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Purchases of Accenture plc Class A Ordinary Shares
−Removed: The following table provides information relating to our purchases of Accenture plc Class A ordinary shares during the third quarter of fiscal 2023.
+Added: The following table provides information relating to our purchases of Accenture plc Class A ordinary shares during the first quarter of fiscal 2024.
Period Total Number
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(in millions of U.S.
−Removed: March 1, 2023 — March 31, 2023 266,578 $ 276.04 242,375 $ 4,149
−Removed: April 1, 2023 — April 30, 2023 992,346 278.92 975,270 3,877
−Removed: May 1, 2023 — May 31, 2023 1,556,265 280.75 1,416,566 3,478
+Added: September 1, 2023 — September 30, 2023 1,033,185 $ 317.52 1,011,931 $ 6,169
+Added: October 1, 2023 — October 31, 2023 1,584,084 302.32 1,359,115 5,759
+Added: November 1, 2023 — November 30, 2023 1,192,664 319.73 1,068,392 5,412
Total (4) 3,809,933 $ 311.89 3,439,438
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(2) Since August 2001, the Board of Directors of Accenture plc has authorized and periodically confirmed a publicly announced open-market share purchase program for acquiring Accenture plc Class A ordinary shares.
−Removed: During the third quarter of fiscal 2023, we purchased 2,634,211 Accenture plc Class A ordinary shares under this program for an aggregate price of $737 million.
+Added: During the first quarter of fiscal 2024, we purchased 3,439,438 Accenture plc Class A ordinary shares under this program for an aggregate price of $1,075 million.
The open-market purchase program does not have an expiration date.
−Removed: (3) As of May 31, 2023, our aggregate available authorization for share purchases and redemptions was $3,478 million which management has the discretion to use for either our publicly announced open-market share purchase program or the other share purchase programs.
−Removed: Since August 2001 and as of May 31, 2023, the Board of Directors of Accenture plc has authorized an aggregate of $46.1 billion for share purchases and redemptions by Accenture plc and Accenture Canada Holdings Inc.
−Removed: (4) During the third quarter of fiscal 2023, Accenture purchased 180,978 Accenture plc Class A ordinary shares in transactions unrelated to publicly announced share plans or programs.
+Added: (3) As of November 30, 2023, our aggregate available authorization for share purchases and redemptions was $5,412 million which management has the discretion to use for either our publicly announced open-market share purchase program or the other share purchase programs.
+Added: Since August 2001 and as of November 30, 2023, the Board of Directors of Accenture plc has authorized an aggregate of $50.1 billion for share purchases and redemptions by Accenture plc and Accenture Canada Holdings Inc.
+Added: (4) During the first quarter of fiscal 2024, Accenture purchased 370,495 Accenture plc Class A ordinary shares in transactions unrelated to publicly announced share plans or programs.
These transactions consisted of acquisitions of Accenture plc Class A ordinary shares primarily via share withholding for payroll tax obligations due from employees and former employees in connection with the delivery of Accenture plc Class A ordinary shares under our various employee equity share plans.
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