Sundar Ajay 4

What Happened Sundar Ajay, a director of Acacia Research Corp (ACTG), was granted 4,158 shares of common stock on 2026-03-31 as compensation in lieu of cash director fees for Q1 2026. The award was recorded at $4.81 per share, with a total value of $20,000. This was an award/acquisition (transaction code A), not an open-market purchase or sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-03-31; Price per share: $4.81; Shares: 4,158; Total value: $20,000.
• Transaction type: Grant/Award (code A).
• Footnote: F1 — grant of common stock in lieu of cash for Q1 2026 director fees.
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the provided filing.
• Filing timeliness: Report filed 2026-04-01 for a 2026-03-31 transaction — appears timely (not marked late).

Context Grants in lieu of cash for board fees are common and reflect compensation policy rather than a direct market view by the insider. Such awards increase insider holdings but are routine and not the same signal as a director buying shares on the open market.