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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONWashington, D.C. 20549FORM 10-K 

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| ☑ | Annual Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 |

For the fiscal year ended August 31, 2022Commission File Number: 001-34448 ![acn-20220831_g1.gif](acn-20220831_g1.gif)Accenture plc (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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| Ireland | 98-0627530 |
| (State or other jurisdiction ofincorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |

1 Grand Canal Square,Grand Canal Harbour,Dublin 2, Ireland (Address of principal executive offices)(353) (1) 646-2000 (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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| 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 |

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: NoneIndicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.    Yes ☑      No ☐Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.  Yes ☐ No ☑Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes ☑     No ☐Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).    Yes ☑     No ☐Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

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| Large accelerated filer | ☑ | Accelerated filer | ☐ | Non-accelerated filer | ☐ |
| Smaller reporting company | ☐ | Emerging growth company | ☐ |  |  |

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the Registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. ☑ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).    Yes ☐    No ☑The aggregate market value of the common equity of the registrant held by non-affiliates of the registrant on February 28, 2022 was approximately $200,173,941,446 based on the closing price of the registrant’s Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0000225 per share, reported on the New York Stock Exchange on such date of $316.02 per share and on the par value of the registrant’s Class X ordinary shares, par value $0.0000225 per share.The number of shares of the registrant’s Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0000225 per share, outstanding as of September 28, 2022 was 664,783,164 (which number includes 34,703,204 issued shares held by the registrant). The number of shares of the registrant’s Class X ordinary shares, par value $0.0000225 per share, outstanding as of September 28, 2022 was 500,837.  
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCEPortions of the definitive proxy statement to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Regulation 14A relating to the registrant’s Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, to be held on February 1, 2023, will be incorporated by reference in this Form 10-K in response to Items 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 of Part III. The definitive proxy statement will be filed with the SEC not later than 120 days after the registrant’s fiscal year ended August 31, 2022.  

