------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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): September 16, 2001 ACCENTURE LTD (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) Bermuda 001-16565 98-0341111 (State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S. Employer of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.) Cedar House 41 Cedar Avenue Hamilton HM12, Bermuda (Address of Principal Executive Offices) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (441) 296-8262 Not Applicable (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item 5. Other Events ------------ On September 16, 2001, Accenture Ltd issued a press release announcing preliminary fourth quarter results. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein. Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits ------------------------------------------------------------------ (c) Exhibits 99.1 Press Release, dated September 16, 2001. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized. ACCENTURE LTD By: /s/ Douglas G. Scrivner -------------------------- Name: Douglas G. Scrivner Title: General Counsel and Secretary Date: September 17, 2001 INDEX TO EXHIBITS Exhibit Number Exhibit -------------- ------- 99.1 Press Release, dated September 16, 2001