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STYLE="line-height:3px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:3px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>UNITED STATES </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="3"><B>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P><center> <P
STYLE="line-height:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>FORM 8-K </B></FONT></P> <P
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ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>CURRENT REPORT </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE </B></FONT></P> <P
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SIZE="2"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March&nbsp;27, 2008 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P><center> <P
STYLE="line-height:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="6"><B>ACUITY BRANDS, INC.
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STYLE="line-height:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. </B></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
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expires at the annual meeting for fiscal year 2009. Mr.&nbsp;Guynn served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta from 1996 until his retirement in October 2006. Mr.&nbsp;Guynn was appointed to the Governance
Committee and Audit Committee, effective March&nbsp;27, 2008. He will participate in the standard non-employee director compensation arrangements described in the Company&#146;s 2007 proxy statement. </FONT></P> <P
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Directors declared a quarterly dividend of 13 cents per share. A copy of the press release announcing this action was issued on March&nbsp;27, 2008 and is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, which is incorporated herein by
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FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">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. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Date: March&nbsp;28, 2008 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #000000"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/s/ Richard K. Reece</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">1170&nbsp;Peachtree&nbsp;Street,&nbsp;NE</FONT></TD></TR>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Company Contact: </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2"><B>Dan Smith </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Acuity Brands, Inc. </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>(404)
853-1423 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>ACUITY BRANDS ANNOUNCES NEW BOARD MEMBER </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>AND DECLARES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>ATLANTA, March&nbsp;27, 2008</B> &#150; Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE: AYI)
announced today the election of George C. (Jack) Guynn to the Company&#146;s Board of Directors, effective immediately, in the class whose term expires at the annual meeting for fiscal year 2009. Mr.&nbsp;Guynn was the President and CEO of the
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta from 1996 through 2006. He worked his entire career at the Federal Reserve serving in many leadership roles. This addition to the Acuity Brands Board brings the total number of Directors to eight. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Vernon J. Nagel, Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Acuity Brands, said, &#147;Jack brings a wealth of experience as well as tremendous insight into the
economic factors that influence the various markets that we serve. We are pleased that he has agreed to serve as a Director of Acuity Brands and look forward to Jack&#146;s participation and contribution.&#148; </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Board of Directors of Acuity Brands today declared a quarterly dividend of 13 cents per share (an annualized rate of 52 cents per share). The dividend is payable on
May&nbsp;1, 2008 to shareholders of record on April&nbsp;17, 2008. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Acuity Brands, Inc. owns and operates Acuity Brands Lighting. With fiscal year 2007 net
sales of approximately $2.0 billion, Acuity Brands Lighting is one of the world&#146;s leading providers of lighting fixtures and related services and includes brands such as Lithonia Lighting&reg;, Holophane&reg;, Peerless&reg;, Mark Architectural
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<FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Electric Lighting&reg;, Gotham&reg;, Carandini&reg;, SpecLight&reg;, MetalOptics&reg;, Antique Street Lamps&#153;, and Synergy Lighting Controls&reg;.
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