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): November 9, 2010

ACUITY BRANDS, INC.

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)

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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

     On November 10, 2010, Acuity Brands, Inc. (the “Company”) will participate in the Robert W. Baird Industrial Conference in Chicago, Illinois. Vernon J. Nagel, Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of the Company will deliver a presentation at the event discussing recent business performance and other subjects of interest to investors. A copy of the materials presented at the conference is available on Acuity Brands’ website at http://www.acuitybrands.com. A copy of the presentation is included as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

     The information contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1 is furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 of Form 8-K and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, except as shall to, and does not, constitute a representation that such furnishing is required by Regulation FD or that the information this current report contains is material investor information that is not otherwise publicly available.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

99.1		Presentation dated November 10, 2010

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: November 9, 2010

EXHIBIT INDEX

99.1		Presentation dated November 10, 2010

Exhibit 99.1