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What Happened
John F. Walsh, Accenture plc’s CEO—The Americas, sold 3,986 Class A ordinary shares in open-market transactions on January 27, 2026 for total proceeds of approximately $1,101,644. The sales were broken into five lots: 524 shares at $275.28 ($144,245); 2,600 shares at $276.15 ($717,995); 429 shares at $277.25 ($118,940); 421 shares at $278.16 ($117,104); and 12 shares at $280.00 ($3,360). These were sales (S) — not purchases or option exercises.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-01-27 (filed the same day).
• Aggregate shares sold: 3,986; aggregate proceeds: ~$1,101,644.
• Reported per-lot prices and values: 524 @ $275.28; 2,600 @ $276.15; 429 @ $277.25; 421 @ $278.16; 12 @ $280.00.
• Reported footnotes: sale executed under a Rule 10b5‑1 trading plan (F1). Several lots executed in multiple trades — reported prices are weighted averages with underlying ranges: F2 ($274.745–$275.645), F3 ($275.775–$276.76), F4 ($276.785–$277.51), F5 ($277.81–$278.45). The filer offers to provide details of individual trade prices/quantities upon request.
• Shares owned after transaction: not disclosed in the provided filing excerpt.
• Timeliness: filing date matches transaction date (no late filing indicated).

Context
The sales were made pursuant to a pre-arranged Rule 10b5‑1 plan, which typically authorizes routine trading and can reduce concerns about trading on inside information. Sales under such plans are common and do not, by themselves, indicate management view on the company’s near-term prospects. For retail investors, purchases by insiders tend to be more informative as a signal than routine sales.