KAREN J. HOLCOM - 06 Jul 2022 Form 4 Insider Report for ACUITY BRANDS INC (AYI)

Role: SVP & Chief Financial Officer
Signature: Jill A. Gilmer, under Power of Attorney for Karen J. Holcom
Issuer symbol: AYI
Transactions as of: 06 Jul 2022
Net transactions value: -$316,204
Form type: 4
Filing time: 08 Jul 2022, 16:35:01 UTC
Previous filing: 03 Mar 2022
Next filing: 23 Aug 2022
SEC: View on sec.gov

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	AYI	Common Stock	Options Exercise	$70,045	+1,120	+6.5%	$62.54	18,258	06 Jul 2022	Direct	F1, F2
transaction	AYI	Common Stock	Options Exercise	$75,523	+728	+4%	$103.74	18,986	06 Jul 2022	Direct	F2
transaction	AYI	Common Stock	Options Exercise	$135,901	+1,002	+5.3%	$135.63	19,988	06 Jul 2022	Direct	F2
transaction	AYI	Common Stock	Options Exercise	$170,816	+1,468	+7.3%	$116.36	21,456	06 Jul 2022	Direct	F2
transaction	AYI	Common Stock	Sale	$661,647	-4,318	-20%	$153.23	17,138	06 Jul 2022	Direct	F3, F4, F5
transaction	AYI	Common Stock	Options Exercise	$70,045	+1,120	+6.5%	$62.54	18,258	07 Jul 2022	Direct
transaction	AYI	Common Stock	Sale	$176,887	-1,120	-6.1%	$157.94	17,138	06 Jul 2022	Direct	F5

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Underlying Class	Amount	Exercise Price	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	AYI	Non-Qualified Stock Option	Options Exercise	$0	-1,120	-50%	$0.000000	1,120	06 Jul 2022	Common Stock	1,120	$62.54	Direct	F2, F6, F7
transaction	AYI	Non-Qualified Stock Option	Options Exercise	$0	-728	-50%	$0.000000	728	06 Jul 2022	Common Stock	728	$103.74	Direct	F2, F6, F7
transaction	AYI	Non-Qualified Stock Option	Options Exercise	$0	-1,002	-50%	$0.000000	1,002	06 Jul 2022	Common Stock	1,002	$135.63	Direct	F2, F6, F7
transaction	AYI	Non-Qualified Stock Option	Options Exercise	$0	-1,468	-50%	$0.000000	1,468	06 Jul 2022	Common Stock	1,468	$116.36	Direct	F2, F6, F7
transaction	AYI	Non-Qualified Stock Option	Options Exercise	$0	-1,120	-100%	$0.000000^*	0	07 Jul 2022	Common Stock	1,120	$62.54	Direct	F6

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	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.
F2	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.
F3	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.
F4	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.
F5	The total direct shares owned includes 11,127 time-vesting restricted stock/units and 4 shares held in the employee stock purchase plan.
F6	This option was fully vested three years from the anniversary of the Grant Date.
F7	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.