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) August 23, 2006
ACUITY BRANDS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-16583 | 58-2632672 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of in 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 1.01 – Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement.
Acuity Brands, Inc. (the “Company”) maintains a Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) for the benefit of officers and other key management personnel and a Management Compensation and Incentive Plan (the “Incentive Plan”) pursuant to which the Company’s executive officers may receive cash bonuses upon the achievement of certain target performance measures established by the Company’s Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Compensation Committee”).
On August 23, 2006, the Compensation Committee adopted (1) plan rules for potential equity awards to be earned by executive officers for performance during fiscal year 2007 under the Plan and (2) plan rules for potential cash bonuses to be earned by executive officers for fiscal year 2007 under the Incentive Plan. A copy of the plan rules for the Plan and the Incentive Plan are attached hereto as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, respectively and are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 - Financial Statements and Exhibits
| (d) | Exhibits |
| 99.1 | Acuity Brands, Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan Fiscal Year 2007 Plan Rules for Executive Officers. |
| 99.2 | Acuity Brands, Inc. Management Compensation and Incentive Plan Fiscal Year 2007 Plan Rules for Executive Officers. |
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: August 29, 2006
| ACUITY BRANDS, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Richard K. Reece | |
| Richard K. Reece | ||
| Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| 99.1 | Acuity Brands, Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan Fiscal Year 2007 Plan Rules for Executive Officers. |
| 99.2 | Acuity Brands, Inc. Management Compensation and Incentive Plan Fiscal Year 2007 Plan Rules for Executive Officers. |