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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001683168-21-002106
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20210512
ITEM INFORMATION:		Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
FILED AS OF DATE:		20210518
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20210518

FILER:

	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:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-37721
		FILM NUMBER:		21936629

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		767 3RD AVENUE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 602
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10017
		BUSINESS PHONE:		949-480-8300

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		767 3RD AVENUE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 602
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10017
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>UNITED STATES</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B></P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>FORM 8-K</B></P>

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

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934</B></P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
<B>May 12, 2021</B></P>

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

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    <TD STYLE="width: 100%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>ACACIA RESEARCH CORPORATION</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

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

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    <TD STYLE="width: 34%; border: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Delaware</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 33%; border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>001-37721</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 33%; border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>95-4405754</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(Commission File Number)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(IRS Employer Identification No.)</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>767 3rd Avenue, Suite 602</B></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>New York, NY</B></P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; width: 25%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>10017</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(Address of principal executive offices)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(Zip Code)</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Registrant&rsquo;s telephone number, including area code:&#9;<B>(949)
480-8300</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: center; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><U>Not applicable</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(Former name or former address, if changed since
last report.)</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended
to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (<U>see</U> General Instruction
A.2. below):</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&#9744;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) </FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="3"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&#9744;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) </FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&#9744;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) </FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&#9744;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) </FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; width: 32%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Title of each class</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; width: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; width: 32%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Trading Symbol(s)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; width: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; width: 32%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Name of each exchange on which registered</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">ACTG</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">The NASDAQ Stock Market, LLC</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth
company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (&sect;230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 (&sect;240.12b-2 of this chapter). &#9;Emerging growth company <FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&#9744;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant
has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant
to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. <FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&#9744;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 1in"><B>Item 5.07.</B></TD><TD><B>Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.</B></TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">On May 12, 2021, Acacia Research Corporation (the
&ldquo;Company&rdquo;) held its 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the &ldquo;Annual Meeting&rdquo;) virtually via live webcast at <I>www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/ACTG2021</I>.
As of March 15, 2021, the record date for the Annual Meeting, there were 49,279,453 shares of the Company&rsquo;s common stock (the &ldquo;Common
Stock&rdquo;), issued, outstanding and entitled to vote, and 350,000 shares of the Company&rsquo;s Series A Convertible Preferred Stock
(&ldquo;Preferred Shares&rdquo;) issued, outstanding and entitled to 9,589,042 votes.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">At the Annual Meeting, 38,700,666
shares of the Common Stock and 350,000 Preferred Shares were present virtually or represented by proxy, constituting a quorum for the
conduct of business at the Annual Meeting.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Set forth below are brief
descriptions of the proposals voted upon at the Annual Meeting, and the final results of the stockholder vote on each proposal, as certified
by Broadridge Financial Solutions Inspector of Election Services, the inspector of election for the Annual Meeting. These proposals are
described in more detail in the Company&rsquo;s definitive proxy statement, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April
16, 2021.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><B>Proposal No. 1:</B> To
elect six directors to serve on the Company&rsquo;s Board of Directors until the 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their respective
successors are duly elected and qualified.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; width: 31%; text-indent: 48pt"><B>Directors</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; width: 23%; text-align: center"><B>For</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; width: 19%; text-align: center"><B>Against</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; vertical-align: top; width: 11%"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Abstain</B></P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 16%"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Broker</B></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Non-Votes</B></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom">Maureen O&rsquo;Connell</TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; text-align: center"><FONT>39,833,079</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center"><FONT>695,604</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center">261,015</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center">7,150,010</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom">Katharine Wolanyk</TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; text-align: center"><FONT>35,957,021</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center"><FONT>4,512,645</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center">320,032</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center">7,150,010</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(238,238,238)">
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap">Isaac T. Kohlberg</TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; text-align: center"><FONT>38,640,608</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; text-align: center"><FONT>1,895,982</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">253,108</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">7,150,010</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap">Jonathan Sagal</TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; text-align: center"><FONT>39,146,010</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; text-align: center"><FONT>1,316,678</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">327,010</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">7,150,010</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap">Clifford Press</TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; text-align: center"><FONT>39,982,881</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; text-align: center"><FONT>549,203</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">257,614</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">7,150,010</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap">Alfred V. Tobia, Jr.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; text-align: center"><FONT>39,918,707</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; text-align: center"><FONT>613,276</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">257,715</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">7,150,010</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><B>Proposal No. 2:</B> To
ratify the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as the Company&rsquo;s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending
December 31, 2021.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 24%">
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>&nbsp;Votes For</B></P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 23%; text-align: center"><B>Votes Against</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 25%; text-align: center"><B>Votes Abstaining</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 28%; text-align: center"><B>Broker Non-Votes</B></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(238,238,238)">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">46,326,825</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">1,509,270</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">103,613</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">0</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>


<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><B>Proposal No. 3:</B> To
approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of the Company&rsquo;s named executive officers.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

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  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="width: 24%">
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>&nbsp;Votes For</B></P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; width: 23%"><B>Votes Against</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; width: 25%"><B>Votes Abstaining</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; width: 28%"><B>Broker Non-Votes</B></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(238,238,238)">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">38,829,606</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">791,854</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">1,168,238</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">7,150,010</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><B>Proposal No. 4: </B>To
approve an amendment to the Company&rsquo;s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to eliminate supermajority voting requirements
applicable to special corporate actions, was as follows:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

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  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="width: 24%">
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>&nbsp;Votes For</B></P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; width: 23%"><B>Votes Against</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; width: 25%"><B>Votes Abstaining</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; width: 28%"><B>Broker Non-Votes</B></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(238,238,238)">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">40,082,062</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">599,247</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">108,389</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">7,150,010</TD></TR>
  </TABLE>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Date: May 18, 2021</P>

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