SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* GOLDMAN BARRY R (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O ACUITY BRANDS, INC. 1170 PEACHTREE STREET, NE, SUITE 2300 (Street) ATLANTA GA 30309 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 02/28/2020	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ACUITY BRANDS INC [ AYI ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) SVP & General Counsel	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
			6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	6,271(1)	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Non-Qualified Stock Option	(2)	10/26/2025	Common Stock	2,145	$207.8	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option	(3)	10/24/2026	Common Stock	2,325	$239.76	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option	(4)	10/25/2027	Common Stock	1,751	$156.39	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option	(5)	10/24/2028	Common Stock	2,936	$116.36	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The total direct shares owned includes 5,165 time-vesting restricted stock and/or restricted stock units.

2. This option was granted on October 26, 2015 and vested ratably over a three-year period. It became fully vested on October 26, 2018.

3. This option was granted on October 24, 2016 and vests ratably over a three-year period. It will become fully vested on October 24, 2019.

4. This option was granted on October 25, 2017 and vests ratably over a three-year period. It will become fully vested on October 25, 2020.

5. This option was granted on October 24, 2018 and vests ratably over a three-year period. It will become fully vested on October 24, 2021.

Remarks:

Due to an administrative error, a Form 3 was filed for Mr. Goldman as of September 27, 2019. The September 2019 filing was made prior to Mr. Goldman being designated a Section 16 Reporting Insider by the Company's Board of Directors. This filing supersedes that earlier filing and incorporates changes in Mr. Goldman's holdings from September 2019 to the date set forth above.

	Jill A. Gilmer, under Power of Attorney for Barry R. Goldman	03/02/2020
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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