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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

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FORM 8-K

 

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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 2, 2006

 

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ACUITY BRANDS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

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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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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

On August 2, 2006, Acuity Brands, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that Vernon J. Nagel, the Company’s Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer, established a stock trading plan effective August 1, 2006.

A copy of the Company’s press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 8.01.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements And Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits. The following exhibit is filed herewith:

 

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press release dated August 2, 2006.

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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 2, 2006