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): December 13, 2007
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)
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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure
On December 13, 2007, Acuity Brands, Inc. (“Acuity Brands” or the “Company”) will participate in the Merrill Lynch Growth Industrials Conference in New York City. Vernon J. Nagel, Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Acuity Brands will deliver a presentation at the event discussing recent business performance and other subjects of interest to investors. A copy of the materials presented at the conference is available on Acuity Brands’ website at http://www.acuitybrands.com. A copy of the presentation is included as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1 is furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 of Form 8-K and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, except as shall to, and does not, constitute a representation that such furnishing is required by Regulation FD or that the information this current report contains is material investor information that is not otherwise publicly available.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (d) | Exhibits |
| 99.1 | Presentation dated December 13, 2007. |
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: December 13, 2007
| ACUITY BRANDS, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Richard K. Reece | |
| Richard K. Reece | ||
| Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| 99.1 | Presentation dated December 13, 2007. |