Acuity Inc. (De) 8-K, filed Jan 7, 2022
Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI)
8-K
2022-01-07
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About this 8-K
Acuity Inc. (De) filed this 8-K on January 7, 2022, reporting on events of January 5, 2022.
Items reported
- Item 5.07: Shareholder vote results
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 5, 2022
Commission file number 001-16583 .
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) | |||||||
(Address of principal executive offices)
(404 ) 853-1400
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
None
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Acuity Brands, Inc. (referred to herein as “we,” “our,” “us,” the “Company,” or similar references) held its annual meeting of stockholders on January 5, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. The stockholders considered and voted on the following proposals:
PROPOSAL 1 - Votes regarding the persons elected to serve as Directors of the Company were as follows:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstained | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||
| Neil M. Ashe | 29,441,727 | 1,613,193 | 20,742 | 1,441,493 | ||||||||||
| W. Patrick Battle | 25,081,129 | 5,872,941 | 121,592 | 1,441,493 | ||||||||||
| G. Douglas Dillard, Jr. | 25,080,413 | 5,874,308 | 120,941 | 1,441,493 | ||||||||||
| James H. Hance, Jr. | 30,505,469 | 549,356 | 20,837 | 1,441,493 | ||||||||||
| Maya Leibman | 25,084,919 | 5,871,367 | 119,376 | 1,441,493 | ||||||||||
| Laura G. O'Shaughnessy | 30,814,791 | 246,300 | 14,571 | 1,441,493 | ||||||||||
| Dominic J. Pileggi | 24,002,205 | 6,952,364 | 121,093 | 1,441,493 | ||||||||||
| Ray M. Robinson | 27,068,346 | 3,986,464 | 20,852 | 1,441,493 | ||||||||||
| Mark J. Sachleben | 30,766,442 | 287,762 | 21,458 | 1,441,493 | ||||||||||
| Mary A. Winston | 30,202,901 | 858,337 | 14,424 | 1,441,493 | ||||||||||
PROPOSAL 2 - Votes cast regarding the ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2022 were as follows:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstained | |||||||||
| 31,807,818 | 690,879 | 18,458 | |||||||||
PROPOSAL 3 - The results of the advisory vote on the compensation of the named executive officers of the Company were as follows:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstained | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||
| 20,615,672 | 9,445,228 | 1,014,762 | 1,441,493 | ||||||||
PROPOSAL 4 - The results of the vote regarding the Amended and Restated Acuity Brands, Inc. 2012 Omnibus Stock Incentive Compensation Plan were as follows:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstained | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||
| 29,746,027 | 1,281,931 | 47,704 | 1,441,493 | ||||||||
Pursuant to the foregoing votes, the Company's stockholders: (i) elected ten directors nominated by the Board of Directors and listed above for a one-year term; (ii) approved the ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2022; (iii) approved the Company's named executive officer compensation on an advisory basis; and (iv) approved the Amended and Restated Acuity Brands, Inc. 2012 Omnibus Stock Incentive Compensation Plan.
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Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
Date: January 7, 2022
| ACUITY BRANDS, INC. | ||||||||
| By: | /s/ Karen J. Holcom | |||||||
| Karen J. Holcom | ||||||||
| Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||
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