<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001144215-25-000023.txt : 20250124
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001144215-25-000023
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20250122
FILED AS OF DATE:		20250124
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20250124

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			HANCE JAMES H JR
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001176400
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-16583
		FILM NUMBER:		25554586

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O ACUITY BRANDS, INC.
		STREET 2:		1170 PEACHTREE STR NE
		CITY:			ATLANTA
		STATE:			GA
		ZIP:			30309

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ACUITY BRANDS INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001144215
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	ELECTRIC LIGHTING & WIRING EQUIPMENT [3640]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	04 Manufacturing
		IRS NUMBER:				582632672
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0831

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1170 PEACHTREE STREET NE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1200
		CITY:			ATLANTA
		STATE:			GA
		ZIP:			30309
		BUSINESS PHONE:		404-853-1400

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1170 PEACHTREE STREET NE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1200
		CITY:			ATLANTA
		STATE:			GA
		ZIP:			30309

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	L&C SPINCO INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20010629
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                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
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        <footnote id="F1">Restricted Stock Award (RSA) issued pursuant to the Issuer's Amended and Restated 2012 Omnibus Stock Incentive Compensation Plan. The RSA resulted from the Reporting Person's election to receive a portion of annual director fees payable on January 22, 2025 in the form of an RSA. The RSA will vest in full on the first anniversary of the grant date, or, if earlier, the date of the next subsequent annual meeting of the Issuer's stockholders following the grant date.</footnote>
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        <signatureName>/s/ Chanda Kirchner, Attorney-in-Fact for James H. Hance, Jr.</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2025-01-24</signatureDate>
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