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): January 10, 2008
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 2.01. | Results of Operations and Financial Condition. |
On January 10, 2008, the Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of 13 cents per share. A copy of the press release announcing this action was issued on January 10, 2008 and is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits |
| 99.1 |
Press Release dated January 10, 2008 (Filed with the Commission as part of this Form 8-K). |
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: January 11, 2008
| ACUITY BRANDS, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Richard K. Reece | |
| Richard K. Reece | ||
| Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| 99.1 | Press Release dated January 10, 2008 (Filed with the Commission as part of this Form 8-K). |
Exhibit 99.1
News Release
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Acuity Brands, Inc. | |||
| 1170 Peachtree Street, NE | ||||
| Suite 2400 | ||||
| Atlanta, GA 30309 | ||||
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Tel: 404 853 1400 | ||||
| Fax: 404 853 1420 | ||||
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AcuityBrands.com |
Company Contact:
Dan Smith
Acuity Brands, Inc.
(404) 853-1423
ACUITY BRANDS DECLARES
QUARTERLY DIVIDEND
ATLANTA, January 10, 2008 – The Board of Directors of Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE: AYI) today declared a quarterly dividend of 13 cents per share (an annualized rate of 52 cents per share). The dividend is payable on February 1, 2008 to shareholders of record on January 21, 2008. This represents a decrease of 2 cents per share and reflects the Company’s previously announced plans to adjust the dividend amount following the spin-off of the specialty products business, now known as Zep Inc. (Zep), in anticipation that the future annual dividend amount paid by Zep combined with the future annual dividend amount paid by Acuity Brands would equal the annual dividend amount paid by Acuity Brands prior to the spin-off.
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’s leading providers of lighting fixtures and includes brands such as Lithonia Lighting®, Holophane®, Peerless®, Mark Architectural Lighting™, Hydrel®, American Electric Lighting®, Gotham®, Carandini®, SpecLighting®, MetalOptics® and Antique Street Lamps™. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Acuity Brands employs approximately 7,000 associates and has operations throughout North America and in Europe and Asia.