Unruch Joel 4

What Happened

• Joel Unruch, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Accenture plc, sold a total of 1,026 Class A shares in open-market transactions on 2026-01-23, generating approximately $289,025 in proceeds.
• The sales were executed in four tranches: 138 shares at a weighted avg $280.22 ($38,670), 610 shares at $281.57 ($171,756), 214 shares at $282.44 ($60,443), and 64 shares at $283.69 ($18,156).
• These were sales (not purchases) and were carried out pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, which is a pre-arranged plan for routine disposition of shares.

Key Details

• Transaction date: January 23, 2026 (filed with SEC on January 26, 2026; filing appears timely).
• Reported tranche prices are weighted averages; underlying trades occurred in multiple executions with price ranges:
  • 138-share tranche: $279.83–$280.795 (weighted avg $280.22).
  • 610-share tranche: $281.255–$282.23 (weighted avg $281.57).
  • 214-share tranche: $282.265–$283.01 (weighted avg $282.44).
  • 64-share tranche: $283.655–$284.34 (weighted avg $283.69).
• Shares owned after the transaction: not specified in the provided filing summary.
• Notable footnote: F1 confirms the sales were pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan; F2–F5 note multiple-trade execution ranges and an undertaking to provide full trade-level details on request.

Context

• A Rule 10b5-1 plan typically indicates trades were pre-planned and executed under an automated schedule; such sales are often routine and do not necessarily reflect new insider views on the company.
• For retail investors, purchases tend to be more indicative of insider bullishness; this filing documents routine disposition under a pre-arranged plan rather than an opportunistic market-timed sale.