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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 1, 2013
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 8.01 Other Events.
On February 1, 2013, Accenture plc (“Accenture”) issued a press release announcing that chief executive officer Pierre Nanterme has assumed the additional position of chairman of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Accenture, effective February 1, 2013. He succeeds William D. Green, who stepped down as chairman of the Board and retired from Accenture, effective February 1, 2013. Accenture previously announced these planned changes in a press release issued on October 22, 2012.
A copy of the press release announcing that Mr. Nanterme has assumed the additional position of chairman is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) The following exhibits are attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K
99

  
Press Release of Accenture, dated February 1, 2013





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: February 1, 2013
ACCENTURE PLC
 
 
 
 
 
By:
 
/s/ Julie Spellman Sweet        
 
Name:
 
Julie Spellman Sweet
 
Title:
 
General Counsel, Secretary &
    Chief Compliance Officer





EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.
Description
99
Press Release of Accenture, dated February 1, 2013