Retirement Savings Plan and Executive Severance Policy

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN AND EXECUTIVE SEVERANCE POLICY [Abstract]

Retirement Savings Plan and Executive Severance Policy

RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN AND EXECUTIVE SEVERANCE POLICY

Retirement Savings Plan.  Acacia has an employee savings and retirement plan under section 401(k) of the Code (the “Plan”).  The Plan is a defined contribution plan in which eligible employees may elect to have a percentage of their compensation contributed to the Plan, subject to certain guidelines issued by the Internal Revenue Service.  Acacia may contribute to the Plan at the discretion of the board of directors.  There were no contributions made by Acacia during the periods presented.

Executive Severance Policy.  Under Acacia’s Amended Executive Severance Policy, full-time employees with the title of Senior Vice President and higher (“Officer”) are entitled to receive certain benefits upon termination of employment. If employment of an Officer is terminated for other than cause or other than on account of death or disability, Acacia will (i) promptly pay to the Officer a lump sum amount equal to the aggregate of (a) accrued obligations (i.e., the Officer’s annual base salary through the date of termination to the extent not theretofore paid and any compensation previously deferred by the Officer (together with any accrued interest or earnings thereon) and any accrued vacation pay, and reimbursable expenses, in each case to the extent not theretofore paid) and (b) three (3) months of the Officer’s base salary for each full year that the Officer was employed by the Company (the “Severance Period”), up to a maximum of twelve (12) months of the Officer’s base salary, and (ii) provide to the Officer, Acacia paid COBRA coverage for the medical and dental benefits selected by the Officer in the year in which the termination occurs, for the duration of the Severance Period.