ACUITY BRANDS INC - FORM 10-K - EX-32.A - SECTION 906 CEO CERTIFICATION - October 29, 2009

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10-K - FORM 10-K - ACUITY BRANDS INCd10k.htm
EX-10.(III)A(79) - AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO AMENDED AND RESTATED SEVERANCE AGREEMENT - ACUITY BRANDS INCdex10iiia79.htm
EX-24 - POWERS OF ATTORNEY - ACUITY BRANDS INCdex24.htm
EX-23 - CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM - ACUITY BRANDS INCdex23.htm
EX-21 - LIST OF SUBSIDIARIES - ACUITY BRANDS INCdex21.htm
EX-31.A - SECTION 302 CEO CERTIFICATION - ACUITY BRANDS INCdex31a.htm
EX-32.B - SECTION 906 CFO CERTIFICATION - ACUITY BRANDS INCdex32b.htm
EX-31.B - SECTION 302 CFO CERTIFICATION - ACUITY BRANDS INCdex31b.htm
EX-10.(III)A(84) - AMENDED AND RESTATED CHANGE IN CONTROL AGREEMENT FOR KEY MANAGEMENT - ACUITY BRANDS INCdex10iiia84.htm
EX-10.(III)A(80) - AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO AMENDED AND RESTATED SEVERANCE AGREEMENT - ACUITY BRANDS INCdex10iiia80.htm
EX-10.(III)A(83) - ACUITY BRANDS, INC. SEVERANCE AGREEMENT - ACUITY BRANDS INCdex10iiia83.htm
EX-10.(III)A(78) - AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO AMENDED AND RESTATED SEVERANCE AGREEMENT - ACUITY BRANDS INCdex10iiia78.htm
EX-10.(III)A(81) - AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO AMENDED AND RESTATED SEVERANCE AGREEMENT - ACUITY BRANDS INCdex10iiia81.htm
EX-10.(III)A(82) - AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO AMENDED AND RESTATED SEVERANCE AGREEMENT - ACUITY BRANDS INCdex10iiia82.htm

Exhibit 32(a)

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE

SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and in connection with the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Acuity Brands, Inc. (the “Corporation”) for the year ended August 31, 2009, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), the undersigned, the Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation, certifies that:

 

  (1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

  (2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Corporation.

 

/s/ Vernon J. Nagel

Vernon J. Nagel

Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer

October 29, 2009

[A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to Acuity Brands, Inc. and will be retained by Acuity Brands, Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.]

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