SEC Contract Filing

Filing Date: 2021-03-18

Document Content:
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<TYPE>EX-10.3
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<DESCRIPTION>FORM OF ACCENTURE LEADERSHIP PERFORMANCE EQUITY AWARD RSU AGREEMENT
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<title>Document</title></head><body><div id="if96baa16181d4c0387a4ede929159fa7_1"></div><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div style="margin-top:4.7pt;padding-left:30.25pt;padding-right:19.3pt;text-align:right"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Exhibit 10.3</font></div></div><div style="padding-left:72pt;padding-right:72pt;text-align:center;text-indent:36pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">STANDARD FORM OF</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">ACCENTURE LEADERSHIP PERFORMANCE EQUITY AWARD</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">RESTRICTED SHARE UNIT AGREEMENT </font></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.12pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">(Fiscal 2021) </font></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.12pt;text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.12pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Terms and Conditions</font></div><div style="margin-top:9pt;text-indent:24.5pt"><font style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">This Agreement (as defined below) is between Accenture plc (the &#8220;Company&#8221; or &#8220;Accenture&#8221;) and the Participant. </font></div><div style="margin-top:9pt;text-indent:24.5pt"><font style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">WHEREAS, the Participant acknowledges and agrees that in the course of Participant&#8217;s association with the Company and its Affiliates (the &#8220;Constituent Companies&#8221;), the Participant has been, and will be, provided with access to Confidential Information&#59; </font></div><div style="margin-top:9pt;text-indent:24.5pt"><font style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">WHEREAS, the Participant acknowledges and agrees that in the course of Participant&#8217;s association with the Constituent Companies, the Participant has been, and will be, provided with access to Trade Secrets in accordance with protocols and procedures that the Participant expressly acknowledges were appropriate to protect such Trade Secrets&#59; </font></div><div style="margin-top:9pt;text-indent:24.5pt"><font style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">WHEREAS, the Participant acknowledges and agrees that in the course of Participant&#8217;s association with the Constituent Companies, the Participant may, directly or indirectly, solicit or assist in soliciting clients or prospective clients of the Company and its Affiliates&#59; </font></div><div style="margin-top:9pt;text-indent:24.5pt"><font style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">WHEREAS, the Participant acknowledges and agrees that such Confidential Information, Trade Secrets, and client or prospective client relationships of the Constituent Companies, as well as investments by the Constituent Companies in the training, skills, capabilities, knowledge and experience of their employees are extremely valuable assets, and that the Constituent Companies have invested and will continue to invest substantial time, effort and expense to develop Confidential Information, Trade Secrets, client or prospective client relationships, and the training, skills, capabilities, knowledge and experience of their employees, and which the Constituent Companies have taken all reasonable steps to protect&#59; </font></div><div style="margin-top:9pt;text-indent:24.5pt"><font style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">WHEREAS, the Participant acknowledges and agrees that the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement are reasonable, fair, and necessary to protect the Constituent Companies&#8217; legitimate business interests as described in the foregoing recital clauses&#59; and </font></div><div style="margin-top:9pt;text-indent:24.5pt"><font style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">WHEREAS, the Participant acknowledges and agrees that </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">the restricted share units (&#8220;</font><font style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">RSUs&#8221;) granted pursuant to Section 1 are good and valuable consideration for, and conditioned upon, the Participant&#8217;s full compliance with the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, and that the Participant would forfeit such RSUs pursuant to Section 6 in the event the Participant were to engage in any of the activities