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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 3, 2021

Accenture plc

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Ireland

001-34448

98-0627530

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1 Grand Canal Square

Grand Canal Harbour

Dublin 2, Ireland

(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (353) (1) 646-2000

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class			Trading Symbol(s)			Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0000225 per share			ACN			New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company ☐

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. ☐

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

On February 3, 2021, Accenture plc (“Accenture”) held its 2021 annual general meeting of shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). Accenture’s shareholders approved each of the following proposals considered at the Annual Meeting. The following chart sets forth the number and percentage of votes cast for and against, and the number of abstention votes and broker non-votes, with respect to each proposal voted upon by Accenture’s shareholders:

Proposals									For									Against									Abstained						Broker Non-Votes
1.			To appoint the following directors:
			Jaime Ardila						456,642,860			98.36		%				7,612,902			1.64		%				689,118						57,205,483
			Herbert Hainer						456,009,444			98.22		%				8,282,819			1.78		%				652,617						57,205,483
			Nancy McKinstry						400,613,126			86.27		%				63,767,442			13.73		%				564,312						57,205,483
			Beth E. Mooney						463,758,347			99.87		%				618,053			0.13		%				568,480						57,205,483
			Gilles C. Pélisson						462,760,387			99.66		%				1,570,150			0.34		%				614,343						57,205,483
			Paula A. Price						451,392,668			97.20		%				12,994,993			2.80		%				557,219						57,205,483
			Venkata (Murthy) Renduchintala						463,830,348			99.90		%				461,619			0.10		%				652,913						57,205,483
			David Rowland						460,160,579			99.06		%				4,381,791			0.94		%				402,510						57,205,483
			Arun Sarin						451,668,401			97.28		%				12,630,486			2.72		%				645,993						57,205,483
			Julie Sweet						464,067,870			99.90		%				481,878			0.10		%				395,132						57,205,483
			Frank K. Tang						463,449,914			99.94		%				297,252			0.06		%				1,197,714						57,205,483
			Tracey T. Travis						450,796,707			97.08		%				13,558,858			2.92		%				589,315						57,205,483
2.			To approve, in a non-binding vote, the compensation of Accenture’s named executive officers						433,750,034			93.65		%				29,418,205			6.35		%				1,776,641						57,205,483
3.			To ratify, in a non-binding vote, the appointment of KPMG LLP (“KPMG”) as Accenture’s independent auditors and to authorize, in a binding vote, the Audit Committee of the Board to determine KPMG’s remuneration						507,706,212			97.48		%				13,143,375			2.52		%				1,300,776						—
4.			To grant the Board the authority to issue shares under Irish law						507,908,588			97.41		%				13,490,071			2.59		%				751,704						—
5.			To grant the Board the authority to opt-out of pre-emption rights under Irish law						517,362,476			99.24		%				3,966,721			0.76		%				821,166						—
6.			To determine the price range at which Accenture can re-allot shares that it acquires as treasury shares under Irish law						516,588,620			99.53		%				2,462,571			0.47		%				3,099,172						—

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Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: February 3, 2021			ACCENTURE PLC
			By:						/s/ Joel Unruch
			Name:						Joel Unruch
			Title:						General Counsel & Corporate Secretary