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): June 29, 2007
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 8.01. Other Events.
On June 29, 2007, Acuity Specialty Products Group, Inc. (“ASP”), a subsidiary of Acuity Brands, Inc. (the “Company”), finalized the resolution of a federal environmental investigation in a manner consistent with the tentative resolution announced on April 4, 2007. ASP entered into a plea agreement with the United States Department of Justice involving a Clean Water Act violation related to ASP’s pretreatment of wastewater discharged to the City of Atlanta for treatment. The plea agreement, which was accepted by United States District Judge Shoob, brings to an end a federal investigation into past practices at ASP’s facility on Seaboard Industrial Boulevard in Atlanta, Georgia. Under the plea agreement, ASP admitted to one felony count for failure to meet the requirements of its wastewater pretreatment permit. The related announcement released by the Company on June 29, 2007 is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01—Financial Statements and Exhibits
| (d) | Exhibits |
99.1 Press Release dated June 29, 2007 (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: June 29, 2007
| ACUITY BRANDS, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ C. Dan Smith | |
| C. Dan Smith Vice President, Treasurer | ||
EXHIBIT INDEX
99.1 Press Release dated June 29, 2007 (Filed with the Commission as part of this Form 8-K.)