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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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 10, 2017
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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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

         On February 10, 2017, Accenture plc (“Accenture”) held its 2017 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:
 
 
 
For
 
Against
 
Abstained
 
Broker
Non-Votes
1.
To re-appoint the following directors:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Jaime Ardila
 
468,733,842
99.90%
 
452,922
0.10%
 
477,369
 
50,662,827
 
    Charles H. Giancarlo
 
466,391,020
99.56%
 
2,073,774
0.44%
 
1,199,339
 
50,662,827
 
    Herbert Hainer
 
468,663,366
99.89%
 
515,259
0.11%
 
485,508
 
50,662,827
 
    William L. Kimsey
 
462,223,735
98.73%
 
5,939,558
1.27%
 
1,500,840
 
50,662,827
 
    Marjorie Magner
 
466,511,675
99.43%
 
2,652,218
0.57%
 
500,240
 
50,662,827
 
    Nancy McKinstry
 
467,702,022
99.68%
 
1,501,380
0.32%
 
460,731
 
50,662,827
 
    Pierre Nanterme
 
453,862,011
97.29%
 
12,640,421
2.71%
 
3,161,701
 
50,662,827
 
    Gilles C. Pélisson
 
466,577,783
99.45%
 
2,600,950
0.55%
 
485,400
 
50,662,827
 
    Paula A. Price
 
468,422,644
99.83%
 
776,974
0.17%
 
464,515
 
50,662,827
 
    Arun Sarin
 
466,906,854
99.53%
 
2,207,193
0.47%
 
550,086
 
50,662,827
 
    Frank K. Tang
 
468,699,114
99.90%
 
483,044
0.10%
 
481,975
 
50,662,827
2.
To approve, in a non-binding vote, the compensation of Accenture’s named executive officers
 
447,028,679
95.67%
 
20,220,431
4.33%
 
2,415,023
 
50,662,827
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 of Directors (the “Board”) to determine KPMG’s remuneration
 
513,777,858
99.15%
 
4,428,594
0.85%
 
2,120,508
 
0
4.
To grant the Board the authority to issue shares under Irish law
 
513,988,584
98.88%
 
5,803,842
1.12%
 
534,534
 
0
5.
To grant the Board the authority to opt-out of pre-emption rights under Irish law
 
516,852,788
99.52%
 
2,487,446
0.48%
 
986,726
 
0
6.
To determine the price range at which Accenture can re-allot shares that it acquires as treasury shares under Irish law
 
515,335,035
99.17%
 
4,336,401
0.83%
 
655,524
 
0
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Percentages in chart may not total due to rounding.





Additionally, set forth below are the voting results on the following matter:
 
 
 
1 Year
 
2 Years
 
3 Years
 
Abstained
 
Broker
Non-Votes
1.
To recommend, in a non-binding vote, whether a shareholder vote to approve the compensation of Accenture’s named executive officers should occur every 1, 2 or 3 years
 
432,977,544
92.27%
 
1,185,375
0.25%
 
35,101,092
7.48%
 
400,122
 
50,662,827

         In light of the voting results with respect to the frequency of shareholder votes on executive compensation, the Board has decided that Accenture will hold an annual advisory vote on the compensation of named executive officers until the next required vote on the frequency of shareholder votes on the compensation of executives. Accenture is required to hold votes on frequency every six years.







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 10, 2017
ACCENTURE PLC
 
 
 
 
 
By:
 
/s/ Joel Unruch   
 
Name:
 
Joel Unruch
 
Title:
 
Corporate Secretary