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Ownership Document |
Schema Version: X0508 |
Document Type: 4 |
Period of Report: 4/4/24 |
Not Subject to Section 16: 0 |
Issuer: |
| Issuer CIK: 1144215 |
| Issuer Name: ACUITY BRANDS INC |
| Issuer Trading Symbol: AYI |
Reporting Owner: |
| Reporting Owner ID: |
| | Owner CIK: 1302261 |
| | Owner Name: HOLCOM KAREN J |
| Reporting Owner Address: |
| | Owner Street 1: C/O ACUITY BRANDS, INC. |
| | Owner Street 2: 1170 PEACHTREE STREET, NE, SUITE 1200 |
| | Owner City: ATLANTA |
| | Owner State: GA |
| | Owner ZIP Code: 30309 |
| | Owner State Description: |
| Reporting Owner Relationship: |
| | Is Director? No |
| | Is Officer? Yes |
| | Is Ten Percent Owner? No |
| | Is Other? No |
| | Officer Title: SVP & Chief Financial Officer |
Aff 10b5 One: 0 |
Non-Derivative Table: |
| Non-Derivative Transaction: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Common Stock |
| | Transaction Date: |
| | | Value: 4/4/24 |
| | Transaction Coding: |
| | | Transaction Form Type: 4 |
| | | Transaction Code: M |
| | | Equity Swap Involved? No |
| | Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Transaction Shares: |
| Value: 1,002 |
| | | Transaction Price Per Share: |
| Value: 135.63 |
| | | Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code: |
| Value: A |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 25,545 |
| Footnote ID: F1 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: D |
| Non-Derivative Transaction: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Common Stock |
| | Transaction Date: |
| | | Value: 4/4/24 |
| | Transaction Coding: |
| | | Transaction Form Type: 4 |
| | | Transaction Code: M |
| | | Equity Swap Involved? No |
| | Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Transaction Shares: |
| Value: 1,590 |
| | | Transaction Price Per Share: |
| Value: 207.80 |
| | | Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code: |
| Value: A |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 27,135 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: D |
| Non-Derivative Transaction: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Common Stock |
| | Transaction Date: |
| | | Value: 4/4/24 |
| | Transaction Coding: |
| | | Transaction Form Type: 4 |
| | | Transaction Code: M |
| | | Equity Swap Involved? No |
| | Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Transaction Shares: |
| Value: 897 |
| | | Transaction Price Per Share: |
| Value: 239.76 |
| | | Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code: |
| Value: A |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 28,032 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: D |
| Non-Derivative Transaction: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Common Stock |
| | Transaction Date: |
| | | Value: 4/4/24 |
| | Transaction Coding: |
| | | Transaction Form Type: 4 |
| | | Transaction Code: S |
| | | Equity Swap Involved? No |
| | Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Transaction Shares: |
| Value: 7,745 |
| | | Transaction Price Per Share: |
| Value: 262.24 |
| Footnote ID: F2 |
| | | Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code: |
| Value: D |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 20,287 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: D |
Derivative Table: |
| Derivative Transaction: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Non-Qualified Stock Option |
| | Conversion or Exercise Price: |
| | | Value: 135.63 |
| | Transaction Date: |
| | | Value: 4/4/24 |
| | Transaction Coding: |
| | | Transaction Form Type: 4 |
| | | Transaction Code: M |
| | | Equity Swap Involved? No |
| | Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Transaction Shares: |
| Value: 1,002 |
| | | Transaction Price Per Share: |
| Value: 0 |
| | | Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code: |
| Value: D |
| | Exercise Date: |
| | | Footnote ID: F3 |
| | Expiration Date: |
| | | Value: 10/27/24 |
| | Underlying Security: |
| | | Underlying Security Title: |
| Value: Common Stock |
| | | Underlying Security Shares: |
| Value: 1,002 |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 0 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: D |
| Derivative Transaction: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Non-Qualified Stock Option |
| | Conversion or Exercise Price: |
| | | Value: 207.80 |
| | Transaction Date: |
| | | Value: 4/4/24 |
| | Transaction Coding: |
| | | Transaction Form Type: 4 |
| | | Transaction Code: M |
| | | Equity Swap Involved? No |
| | Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Transaction Shares: |
| Value: 1,590 |
| | | Transaction Price Per Share: |
| Value: 0 |
| | | Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code: |
| Value: D |
| | Exercise Date: |
| | | Footnote ID: F4 |
| | Expiration Date: |
| | | Value: 10/26/25 |
| | Underlying Security: |
| | | Underlying Security Title: |
| Value: Common Stock |
| | | Underlying Security Shares: |
| Value: 1,590 |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 0 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: D |
| Derivative Transaction: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Non-Qualified Stock Option |
| | Conversion or Exercise Price: |
| | | Value: 239.76 |
| | Transaction Date: |
| | | Value: 4/4/24 |
| | Transaction Coding: |
| | | Transaction Form Type: 4 |
| | | Transaction Code: M |
| | | Equity Swap Involved? No |
| | Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Transaction Shares: |
| Value: 897 |
| | | Transaction Price Per Share: |
| Value: 0 |
| | | Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code: |
| Value: D |
| | Exercise Date: |
| | | Footnote ID: F5 |
| | Expiration Date: |
| | | Value: 10/24/26 |
| | Underlying Security: |
| | | Underlying Security Title: |
| Value: Common Stock |
| | | Underlying Security Shares: |
| Value: 897 |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 897 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: D |
Footnotes: |
| Footnote - F1: Since the date of the reporting person's last ownership report, she transferred 372 shares of common stock of the Company to her ex-husband pursuant to a divorce decree. |
| Footnote - F2: The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $262.09 to $262.47, inclusive. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide to Acuity Brands, Inc., any security holder of Acuity Brands, Inc., or the staff of the Security and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth herein. |
| Footnote - F3: This option vested in equal annual installments over a three-year period and was fully vested on October 27, 2017. |
| Footnote - F4: This option vested in equal annual installments over a three-year period and was fully vested on October 26, 2018 |
| Footnote - F5: This option vested in equal annual installments over a three-year period and was fully vested on October 24, 2019. |
Remarks: |
Owner Signature: |
| Signature Name: /s/ Chanda Kirchner, Attorney-in-Fact for Karen J. Holcom |
| Signature Date: 4/5/24 |