Company:  ACUITY BRANDS INC (AYI)
Form Type:  10-K
Filing Date:  10/30/2009 
CIK:  0001144215 
Address:  1170 PEACHTREE STREET, NE
SUITE 2400
 
City, State, Zip:  ATLANTA, Georgia 30309-7676 
Telephone:  404-853-1400 
Fiscal Year:  08/31 
Last Trade
Last Trade: 
$34.92  
Change: 
-0.88 (-2.46%)  
Trade Time: 
10:23 AM EST  
Market Cap: 
$1.52B
Description of Business
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  FORM 10-K
    PART I
      Item 1. Business
      Item 1a. Risk Factors
      Item 2. Properties
      Item 3. Legal Proceedings
      Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
    PART II
      Item 5. Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related ...
      Item 6. Selected Financial Data
      Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial ...
        Liquidity and Capital Resources
        Results of Operations
      Item 7a. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about ...
      Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
        Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
        Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on ...
        BALANCE SHEET
        INCOME STATEMENT
        CASH FLOW
        STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY
        STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY
        NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
          Note 12: Subsequent Events
      Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on ...
      Item 9a. Controls and Procedures
    CEO and CFO Certifications
    PART II
      Item 9b. Other Information
    PART III
      Item 10. Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant
      Item 11. Executive Compensation
      Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and ...
      Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and ...
      Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
    PART IV
      Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules
    Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
    INDEX TO EXHIBITS
    SIGNATURES
    INCOME STATEMENT
  EXHIBIT 10.(III)A(78)
  EXHIBIT 10.(III)A(79)
  EXHIBIT 10.(III)A(80)
  EXHIBIT 10.(III)A(81)
  EXHIBIT 10.(III)A(82)
  EXHIBIT 10.(III)A(83)
  EXHIBIT 10.(III)A(84)
  EXHIBIT 21
    SUBSIDIARIES
  EXHIBIT 23
    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
  EXHIBIT 24
    POWER OF ATTORNEY
  EXHIBIT 31.A
  EXHIBIT 31.B
  EXHIBIT 32.A
    CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
  EXHIBIT 32.B
    CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
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