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accession: "0001144215-22-000012"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AYI"
cik: "0001144215"
company_name: "ACUITY INC. (DE)"
filed_at: "2022-01-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-27T19:48:19.356182+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.2
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Acuity Brands stockholders elect all 10 director nominees and approve all proposals at 2022 annual meeting

## Summary
- All ten director nominees elected, including Neil M. Ashe with 29.4M votes for and 1.6M against.
- Ratification of Ernst & Young as independent auditor for fiscal 2022 approved: 31.8M for, 690.9K against.
- Advisory vote on named executive officer compensation passed with 20.6M for and 9.4M against.
- Amended and Restated 2012 Omnibus Stock Incentive Compensation Plan approved: 29.7M for, 1.3M against.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001144215-22-000012
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AYI
- cik: 0001144215
- company_name: ACUITY INC. (DE)
- filed_at: 2022-01-07T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.2
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1144215/000114421522000012/0001144215-22-000012-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1144215/000114421522000012/ayi-20220105.htm

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