Acacia Research (ACTG) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Martin D. McNulty, Jr., Chief Executive Officer, was paid $1.4M in 2025, up 12% from $1.3M the year before.

Filed
April 30, 2026
Annual meeting
June 23, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$1.4M+12% vs prior year
CEO Salary
$567,308Reflects additional pay period.
CEO Bonus
$825,000Annual cash bonus.
CFO Salary
$231,923Pro-rated from hire date.
CAO Total Pay
$918,294Includes salary and bonus.

How Jr. was paid

$1.4M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary40%Bonus58%All other compensation2%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Martin D. McNulty, Jr.Chief Executive Officer$1,424,064
Michael ZambitoChief Financial Officer$370,673
Robert RasamnyChief Administrative Officer$918,294
Jason SonciniGeneral Counsel$737,474
Kirsten HooverFormer Interim Chief Financial Officer$614,396

What changed and why

  • $1.4MMartin D. McNulty, Jr. received total compensation of $1,424,064 for fiscal year 2025.
  • $1.3MCEO total compensation increased from $1,266,422 in the prior fiscal year.
  • Salary amounts for 2025 reflect an additional pay period due to payroll calendar timing.
  • No new long-term incentive grants were made in 2024 or 2025, with programs back-loaded.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.