ACUITY BRANDS, INC. 2014 ANNUAL REPORT

Stockholder Information

Board of Directors

Vernon J. Nagel(1) Chairman, President, and
Chief Executive Officer
Acuity Brands, Inc.

W. Patrick Battle Managing Partner, Stillwater Family Holdings

Peter C. Browning(2) Managing Director
Peter Browning Partners
Board Advisory Services

George C. (Jack) Guynn Former President and
Chief Executive Officer
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

James H. Hance, Jr. Operating Executive
The Carlyle Group;
Former Vice Chairman
Bank of America Corporation

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 and
President of Acuity Brands Lighting

Corporate Information

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, 2015
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: 2014 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 30170
College Station, TX 77842

www.computershare.com/investor
Toll Free: 866-234-1921
(Inside the United States and Canada)

201-680-6578
(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.