acn-20260128
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): January 28, 2026
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)
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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 ☐
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
On January 28, 2026, Accenture plc (“Accenture”) held its 2026 annual general meeting of shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, Accenture’s shareholders approved an amendment and restatement of the Amended and Restated Accenture plc 2010 Share Incentive Plan (as amended and restated, the “Amended SIP”), which had previously been approved by the Board of Directors of Accenture (the “Board”), subject to shareholder approval.
The Amended SIP is substantially the same as the prior Amended and Restated Accenture plc 2010 Share Incentive Plan, except that it has been amended to, among other things, (1) authorize an additional 7 million shares for issuance and (2) extend the term of the plan until December 12, 2035.
The material terms of the Amended SIP are described in Accenture’s definite proxy statement for the Annual Meeting filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 12, 2025 (the “Proxy Statement”), and the description of the plan included in the Proxy Statement under the section entitled “Proposal 3: Approval of Amended and Restated Accenture plc 2010 Share Incentive Plan” is incorporated herein by reference. The description of the Amended SIP is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amended SIP, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto.
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
On January 28, 2026, Accenture held its 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 (proposal numbers correspond to the proposal numbers used in the Proxy Statement):
| Proposals | For | Against | Abstained | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1. | To appoint the following directors: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Martin Brudermüller | 457,078,682 | 99.68 | % | 1,485,942 | 0.32 | % | 779,718 | 45,621,294 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alan Jope | 452,499,353 | 98.69 | % | 6,003,912 | 1.31 | % | 841,077 | 45,621,294 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nancy McKinstry | 418,613,377 | 91.28 | % | 39,968,281 | 8.72 | % | 762,684 | 45,621,294 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jennifer Nason | 455,764,738 | 99.39 | % | 2,810,654 | 0.61 | % | 768,950 | 45,621,294 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Paula A. Price | 444,870,995 | 97.01 | % | 13,712,447 | 2.99 | % | 760,900 | 45,621,294 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Venkata (Murthy) Renduchintala | 427,226,784 | 93.35 | % | 30,411,642 | 6.65 | % | 1,705,916 | 45,621,294 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arun Sarin | 411,051,436 | 89.68 | % | 47,310,511 | 10.32 | % | 982,395 | 45,621,294 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Julie Sweet | 436,938,720 | 95.70 | % | 19,654,511 | 4.30 | % | 2,751,111 | 45,621,294 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracey T. Travis | 454,040,541 | 99.01 | % | 4,530,157 | 0.99 | % | 773,644 | 45,621,294 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Masahiko Uotani | 457,090,277 | 99.68 | % | 1,483,777 | 0.32 | % | 770,288 | 45,621,294 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2. | To approve, in a non-binding vote, the compensation of Accenture’s named executive officers | 400,199,445 | 87.73 | % | 55,968,491 | 12.27 | % | 3,176,406 | 45,621,294 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3. | To approve the Amended and Restated Accenture plc 2010 Share Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares available for issuance and make other amendments | 440,871,284 | 96.27 | % | 17,068,980 | 3.73 | % | 1,404,078 | 45,621,294 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4. | To ratify, in a non-binding vote, the appointment of KPMG LLP (“KPMG”) as Accenture’s independent auditor and to authorize, in a binding vote, the Audit Committee of the Board to determine KPMG’s remuneration | 460,457,192 | 91.32 | % | 43,750,869 | 8.68 | % | 757,575 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5. | To grant the Board the authority to issue shares under Irish law | 497,072,673 | 98.58 | % | 7,161,506 | 1.42 | % | 731,457 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6. | To grant the Board the authority to opt-out of pre-emption rights under Irish law | 476,907,934 | 94.61 | % | 27,156,073 | 5.39 | % | 901,629 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7. | To determine the price range at which Accenture can re-allot shares that it acquires as treasury shares under Irish law | 500,380,458 | 99.26 | % | 3,741,047 | 0.74 | % | 844,131 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit No. | Description | |||||||
| 10.1 | ||||||||
| 104 | The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL | |||||||
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: January 28, 2026 | ACCENTURE PLC | |||||||
| By: | /s/ Joel Unruch | |||||||
| Name: | Joel Unruch | |||||||
| Title: | General Counsel & Corporate Secretary | |||||||