SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* HOLCOM KAREN J (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O ACUITY BRANDS, INC. 1170 PEACHTREE STREET, NE, SUITE 2300 (Street) ATLANTA GA 30309 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ACUITY BRANDS INC [ AYI ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) SVP & Chief Financial Officer
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 07/06/2022
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	07/06/2022		M		1,120	A	$62.54	18,258(1)(2)	D(2)
Common Stock	07/06/2022		M		728	A	$103.74	18,986(2)	D(2)
Common Stock	07/06/2022		M		1,002	A	$135.63	19,988(2)	D(2)
Common Stock	07/06/2022		M		1,468	A	$116.36	21,456(2)	D(2)
Common Stock	07/06/2022		S		4,318(3)	D	$153.23(4)	17,138(5)	D
Common Stock	07/07/2022		M		1,120	A	$62.54	18,258	D
Common Stock	07/06/2022		S		1,120	D	$157.935	17,138(5)	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Non-Qualified Stock Option	$62.54	07/06/2022		M			1,120	(6)	10/23/2022	Common Stock	1,120(2)	$0	1,120	D(7)
Non-Qualified Stock Option	$103.74	07/06/2022		M			728	(6)	10/24/2023	Common Stock	728(2)	$0	728	D(7)
Non-Qualified Stock Option	$135.63	07/06/2022		M			1,002	(6)	10/27/2024	Common Stock	1,002(2)	$0	1,002	D(7)
Non-Qualified Stock Option	$116.36	07/06/2022		M			1,468	(6)	10/24/2028	Common Stock	1,468(2)	$0	1,468	D(7)
Non-Qualified Stock Option	$62.54	07/07/2022		M			1,120	(6)	10/23/2022	Common Stock	1,120	$0	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Since the date of the reporting person's last ownership report, she transferred 6,006 shares of the Company's common stock to her ex-husband pursuant to a divorce decree.

2. The shares were acquired pursuant to an option exercise at the direction of, and are held for the benefit of, the reporting person's ex-husband pursuant to a divorce decree. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares.

3. The shares underlying this sale were held by reporting person for the benefit of the reporting person's ex-husband pursuant to a divorce decree. Reporting person received no economic benefit from the sale of these shares.

4. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $153.00 to $153.66, inclusive. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide to Acuity Brands, Inc., any security holder of Acuity Brands, Inc., or the staff of the Security and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth herein.

5. The total direct shares owned includes 11,127 time-vesting restricted stock/units and 4 shares held in the employee stock purchase plan.

6. This option was fully vested three years from the anniversary of the Grant Date.

7. The portion of the stock options being exercised (shown in Column 7) were indirectly held for the benefit of the reporting person's ex-husband pursuant to a divorce decree and the reporting person disclaims beneficiation ownership of this portion of the stock option. The remaining portion of the stock options shown in Column 9 continue to be directly held by the reporting person.

Remarks:

	Jill A. Gilmer, under Power of Attorney for Karen J. Holcom	07/08/2022
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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