Acuity Brands, Inc. Securities Fraud Class Action

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COMPANY	Acuity Brands, Inc.
COURT	United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
CASE NUMBER	18-cv-02140
JUDGE	The Honorable Mark H. Cohen
CLASS PERIOD	October 7, 2017 - April 3, 2017
SECURITY TYPE	Common Stock

Case Background:

On January 3, 2018, the initial complaint in this securities class action was filed against Acuity Brands, Inc. (“Acuity” or the “Company”), and certain of Acuity’s directors and officers, asserting violations of Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act. On August 25, 2020, the Court certified the class as all persons who invested in the publicly traded common stock of Acuity between October 7, 2015 and April 3, 2017, (the “Class Period”) both dates inclusive, and were damaged thereby.

The complaint alleges that, throughout the Class Period, Defendants failed to disclose material adverse facts about the Company's financial well-being, business relationships, and prospects. Specifically, Defendants: (1) concealed known trends negatively impacting sales of the Company's products; and (2) overstated the Company's ability to achieve profitable sales growth. As a result of the foregoing, Defendants lacked a reasonable basis for their positive statements about Acuity's current and future business and financial prospects.

Current Status of Case:

On October 5, 2018, Plaintiffs filed an amended complaint (the “Amended Complaint”). Defendants filed a Motion to Dismiss the Amended Complaint on October 30, 2018. The Motion to Dismiss was granted in part and denied in part on August 12, 2019. On November 8, 2019, the Defendants filed an Answer to the Amended Complaint. The Court certified the Class on August 25, 2020. On December 22, 2021, Plaintiffs filed a Motion for Preliminary Approval of Settlement in the amount of $15,750,000.00. The Settlement was preliminarily approved on December 23, 2021. A Final Settlement Hearing is scheduled for June 3, 2022. This action is still ongoing.

The deadline to file a claim was May 18, 2022. You may find additional information regarding the terms of the settlement and claim filing process at www.strategicclaims.net/acuity/ or by calling Strategic Claims Services, at 866–274-4004.

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