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): October 5, 2004
ACUITY BRANDS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-16583 | 58-2632672 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation 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 8.01. | Other Events. |
Attached hereto is a press release issued by Acuity Brands, Inc. (the “Registrant”) on October 5, 2004. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
| (c) | Exhibits |
| Designation |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated October 5, 2004 (Filed with the Commission as part of this Form 8-K.) | |
Signature
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: October 5, 2004
| ACUITY BRANDS, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Vernon J. Nagel | |
| Vernon J. Nagel Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | ||
EXHIBIT 99.1
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Acuity Brands, Inc. 1170 Peachtree Street, NE Suite 2400 Atlanta, GA 30309
Tel: 404 853 1400
AcuityBrands.com |
Company Contact:
Dan Smith
Acuity Brands, Inc.
(404) 853-1423
ACUITY BRANDS
DECLARES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND AND
ANNOUNCES ANNUAL MEETING DATE
ATLANTA, October 5, 2004 – The Board of Directors of Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE: AYI) declared a quarterly dividend of 15 cents per share. The dividend is payable on November 1, 2004 to shareholders of record on October 18, 2004.
In other news, Acuity Brands announced that it will hold its Annual Meeting of Stockholders at 1:00 p.m. ET on Thursday, January 6, 2005, in the Amphitheater at the Georgia Tech Hotel and Conference Center, 800 Spring Street NW, Atlanta, Georgia. The quarterly meeting of the Company’s Board of Directors will also take place that day.
Acuity Brands, Inc., with fiscal year 2004 net sales of over $2.1 billion, is comprised of Acuity Brands Lighting and Acuity Specialty Products. Acuity Brands Lighting is a world leader in lighting fixtures and includes brands such as Lithonia Lighting®, Holophane®, Peerless®, Hydrel®, American Electric Lighting®, and Gotham®. Acuity Specialty Products is a leading provider of specialty chemicals and includes brands such as Zep®, Enforcer®, and Selig Industries™. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Acuity Brands employs approximately 11,000 people and has operations throughout North America and in Europe and Asia.