8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  May 27, 2011

ACCO BRANDS CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Delaware	001-08454	36-2704017
(State or other jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
300 Tower Parkway Lincolnshire, IL 60069		60069
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (847) 541-9500

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Section 5—Corporate Governance and Management

Item 5.04. Temporary Suspension of Trading Under Registrant’s Employee Benefit Plan.

On May 27, 2011, the administrator of the ACCO Brands Corporation 401(k) Plan (the “Plan”), distributed a notice to participants in the Plan informing them that effective June 30, 2011, the ACCO Brands Stock Fund (the “Stock Fund”) will be converted from a unitized stock fund to a real-time traded fund.  Due to this change, Plan participants will be temporarily unable to make exchanges, request distributions or obtain loans involving Plan assets invested in the common stock of ACCO Brands Corporation (the “Company”) through the Stock Fund during a temporary blackout period that is scheduled to begin at 4:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, on Tuesday, June 28, 2011, and is expected to end on or about Friday, July 1, 2011 (the “Plan Blackout Period”).

Because restrictions on investment changes involving the Company’s common stock held in the Plan could be in effect for more than three business days, on June 3, 2011 the Company sent a blackout trading restriction notice (the “BTR Notice”) to its executive officers and directors informing them that, pursuant to Section 306(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules promulgated thereunder, they would be prohibited during the Plan Blackout Period from purchasing or selling shares of the Company’s common stock (including derivative securities pertaining to such shares) acquired in connection with their employment as an executive officer or service as a director.

A copy of the BTR Notice is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.  Any inquiries regarding the Plan Blackout Period may be directed to Fidelity Investments at 1-800-835-5095 or the Company’s director of benefits at (847) 484-3149.

Section 9—Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit 99.1—Notice of Trading Blackout Period for Directors and Executive Officers dated June 3, 2011

SIGNATURES

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 hereunto duly authorized.

		ACCO BRANDS CORPORATION (Registrant)
Date:  June 3, 2011	By:	/s/Steven Rubin
		Name:      Steven Rubin
		Title:         Senior Vice President, Secretary                  and General Counsel

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit
99.1	Notice of Trading Blackout Period for Directors and Executive Officers dated June 3, 2011

EX-99.1

EXHIBIT 99.1

TO:	Executive Officers and Directors of ACCO Brands Corporation
FROM:	Steven Rubin
	Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel
DATE:	June 3, 2011
RE:	Notice of Trading Blackout Period for Directors and Executive Officers

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As you may know, ACCO Brands Corporation (the “Company”) will be making certain changes under the Company’s 401(k) plan (the “Plan”) to transition the ACCO Brands Stock Fund from a unitized stock fund to a real-time traded fund.  This notice is to inform you that in connection with this change, a “blackout period” will be imposed under the Plan restricting investments in and distributions from the ACCO Brands Stock Fund.  The blackout period will begin at 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on Tuesday, June 28, 2011 and is expected to end on or about Friday, July 1, 2011.  During the blackout period, Plan participants and beneficiaries will be unable to request exchanges, obtain loans or request distributions involving Plan assets invested in the ACCO Brands Stock Fund.

During this blackout period, pursuant to Section 306(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and Regulation BTR under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, any director or executive officer of the Company is generally prohibited from, directly or indirectly, entering into any transaction with respect to the Company’s common stock (including any derivative securities) (the “Company Stock”).   Specifically, during the blackout period, you will be prohibited from, directly or indirectly, purchasing, selling, or otherwise acquiring or transferring any Company Stock, including exercising stock options or stock appreciation rights, if you acquire or previously acquired such Company Stock in connection with your service as a director or executive officer of the Company, subject to certain limited exceptions.  This trading restriction includes indirect trading where you have a pecuniary interest in the transaction.

The limited exemptions to the restrictions under Section 306(a) and Regulation BTR for certain transactions in Company Stock include bona fide gifts; transactions involving Company Stock that were acquired other than in connection with your service or employment as a director or officer (which you must be able to demonstrate); and transactions pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 compliant trading plan, provided that such plan was not entered into or modified during the blackout period and you were unaware of the actual or approximate beginning or ending dates of the blackout period at the time of the transaction.  Because these and other exemptions are narrowly construed, any proposed transactions should be discussed with the Company’s General Counsel, Steve Rubin, before taking any action concerning Company Stock during this period.

Please note that the trading restrictions implemented because of the blackout period are in addition to other trading restrictions under the Company’s Insider Trading Policy.  During the blackout period, it is anticipated that you will, in any event, be subject to the quarterly close of the trading window under the Insider Trading Policy beginning the close of business on June 30, 2011.

During the blackout period, you may obtain information about the blackout period, including confirming as to whether it has ended, by contacting Fidelity Investments at 1-800-835-5095 or by contacting Kristin Berdelman, Director, Benefits of the Company at (847) 484-3149.