on the board, <B>one new director will likely not be sufficient to drive change</B>&hellip;&rdquo;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 0 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&#183;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&ldquo;Moreover, <B>as a compliment to Tobia, who will impart the perspective
of a significant outside shareholder, Press has prior experience as a dissident designee. This may prove useful in breaking the
CEO impasse</B>, which should be the immediate priority.&rdquo;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0">With regard to Acacia&rsquo;s significant underperformance, ISS noted:</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&#183;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&ldquo;[I]t is nonetheless <B>concerning that the company underperformed
peers by nearly 20 percent over the one-year period ended on the unaffected date</B> (by 12.5 percent when the analysis is extended
through May 31, 2018)&hellip;&rdquo; </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0">Referencing the Company&rsquo;s concerning compensation schemes,
ISS said:</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&#183;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&ldquo;<B>The company provides limited transparency into the profits
interest unit program</B>, which is particularly concerning given the units do not require the achievement of pre-set performance
conditions and have already vested.&rdquo;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 0 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0">When analyzing Acacia&rsquo;s Board composition and lack of independence,
ISS noted:</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&#183;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&ldquo;<B>[R]efreshment over the past two years has appeared reactionary,</B>
rather than targeted specifically at complementing or supporting a revised long-term strategy that was clearly communicated to
the market.&rdquo;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&#183;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&ldquo;[T]he recent director appointments <B>do not inspire confidence</B>
in the board's ability to execute on the revised business model.&rdquo;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&#183;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&ldquo;There are also <B>concerns about the independence of new directors</B>
(which runs counter to the need for unassailable independence in evaluating the merits of a dramatic repositioning), and the refreshment
did not sufficiently address the board's lack of early-stage technology investment experience.&rdquo;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0">ISS sharply criticizes Acacia&rsquo;s irregular executive structure,
saying:</P>

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<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&#183;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&ldquo;This arrangement, which <B>obfuscates the chain of command and
demonstrates a lack of effective succession planning</B>, is consistent with the general tone of the company's corporate governance,
which appears to be more reactionary than proactive, and which appears to be <B>out of touch with the concerns of shareholders</B>.&rdquo;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0">Glass Lewis previously said:</P>

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<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&#183;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&ldquo;On balance, then, we find <B>the shareholder value narrative
tilts rather clearly toward the perspectives offered by Sidus and BLR</B>, while the employed tactics of Acacia management demonstrate
what we consider to be misleading benchmarking and a peak-to-trough methodology seemingly designed to obfuscate a traditional,
straightforward understanding of contemporaneous performance across established time frames.&rdquo;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&#183;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&ldquo;[I]t appears the <B>current board is prepared to compensate
Mr. Graziadio -- both with cash and through the use of fairly large equity grants and continued participation in a dubiously structured
profit sharing plan -- as though he is Acacia's CEO, while also problematically abdicating Mr. Graziadio of any codified responsibility</B>
to clearly assume the obligations of that still-vacant position.&rdquo;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0">Alfred V. Tobia Jr., Co-Founder and Managing Member of Sidus Investment
Management, said, &ldquo;We are pleased that both leading proxy advisory firms, ISS and Glass Lewis, have supported our call for
change at Acacia and especially that ISS recommended stockholders vote on the <FONT STYLE="color: #2E74B5"><B><U>BLUE</U></B></FONT>
proxy card for the election of our full slate &ndash; Clifford Press and me &ndash; to the Board. After Acacia&rsquo;s unilateral
appointment of four directors &ndash; two of which were named to the Board just four days after the Company invited Sidus&rsquo;
nominees to interview with the Nominating and Governance Committee &ndash; it is finally time for stockholders to be heard and
for them to elect representatives of their choosing.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0">&ldquo;Acacia&rsquo;s stockholders have suffered years of severe
underperformance and abysmal corporate governance practices, and incumbent directors G. Louis Graziadio III and Frank Walsh III
must be held accountable for their role in destroying stockholder value and as the architects of the Company&rsquo;s misaligned
compensation schemes. The removal of these two incumbents, and the election of truly independent directors who have the best interests
of all stockholders at heart, is imperative. We are committed to driving necessary change at Acacia and ensuring that stockholders&rsquo;
interests remain paramount in the boardroom. Acacia stockholders deserve a Board that is free of conflict and focused on proper
governance, management accountability, selecting the right leader for Acacia as its new CEO, and driving value through the execution
of a coherent strategy clearly articulated to its stockholders. We are committed to electing our full slate and are hopeful stockholders
will support our case for change at the upcoming 2018 Annual Meeting.&rdquo;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0">Given this clear support for change from leading proxy advisory firms,
as well as the fact that the Annual Meeting will occur in a mere 10 days, Sidus cautions Acacia once again to refrain from making
any improper investments or taking any major corporate actions until stockholders have had the opportunity to elect directors of
their choosing, and until those directors are seated on the Board.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0"><B>Stockholders have a crucial opportunity to start the recovery
at Acacia by removing directors with track records of self-dealing and value destruction - Executive Chairman Louis Graziadio and
Strategic Committee Chairman Frank Walsh - and sending a powerful message to legacy incumbent directors that their pattern of failure
will no longer be tolerated. </B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0"><B>Sidus&rsquo; two highly-qualified independent nominees, Clifford
Press and Alfred V. Tobia Jr., have demonstrated records of success in achieving positive change for stockholders and will help
restore Acacia to the basic governance structures required at a public company listed on a major exchange in the United States.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 15.75pt; text-align: center"><B>ALL SIDUS MATERIALS ARE AVAILABLE
AT WWW.RESCUEACACIA.COM</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 15.75pt; text-align: center"><B>FOLLOW ISS AND GLASS LEWIS&rsquo;
RECOMMENDATIONS AND VOTE FOR CHANGE ON THE <FONT STYLE="color: #2E74B5"><U>BLUE</U></FONT> PROXY CARD <U>TODAY</U>.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0"><B>Contacts</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0"><B>Investors:</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0">John Ferguson</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0">Saratoga Proxy Consulting LLC, (212) 257-1311</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0"><U>jferguson@saratogaproxy.com</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0">Clifford Press / Alfred V. Tobia Jr.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0">(212) 277-5635 / (212) 751-6644</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0"><B>Media:</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0">Sloane &amp; Company</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0">Joe Germani / Kristen Duarte, 212-486-9500</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0"><U>jgermani@sloanepr.com</U> / <U>kduarte@sloanepr.com</U></P>

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