Acuity Brands Declares Quarterly Dividend
ATLANTA, March 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Board of Directors of Acuity
Brands, Inc. today declared a quarterly dividend of 15 cents per share. The
dividend is payable on May 3, 2004 to shareholders of record on April 16, 2004.
The Company will host a conference call on April 6, 2004 at 4:00 p.m. ET to
discuss its fiscal year 2004 second quarter performance, following the
announcement of quarterly results earlier that day. James S. Balloun, Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer of Acuity Brands, will lead the call. A live Webcast
of the discussion will be accessible at the Company's Web site:
http://www.acuitybrands.com/ . A replay of the conference call will also be
posted to that site within two hours of the completion of the call and will be
archived on the site until April 27, 2004.
Acuity Brands, Inc., with fiscal year 2003 net sales of over $2.0 billion, is
comprised of Acuity Brands Lighting and Acuity Specialty Products. Acuity Brands
Lighting is a world leader in lighting fixtures and includes brands such as
Lithonia Lighting(R), Holophane(R), Peerless(R), Hydrel(R), American Electric
Lighting(R), and Gotham(R). Acuity Specialty Products is a leading provider of
specialty chemicals and includes brands such as Zep(R), Enforcer(R), and Selig
Industries(TM). Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Acuity Brands employs
approximately 11,000 people and has operations throughout North America and in
Europe and Asia. DATASOURCE: Acuity Brands, Inc.
CONTACT: Karen Holcom of Acuity Brands, Inc., +1-404-853-1437 Web site: http://www.acuitybrands.com/
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