ACUITY INC. (DE)

Regulatory Filings • Mar 1, 2021

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 1, 2021 ( March 1, 2021 )

Commission file number 001-16583 .

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ACUITY BRANDS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Delaware	58-2632672
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

1170 Peachtree Street, N.E. , Suite 2300 , Atlanta , Georgia 30309 -7676

(Address of principal executive offices)

( 404 ) 853-1400

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

None

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading symbol	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	AYI	New York Stock Exchange

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On March 1, 2021, Acuity Brands, Inc. (the “Company”) announced certain management changes.

The Company announced that effective March 1, 2021, Richard K. Reece will assume the role of Vice Chairman of Acuity Brands Lighting, Inc., a subsidiary of the Company ("ABL"), and will no longer serve as President of ABL. Mr. Reece will continue as Executive Vice President of the Company. In these roles, he will be involved in corporate and business development activities and assist in strengthening agency engagement across the Company’s independent sales network.

The Company also announced that Trevor S. Palmer will succeed Mr. Reece as President of the Company's lighting and lighting controls business. A copy of the Company’s News Release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference here.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)	Exhibits
99.1	Press Release dated March 1, 2021.
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the inline XBRL document).

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 thereunto duly authorized.

Date: March 1, 2021

ACUITY BRANDS, INC.
By:	/s/ Karen J. Holcom
	Karen J. Holcom Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX — 99.1	Press Release dated March 1, 2021	(Filed with the Commission as part of this Form 8-K).
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the inline XBRL document).	(Filed with the Commission as part of this Form 8-K).