Board of Directors
Vernon J. Nagel(1)
Chairman, President, and
Chief Executive Officer
Acuity Brands, Inc.
Peter C. Browning(2)
Managing Director
Peter Browning Partners
Board Advisory Services;
Former Dean
McColl Graduate School of Business at
Queens University of Charlotte
George C. (Jack) Guynn
Former President and Chief Executive Officer
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Gordon D. Harnett
Former Chairman, President and
Chief Executive Officer
Brush Engineered Materials, Inc.
(now known as Materion Corp.)
Robert F. McCullough(3)
Former Chief Financial Officer
AMVESCAP PLC
(now known as Invesco Ltd.)
Julia B. North
Former President and
Chief Executive Officer
VSI Enterprises, Inc.;
Former President of Consumer Services
BellSouth Corporation
Dominic J. Pileggi
Former Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer
Thomas & Betts Corporation
Ray M. Robinson(4)
Non-Executive Chairman
Citizens Trust Bank;
President Emeritus
East Lake Golf Club
Norman H. Wesley
Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Fortune Brands, Inc.
(1) Chairman of Executive Committee
(2) Chairman of Governance Committee, Lead Director
(3) Chairman of Audit Committee
(4) Chairman of Compensation Committee
Executive Officers
Vernon J. Nagel
Chairman, President, and
Chief Executive Officer
Richard K. Reece
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
Mark A. Black
Executive Vice President
Corporate Headquarters
Acuity Brands, Inc.
1170 Peachtree Street, NE
Suite 2300
Atlanta, Georgia 30309-7676
404-853-1400
www.acuitybrands.com
Acuity Brands Lighting
One Lithonia Way
Conyers, Georgia 30012-3957
770-922-9000
Independent Registered
Public Accounting Firm
Ernst & Young LLP
55 Ivan Allen Jr. Boulevard
Suite 1000
Atlanta, Georgia 30308-3051
404-874-8300
Annual Meeting
11:00 a.m. Eastern Time
January 7, 2014
Four Seasons Hotel Ballroom
75 Fourteenth Street, NE
Atlanta, Georgia
Reports Available to Stockholders
Copies of the following company reports may be obtained, without charge:
2013 Annual Report to the Securities and Exchange Commission, filed on Form 10-K,
and Quarterly Reports to the Securities and Exchange Commission, filed on Form 10-Q.
Requests should be directed to:
Acuity Brands, Inc.
Attention: Investor Relations
1170 Peachtree Street, NE
Suite 2300
Atlanta, Georgia 30309-7676
404-853-1400
www.acuitybrands.com
Stock Listing
New York Stock Exchange Ticker Symbol: AYI
Transfer Agent and Registrar
Computershare Shareowner Services is the transfer agent, registrar, dividend disbursing agent
and dividend reinvestment agent for the Company. Stockholders of record with questions about
lost certificates, lost or missing dividend checks, direct deposit of dividends, or notification
of change of address should contact:
Acuity Brands, Inc.
c/o Computershare
P.O. Box 43006
Providence, Rhode Island
02940-3006
www.computershare.com/investor
Toll Free: 866-234-1921
(Inside the United States and Canada)
201-680-6685
(Outside the United States and Canada)
Direct Stock Purchase Plan
Computershare Shareowner Services offers a direct stock purchase and sale plan for investors wishing
to purchase Acuity Brands stock. Dividends can be automatically reinvested. The Plan is not sponsored or
administered by Acuity Brands.
Inquiries should be directed to:
Computershare Shareowner Services.