Effective as of December 1, 2005, Acuity Brands, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Richard K. Reece as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. On November 16, 2005, the Company entered into an employment letter (the “Reece Letter”) with Mr. Reece, the details of which were approved by the Board of Directors of the Company on November 17, 2005. The Reece Letter is filed with this report as Exhibit 10.1 and its contents are incorporated by reference into this Item 1.01. The material terms and conditions of the Reece Letter are summarized in Item 5.02 below and the contents of such summary are incorporated into this Item 1.01 by reference.