ACUITY INC. (DE) — Director's Dealing 2022

Jul 8, 2022

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ACUITY BRANDS INC (AYI)
CIK: 0001144215
Period of Report: 2022-07-06

Reporting Person: HOLCOM KAREN J (SVP & Chief Financial Officer)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2022-07-06	Common Stock	M	1120	$62.54	Acquired	18258	Direct
2022-07-06	Common Stock	M	728	$103.74	Acquired	18986	Direct
2022-07-06	Common Stock	M	1002	$135.63	Acquired	19988	Direct
2022-07-06	Common Stock	M	1468	$116.36	Acquired	21456	Direct
2022-07-06	Common Stock	S	4318	$153.23	Disposed	17138	Direct
2022-07-07	Common Stock	M	1120	$62.54	Acquired	18258	Direct
2022-07-06	Common Stock	S	1120	$157.935	Disposed	17138	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2022-07-06	Non-Qualified Stock Option	$62.54	M	1120	Disposed	2022-10-23	Common Stock (1120.0)	Direct
2022-07-06	Non-Qualified Stock Option	$103.74	M	728	Disposed	2023-10-24	Common Stock (728.0)	Direct
2022-07-06	Non-Qualified Stock Option	$135.63	M	1002	Disposed	2024-10-27	Common Stock (1002.0)	Direct
2022-07-06	Non-Qualified Stock Option	$116.36	M	1468	Disposed	2028-10-24	Common Stock (1468.0)	Direct
2022-07-07	Non-Qualified Stock Option	$62.54	M	1120	Disposed	2022-10-23	Common Stock (1120.0)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Since the date of the reporting person's last ownership report, she transferred 6,006 shares of the Company's common stock to her ex-husband pursuant to a divorce decree.

F2: The shares were acquired pursuant to an option exercise at the direction of, and are held for the benefit of, the reporting person's ex-husband pursuant to a divorce decree. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares.

F3: The shares underlying this sale were held by reporting person for the benefit of the reporting person's ex-husband pursuant to a divorce decree. Reporting person received no economic benefit from the sale of these shares.

F4: The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $153.00 to $153.66, inclusive. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide to Acuity Brands, Inc., any security holder of Acuity Brands, Inc., or the staff of the Security and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth herein.

F5: The total direct shares owned includes 11,127 time-vesting restricted stock/units and 4 shares held in the employee stock purchase plan.

F6: This option was fully vested three years from the anniversary of the Grant Date.

F7: The portion of the stock options being exercised (shown in Column 7) were indirectly held for the benefit of the reporting person's ex-husband pursuant to a divorce decree and the reporting person disclaims beneficiation ownership of this portion of the stock option. The remaining portion of the stock options shown in Column 9 continue to be directly held by the reporting person.