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): December 15, 2008
ACCENTURE LTD
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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Canon’s Court
22 Victoria Street
Hamilton HM12, Bermuda
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (441) 296-8262
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of
Principal Officers
(d) Appointment of New Directors
On December 15, 2008, the Board of Directors of Accenture Ltd (the “Company”) appointed
Charles Giancarlo as a new director, upon the recommendation of its Nominating & Governance
Committee. Mr. Giancarlo will serve until the Company’s annual general meeting of shareholders on
February 12, 2009, when he will be subject to re-appointment by a vote of the Company’s
shareholders. Mr. Giancarlo is a managing director at Silver Lake, a private investment firm that focuses on the technology, technology-enabled and related growth industries, and also
serves as interim president and CEO of Avaya, Inc., a telecommunications company co-owned by Silver
Lake.
Mr. Giancarlo will join the board as a Class I director, and has been appointed to serve on
the board’s Finance and Nominating & Governance committees. He will receive standard compensation
for his service on the board and its various committees, as more fully described in the Company’s
proxy statement related to its 2008 annual general meeting of shareholders filed on December 28,
2007.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
99.1 Press Release of Accenture Ltd, dated December 16, 2008