Walsh John F 4

What Happened
John F. Walsh, CEO—The Americas of Accenture plc, sold a total of 14 Class A ordinary shares in open-market transactions on February 4, 2026. The four reported sales were: 2 shares at a weighted-average price of $235.76 ($472), 5 shares at $242.19 ($1,211), 4 shares at $243.16 ($973), and 3 shares at $244.48 ($733), for aggregate proceeds of approximately $3,389. These were sales (not purchases) and were executed pursuant to a pre-established Rule 10b5‑1 trading plan.

Key Details

• Transaction date: February 4, 2026; Form 4 filed February 5, 2026 (timely filing).
• Reported prices (weighted averages) and execution ranges per footnotes:
  • 2 sh @ $235.76 (trades ranged $235.425–$236.105)
  • 5 sh @ $242.19 (trades ranged $241.65–$242.54)
  • 4 sh @ $243.16 (trades ranged $242.895–$243.765)
  • 3 sh @ $244.48 (trades ranged $244.195–$244.83)
• Total shares sold: 14; total proceeds ≈ $3,389.
• Shares owned after transaction: not reported in the provided filing.
• Notable footnotes: F1 indicates the sales were planned under a Rule 10b5‑1 trading plan; F2–F5 note multiple executions and weighted-average prices and offer to provide full trade-level details on request.

Context
Sales under Rule 10b5‑1 plans are pre-planned dispositions and are generally considered routine, as they allow insiders to sell on a schedule irrespective of any later material nonpublic information. Because this is a small dollar amount relative to Accenture’s market capitalization and there are no purchases or option exercises reported, the filing is informative but not necessarily indicative of a change in insider sentiment.