The Compensation Committee (the “Committee”) of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Accenture plc (the “Company”) shall discharge the Board’s responsibilities with respect to oversight of the following:

1. Setting the compensation of the Company’s executive officers;

The Committee will fulfill these responsibilities primarily by carrying out the activities enumerated in Section IV of this Charter.

The Committee shall be comprised of three or more members of the Board, each of whom shall (i) be determined by the Board to be “independent” under the rules of the New York Stock Exchange and any other applicable listing or legal requirements and (ii) be a “Non-employee Director” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

The members of the Committee shall be appointed by the Board at the annual organizational meeting of the Board and shall serve until the next such organizational meeting of the Board or until their successors shall be duly elected and qualified or until their earlier resignation or removal. A member of the Committee may be removed, with or without cause, by a majority vote of the Board.

Unless a chairperson (the “Chairperson”) is elected by the full Board, the members of the Committee shall designate a Chairperson by majority vote of the full Committee membership. The Chairperson shall be entitled to cast a vote to resolve any ties. The Chairperson will chair all regular sessions of the Committee and set the agenda for the Committee meetings.

The Committee may form and delegate authority to subcommittees consisting of one or more members when appropriate.

The Committee shall meet as frequently as circumstances dictate. Meetings of the Committee may be held at any time in person or by such electronic means as to permit all persons participating in the meeting to communicate with each other simultaneously and instantaneously.

As part of its review and establishment of the performance criteria and compensation of designated key executives, the Committee shall meet at least on an annual basis with the Company’s chief executive officer (CEO) and the non-independent chairman, if any. The Committee shall also meet with the chief human resources officer or any other corporate officers, as it deems appropriate. However, the Committee shall meet regularly without such officers present, and in all cases such officers shall not be present at meetings at which their performance and compensation are being discussed.

All non-management directors who are not members of the Committee may attend meetings of the Committee but may not vote. The Committee may invite to its meetings any director, management or other personnel of the Company, or any third parties, as it deems appropriate in order to carry out its responsibilities.

IV. RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES

The following functions shall be the common recurring activities of the Committee in carrying out its responsibilities. The Committee may carry out additional functions and adopt additional policies and procedures as may be required or appropriate in light of changing business, legislative, regulatory, legal or other conditions. The Committee shall also carry out any other responsibilities and duties delegated to it by the Board from time to time.

The Committee, in discharging its oversight role, is empowered to study or investigate any matter of interest or concern that it deems appropriate. The Committee shall have the sole authority to appoint, retain, set the compensation of, oversee the work of, obtain the advice of and terminate any compensation consultant, independent legal counsel or other advisers. The Company shall provide appropriate funding, as determined by the Committee, for payment of reasonable compensation to any compensation consultant, independent legal counsel or other advisers retained by the Committee, as well as funding for the payment of ordinary administrative expenses of the Committee that are necessary or appropriate in carrying out its duties.

The Committee shall undertake an independence assessment prior to selecting any compensation consultant, legal counsel or other advisers that will provide advice to the Committee as may be required by the New York Stock Exchange from time to time. The Committee shall evaluate, on at least an annual basis, whether any work provided by the Committee’s compensation consultant raised any conflict of interest.

To fulfill its responsibilities and duties, the Committee shall:

Compensation for Executive Officers and Directors

1. Review and approve corporate goals and objectives relative to the compensation of the CEO and the non-independent chairman, if any; evaluate, together with the Nominating & Governance Committee and the Lead Director, if any, the performance of the CEO and the non-independent chairman, if any, in light of these goals and objectives and establish the annual compensation of the CEO and the non-independent chairman, if any, taking into consideration such evaluation and feedback from the annual review of the CEO and the non-independent chairman, if any; and approve the material terms of any employment agreements, severance arrangements, change-in-control arrangements or similar agreements or arrangements with the CEO and the non-independent chairman, if any, and any material amendments thereto;

Incentive-Compensation, Equity-Based Plans and Pension Plans

1. Establish and maintain the Company’s equity compensation policies and practices;

Bonus Plans

1. Review and approve the Company’s accruals under the Company’s annual bonus plan.

Public Disclosure

1. Review and discuss the Compensation Discussion and Analysis (CD&A) with Company management and, based on the review and discussion, make a recommendation to the Board regarding whether to include the CD&A in the Company’s proxy statement and/or annual report on Form 10-K; and

1. following all meetings of the Committee