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Ownership Document
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| Schema Version: X0306 |
| Document Type: 4 |
| Period of Report: 8/20/22 |
| 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 2300 |
| | 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 |
| | Other Text: |
| Non-Derivative Table: |
| Non-Derivative Transaction: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Common Stock |
| | Transaction Date: |
| | | Value: 8/20/22 |
| | Transaction Coding: |
| | | Transaction Form Type: 4 |
| | | Transaction Code: F |
| | | Equity Swap Involved? No |
| | Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Transaction Shares: |
| Value: 305 |
| Footnote ID: F1 |
| | | Transaction Price Per Share: |
| Value: 184.39 |
| | | Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code: |
| Value: D |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 16,833 |
| Footnote ID: F2 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: D |
| Derivative Table: |
| Footnotes: |
| Footnote - F1: The transaction(s) report(s) the withholding of stock to cover tax liability associated with the vesting of restricted stock or restricted stock units held by the reporting person. Such withholding is required under the Company's standard processes for such events. |
| Footnote - F2: The total direct shares owned includes 10,115 time-vesting restricted stock/units and 4 shares held in the employee stock purchase plan. |
| Remarks: |
| Owner Signature: |
| Signature Name: Jill A. Gilmer, under Power of Attorney for Karen J. Holcom |
| Signature Date: 8/23/22 |
