-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, WQFvzr1vP++wN+FS65Fk36jv70FGR45LqYjpPFH7dFJTQIEU6HTnn2sLuRNrWqKN P+eUNp4rvig1XHd56UQGQg== 0000950123-10-098845.txt : 20101101 0000950123-10-098845.hdr.sgml : 20101101 20101101165957 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950123-10-098845 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20101027 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events FILED AS OF DATE: 20101101 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20101101 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ACUITY BRANDS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001144215 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: ELECTRIC LIGHTING & WIRING EQUIPMENT [3640] IRS NUMBER: 582632672 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0831 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-16583 FILM NUMBER: 101155515 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1170 PEACHTREE STREET, NE STREET 2: SUITE 2400 CITY: ATLANTA STATE: GA ZIP: 30309-7676 BUSINESS PHONE: 404-853-1400 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1170 PEACHTREE STREET, NE STREET 2: SUITE 2400 CITY: ATLANTA STATE: GA ZIP: 30309-7676 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: L&C SPINCO INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20010629 8-K 1 g25047e8vk.htm FORM 8-K e8vk
 
 
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): October 27, 2010
 
ACUITY BRANDS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
         
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
Company or organization) 		  001-16583
(Commission File Number) 		  58-2632672
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
     
1170 Peachtree St., N.E., Suite 2400, Atlanta, GA   30309
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 404-853-1400
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
 
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Item 8.01.   Other Events.
     (b) On October 27, 2010, John L. Clendenin, a director of Acuity Brands, Inc. (the “Company”) notified the Company of his decision to retire from the Company’s Board of Directors, effective as of the Company’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on January 7, 2011. Mr. Clendenin’s retirement is not the result of any disagreement with the Company.
     Also on October 27, 2010, the Board of Directors of the Company nominated Norman H. Wesley, former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Fortune Brands, Inc., to stand for election as a director of the Company at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on January 7, 2011.
Item 5.02.   Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
     The information contained in Item 8.01 hereof regarding John L. Clendenin is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 5.02.
Additional Information and Where to Find it
     In connection with the 2010 annual meeting of stockholders, the Company will file a proxy statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS ARE ADVISED TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT AND OTHER RELEVANT MATERIALS WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMPANY AND THE ANNUAL MEETING. Investors and security holders may obtain free copies of these documents (when they are available) and other documents filed with the SEC at the SEC’s web site at www.sec.gov. In addition, the documents filed by the Company with the SEC may be obtained free of charge by contacting Acuity Brands, Inc., Attn: Investor Relations, 1170 Peachtree Street N.E., Suite 2400, Atlanta, Georgia 30309, Telephone: 404-853-1400. Our filings with the SEC are also available on our website at www.acuitybrands.com.

 

 

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: November 1, 2010
         
  ACUITY BRANDS, INC.
 		  
  By:   /s/ Richard K. Reece    
    Richard K. Reece   
    Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer   
 

 

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