UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
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Form 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 30, 2014
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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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On January 30, 2014, Accenture plc (“Accenture”) held its 2014 annual general meeting of shareholders. A quorum was present at the meeting as required by Accenture’s Articles of Association. The immediately following chart sets forth the number of votes cast for and against, and the number of abstention votes and broker non-votes, with respect to each matter voted upon by the shareholders:
For | Against | Abstained | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
1. | To accept, in a non-binding vote, the Company’s Irish financial statements for the twelve-month period ended August 31, 2013, as presented | 484,958,782 | 142,037 | 3,431,286 | 27,795,961 | |||||||
2. | Re-appointment of the following directors: | |||||||||||
Jaime Ardila | 485,362,210 | 1,191,594 | 1,978,301 | 27,795,961 | ||||||||
Charles H. Giancarlo | 485,498,729 | 1,113,429 | 1,919,947 | 27,795,961 | ||||||||
William L. Kimsey | 484,102,527 | 2,441,868 | 1,987,710 | 27,795,961 | ||||||||
Blythe J. McGarvie | 482,965,635 | 3,590,249 | 1,976,221 | 27,795,961 | ||||||||
Mark Moody-Stuart | 482,729,965 | 3,852,942 | 1,949,198 | 27,795,961 | ||||||||
Pierre Nanterme | 474,446,574 | 10,648,085 | 3,437,446 | 27,795,961 | ||||||||
Gilles C. Pélisson | 483,662,016 | 2,861,726 | 2,008,363 | 27,795,961 | ||||||||
Wulf von Schimmelmann | 428,617,200 | 57,679,316 | 2,235,589 | 27,795,961 | ||||||||
3. | To ratify, in a non-binding vote, the appointment of KPMG as independent registered public accounting firm of Accenture plc for a term expiring at our annual general meeting of shareholders in 2015 and to authorize, in a binding vote, the Board of Directors, acting through the Audit Committee, to determine KPMG’s remuneration | 512,152,176 | 2,358,544 | 1,817,346 | 0 | |||||||
4. | To approve, in a non-binding vote, the compensation of our named executive officers | 470,560,646 | 15,048,629 | 2,922,830 | 27,795,961 | |||||||
5. | To grant the Board the authority to issue shares under Irish law | 483,849,603 | 2,484,100 | 2,198,402 | 27,795,961 | |||||||
6. | To grant the Board the authority to opt-out of statutory pre-emption rights under Irish law | 484,025,132 | 1,852,559 | 2,654,414 | 27,795,961 | |||||||
7. | To approve a capital reduction and creation of distributable reserves under Irish law | 485,562,710 | 549,068 | 2,420,327 | 27,795,961 | |||||||
8. | To authorize holding the 2015 annual general meeting of shareholders of Accenture plc at a location outside of Ireland as required under Irish law | 486,114,789 | 383,818 | 2,033,498 | 27,795,961 | |||||||
9. | To authorize Accenture to make open-market purchases of Accenture plc Class A ordinary shares under Irish law | 478,325,242 | 7,215,944 | 2,990,919 | 27,795,961 | |||||||
10. | To determine the price range at which Accenture plc can re-issue shares that it acquires as treasury stock under Irish law | 477,594,998 | 7,560,816 | 3,376,291 | 27,795,961 |
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 thereunto duly authorized.
Date: January 30, 2014 | ACCENTURE PLC | ||
By: | /s/ Julie Spellman Sweet | ||
Name: | Julie Spellman Sweet | ||
Title: | General Counsel, Secretary & Chief Compliance Officer |