acn-20250620

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K/A

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 20, 2025

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.

As reported on a Form 8-K filed by Accenture plc (the “Company”) on June 20, 2025, the Company announced that Kate Hogan has been appointed as the Company’s Chief Operating Officer, effective September 1, 2025, succeeding John Walsh.

On July 15, 2025, the Compensation, Culture & People Committee (the “Committee”) of the Company’s Board of Directors approved the following new compensation arrangements for Ms. Hogan in her new role. Ms. Hogan’s cash compensation will be composed of a continuation of her current annual base salary of $856,358; and, effective September 1, 2025, a target annual bonus for fiscal 2026 of 100% of her base compensation earned during fiscal 2026 (with a maximum of 150%). In addition, the Committee approved equity awards with a total target value of $2,300,000, composed of a target number of restricted share units (“RSUs”) with a fair market value of $1,700,000 as of the date of grant under the Company’s Key Executive Performance Share Program, to be granted in January 2026, and a target number of RSUs with a fair market value of $600,000 as of the date of grant under the Company’s Performance Equity Award Program, with the final amount to be based on fiscal 2026 performance, to be granted in January 2027.

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: July 17, 2025	ACCENTURE PLC

	By:	/s/ Joel Unruch
	Name:	Joel Unruch
	Title:	General Counsel & Corporate Secretary

Amendment: Accenture plc filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update