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): November 15, 2005
ACCENTURE LTD
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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Bermuda
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001-16565
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98-0341111 |
(State or other jurisdiction
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(Commission
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of incorporation)
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Canons Court
22 Victoria Street
Hamilton HM12, Bermuda
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (441) 296-8262
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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CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 8.01 Other Events
On November 15, 2005, Accenture Finance (Gibraltar) Ltd (AFGL), an indirect subsidiary of
Accenture Ltd, purchased 10,465,117 shares of Accenture Ltd Class A common shares at a price of
$21.50 per share, or approximately $225,000,000 in aggregate. The shares were sold to AFGL by certain former
Accenture partners residing outside the United States. Accenture Ltd waived the transfer
restrictions contained in its Bye-laws applicable to these shares to permit these transactions.