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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, DC 20549<BR>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Form&nbsp;8-K</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>CURRENT REPORT<BR>
Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 OR 15(d) of the<BR>
Securities Exchange Act of 1934</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October&nbsp;17, 2005
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>ACCENTURE LTD</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)</DIV>


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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Bermuda</B><BR>
(State or other jurisdiction<BR>
of incorporation)
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>001-16565</B><BR>
(Commission<BR>
File Number)
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>98-0341111</B><BR>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>Canon&#146;s Court<BR>
22 Victoria Street<BR>
Hamilton HM12, Bermuda</B><BR>
(Address of principal executive offices)
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">Registrant&#146;s telephone number, including area code: <B>(441)&nbsp;296-8262</B>
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;8.01 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other Events</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">The modified Dutch auction tender offer made by Accenture SCA, a Luxembourg partnership limited by
shares, and Accenture International SARL, a Luxembourg private limited liability company and a
subsidiary of Accenture SCA, expired on Thursday, October&nbsp;13, 2005, at 12:00 midnight, New York
City time. The offer, commenced on September&nbsp;14, 2005, was for the cash redemption or purchase of
up to an aggregate of 37,209,302 Accenture SCA Class&nbsp;I common shares at a price not greater than
$21.50 per share or less than $19.00 per share.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Based on the final count by Colbent Corporation, the tender agent for the offer, 35,922,744 Class&nbsp;I
common shares were properly tendered and not withdrawn. Accenture SCA and Accenture International
SARL will redeem or purchase 35,922,744 Class&nbsp;I common shares at a price of $21.50 per share, at a
total cost of approximately $772.3&nbsp;million. Morgan Stanley acted as financial advisor for the offer and Innisfree M&#038;A Incorporated served as information agent
for the offer.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Accenture Ltd is the sole general partner of Accenture SCA and owns a majority voting interest in
Accenture SCA. Accenture Ltd controls Accenture SCA&#146;s management and operations and consolidates
Accenture SCA&#146;s results in its financial statements. Accenture Ltd operates its businesses through
subsidiaries of Accenture SCA.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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.
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    <TD colspan="3" align="left">ACCENTURE LTD<BR>
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    <TD align="left">Date:  October 17, 2005&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ Douglas G. Scrivner
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    <TD align="left">Douglas G. Scrivner&nbsp;</TD>
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