2014-01-30 plc 8-K


 

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): 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)
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 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