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): October 2, 2009

ACUITY BRANDS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-16583	58-2632672
(State or other jurisdiction of Company or organization)	(Commission File Number)	(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)

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:

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

On October 2, 2009, the Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of 13 cents per share. A copy of the press release is attached as exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

99.1 Press Release dated October 2, 2009 (Filed with the Commission as part of this Form 8-K).

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: October 2, 2009

ACUITY BRANDS, INC.
By:	/s/    RICHARD K. REECE
	Richard K. Reece
	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

99.1 Press Release dated October 2, 2009 (Filed with the Commission as part of this Form 8-K).

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

News Release

Acuity Brands, Inc. 1170 Peachtree Street, NE Suite 2400 Atlanta, GA 30309   Tel: 404 853 1400 Fax: 404 853 1420   AcuityBrands.com

Company Contact:

Dan Smith

Acuity Brands, Inc.

(404) 853-1423

ACUITY BRANDS

DECLARES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND

ATLANTA, October 2, 2009 – The Board of Directors of Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE: AYI) today declared a quarterly dividend of 13 cents per share. The dividend is payable on November 2, 2009 to shareholders of record on October 16, 2009.

Acuity Brands, Inc. owns and operates Acuity Brands Lighting, Inc. and Acuity Brands Technology Services, Inc. With fiscal year 2008 net sales of approximately $2.0 billion, Acuity Brands Lighting and Acuity Brands Technology Services combined are one of the world’s leading providers of lighting fixtures and related products and services and include brands such as Lithonia Lighting^®, Holophane^®, Peerless^®, Mark Architectural Lighting™, Hydrel^®, American Electric Lighting^®, Gotham^®, Carandini^®, MetalOptics^®, Antique Street Lamps™, RELOC^®, Lighting Control and Design™, Sensor Switch^®, Synergy^® Lighting Controls, SAERIS™, and ROAM^®. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Acuity Brands employs approximately 6,000 associates and has operations throughout North America and in Europe and Asia.