SEC Info - Acuity Brands Inc - ‘8-K’ for 3/27/20

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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FORM i 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): April 2, 2020 ( i March 27, 2020)

Commission file number i 001-16583.

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i ACUITY BRANDS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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

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

(Address of principal executive offices)

( i 404) i 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
i Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	i AYI	i New York Stock Exchange

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:

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Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On April 2, 2020, Acuity Brands, Inc. (“we,” “our,” “us,” “the Company,” or similar references) issued a press release containing information about our results of operations for our fiscal quarter ended February 29, 2020. 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. The information contained in this paragraph, as well as Exhibit 99.1 referenced herein, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933.

Item 8.01. Other Events.

On March 27, 2020, the Board declared a quarterly dividend of $0.13 per share. A copy of the related press release is attached as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, which is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.



(d)	Exhibits



99.1		Press Release dated April 2, 2020
99.2		Press Release dated March 27, 2020
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: April 2, 2020




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 April 2, 2020	(Filed with the Commission as part of this Form 8-K).
99.2	Press Release dated March 27, 2020	(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).

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Acuity Brands Inc – ‘8-K’ for 3/27/20

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