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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950170-22-005593
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEFA14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20220412
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20220412

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ACCO BRANDS Corp
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000712034
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	BLANKBOOKS, LOOSELEAF BINDERS & BOOKBINDING & RELATED WORK [2780]
		IRS NUMBER:				362704017
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DEFA14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-08454
		FILM NUMBER:		22821137

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		FOUR CORPORATE DRIVE
		CITY:			LAKE ZURICH
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60047
		BUSINESS PHONE:		847-541-9500

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		FOUR CORPORATE DRIVE
		CITY:			LAKE ZURICH
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60047

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	ACCO BRANDS CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20050817

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	ACCO WORLD CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19830106
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  <p style="text-indent:6.667%;font-size:10.0pt;margin-top:0.0pt;line-height:1.15;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:left;"><font style="background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);color:rgba(0,0,0,1);white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;">On April 1, 2022, ACCO Brands Corporation (the &#x201c;Company&#x201d;) filed a definitive proxy statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to its 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on Tuesday, May 17, 2022. The Company is providing this supplement to the proxy statement solely to clarify in the proxy statement the voting approval standard for Proxy Items 3 and 4 as it relates to broker non-votes. Except as described below, this supplement to the proxy statement does not modify, amend, supplement, or otherwise affect the proxy statement. This supplement should be read in conjunction with the proxy statement. From and after the date of this supplement, any references to the &#x201c;proxy statement&#x201d; are to the proxy statement as supplemented hereby.</font><font style="color:rgba(0,0,0,1);white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;"> </font></p>
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  <p style="text-indent:6.667%;font-size:10.0pt;margin-top:0.0pt;line-height:1.15;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:left;"><font style="background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);color:rgba(0,0,0,1);white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;">The disclosure under the question &#x201c;How many votes are needed to approve the other matters to be voted upon at the Annual Meeting and how will votes be counted?&#x201d; on page 10 of the proxy statement is replaced in its entirety with the following (revised text is underlined):</font></p>
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  <p style="margin-left:6.667%;text-indent:0.0%;font-size:10.0pt;margin-top:0.0pt;line-height:1.15;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0.0pt;text-align:left;"><font style="background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);color:rgba(0,0,0,1);white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;">With respect to any other matter to be voted upon, you may vote for, against or abstain, with abstentions </font><font style="background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);color:rgba(0,0,0,1);white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;">and, in the case of Proxy Items 3 and 4, broker non-votes</font><font style="background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);color:rgba(0,0,0,1);white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;"> having the same effect as votes against the proposal.</font></p>
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  <p style="margin-left:6.667%;text-indent:0.0%;font-size:10.0pt;margin-top:0.0pt;line-height:1.15;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0.0pt;text-align:left;"><font style="background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);color:rgba(0,0,0,1);white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;">Please note that if you hold your shares in &#x201c;street name,&#x201d; your bank, broker or other nominee will not be permitted to vote your shares on the advisory vote on the compensation of our named executive officers (Proxy Item 3) and on the approval of the 2022 ACCO Brands Corporation Incentive Plan (Proxy Item 4) absent specific instructions from you. Therefore, it is important that you follow the voting instructions on the form that you receive from your bank, broker or other nominee.</font></p>
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  <p style="text-indent:0.0%;font-size:10.0pt;margin-top:6.0pt;line-height:1.15;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:left;"><font style="background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);color:rgba(0,0,0,1);white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;">Dated: April 12, 2022</font></p>
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