<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001144215-21-000116.txt : 20211202
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20211202062500
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001144215-21-000116
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEFA14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20211202
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20211202

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ACUITY BRANDS INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001144215
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	ELECTRIC LIGHTING & WIRING EQUIPMENT [3640]
		IRS NUMBER:				582632672
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0831

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DEFA14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-16583
		FILM NUMBER:		211464914

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1170 PEACHTREE STREET, NE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 2300
		CITY:			ATLANTA
		STATE:			GA
		ZIP:			30309-7676
		BUSINESS PHONE:		404-853-1400

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1170 PEACHTREE STREET, NE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 2300
		CITY:			ATLANTA
		STATE:			GA
		ZIP:			30309-7676

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	L&C SPINCO INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20010629
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<TYPE>DEFA14A
<SEQUENCE>1
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<DESCRIPTION>DEFA14A-2021 PROXY STATEMENT SUPPLEMENT
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<title>Document</title></head><body><div id="ia4edf9bbab984ce1bdb7eb7695da04b5_33"></div><div style="min-height:54pt;width:100%"><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:6pt"><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:6pt;text-align:center"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:98.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr style="height:5pt"><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:2pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr></table><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Avenir LT Pro 55 Roman',sans-serif;font-size:18pt;font-weight:700;line-height:125%">UNITED STATES</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:6pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Avenir LT Pro 55 Roman',sans-serif;font-size:18pt;font-weight:700;line-height:125%">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></div><div 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Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Preliminary Proxy Statement</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:6pt;padding-left:18pt;text-indent:-18pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Avenir LT Pro 55 Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:125%">&#9744;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule 14a-6(e)(2))</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;margin-top:3pt;padding-left:18pt;text-indent:-18pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Avenir LT Pro 55 Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:125%">&#9744;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Avenir LT Pro 55 Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Definitive Proxy Statement</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;margin-top:3pt;padding-left:18pt;text-indent:-18pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Avenir LT Pro 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style="background-color:#e6e7e8;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#68737a;font-family:'Avenir LT Pro 55 Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Abstentions</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e6e7e8;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#68737a;font-family:'Avenir LT Pro 55 Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Broker <br>Non-Votes</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e6e7e8;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#68737a;font-family:'Avenir LT Pro 55 Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Board Voting <br>Recommendation</font></td></tr><tr style="height:21pt"><td colspan="3" style="border-top:0.5pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#0095c8;font-family:'Avenir LT Pro 55 Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">1</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:0.5pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Avenir LT Pro 55 Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Election of directors</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:0.5pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Avenir LT Pro 55 Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Affirmative vote of a majority of votes cast</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Avenir LT Pro 55 Roman',sans-serif;font-size:5.2pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;position:relative;top:-2.8pt;vertical-align:baseline">(1)</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:0.5pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Avenir LT Pro 55 Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Not counted</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:0.5pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Avenir LT Pro 55 Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Not voted</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:0.5pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#0095c8;font-family:'Avenir LT Pro 55 Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">FOR EACH</font></td></tr><tr style="height:32pt"><td colspan="3" style="border-top:0.5pt solid #b2b2b2;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#0095c8;font-family:'Avenir LT Pro 55 Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">2</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:0.5pt solid #b2b2b2;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Avenir LT Pro 55 Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Ratification of the appointment of independent registered public accountants</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:0.5pt solid #b2b2b2;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Avenir LT Pro 55 Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Majority of votes cast affirmatively or negatively</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:0.5pt solid #b2b2b2;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Avenir LT Pro 55 Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Not counted</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:0.5pt solid #b2b2b2;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Avenir LT Pro 55 Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Discretionary vote</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:0.5pt solid #b2b2b2;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#0095c8;font-family:'Avenir LT Pro 55 Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">FOR</font></td></tr><tr style="height:21pt"><td colspan="3" style="border-top:0.5pt solid #b2b2b2;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#0095c8;font-family:'Avenir LT Pro 55 Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">3</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:0.5pt solid #b2b2b2;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Avenir LT Pro 55 Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Advisory vote on named executive officer compensation</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:0.5pt solid #b2b2b2;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Avenir LT Pro 55 Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Majority of votes cast affirmatively or negatively</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:0.5pt solid #b2b2b2;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Avenir LT Pro 55 Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Not counted</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:0.5pt solid #b2b2b2;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Avenir LT Pro 55 Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Not voted</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:0.5pt solid #b2b2b2;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#0095c8;font-family:'Avenir LT Pro 55 Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">FOR</font></td></tr><tr style="height:32pt"><td colspan="3" style="border-top:0.5pt solid #b2b2b2;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#0095c8;font-family:'Avenir LT Pro 55 Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">4</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:0.5pt solid #b2b2b2;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Avenir LT Pro 55 Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Approval of Amended and Restated Acuity Brands, Inc. 2012 Omnibus Stock Incentive Compensation Plan</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:0.5pt solid #b2b2b2;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Avenir LT Pro 55 Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Majority of votes cast affirmatively or negatively</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:0.5pt solid #b2b2b2;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Avenir LT Pro 55 Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Not counted</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:0.5pt solid #b2b2b2;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Avenir LT Pro 55 Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Not voted</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:0.5pt solid #b2b2b2;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#0095c8;font-family:'Avenir LT Pro 55 Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">FOR</font></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-bottom:1pt;margin-top:4pt;padding-left:10.8pt;text-indent:-10.8pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Avenir LT Pro 55 Roman',sans-serif;font-size:5.2pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;position:relative;top:-2.8pt;vertical-align:baseline">(1)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Avenir LT Pro 55 Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:5.03pt">According to our By-Laws, the &#8220;affirmative vote of a majority of votes cast&#8221; means that the number of shares cast &#8220;for&#8221; a director&#8217;s election exceeds the number of votes cast &#8220;against&#8221; that director.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:6pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Avenir LT Pro 55 Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">Proxies that are properly executed and delivered, and not revoked, will be voted as specified on the proxy card. If you properly execute and deliver a proxy card or vote your shares via the Internet but do not provide voting instructions, your shares will be voted as listed in the &#8220;Board Voting Recommendation&#8221; column in the table above.&#8221;</font></div><div style="height:54pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:6pt"><font><br></font></div></div></div></body></html>
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