ACUITY INC. (DE) 10-Q

Item 5. Other Information On October 29, 2025 , Karen J. Holcom , Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer , adopted a Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement for (i) the sale of shares of common stock of the Company, and (ii) the exercise of employee stock options and sale of the underlying shares of common stock of the Company. The plan has an effective date of January 28, 2026, and an expiration date of October 23, 2026 . The plan is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c) of the Exchange Act. Pursuant to the plan, the aggregate number of shares of common stock of the Company to be sold is not to exceed 8,153 shares, and the aggregate number of employee stock options to be exercised and underlying shares of common stock of the Company to be sold is not to exceed 897 shares. Other than as described above, during the first quarter of fiscal 2026, none of our directors or Section 16 officers adopted or terminated any “Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement” or “non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement” (as each term is defined in Item 408(a) of Regulation S-K). Item 6. Exhibits Exhibits are listed on the Index to Exhibits . 26 Table of Contents INDEX TO EXHIBITS EXHIBIT 3 (a) Certificate of Amendment to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Acuity Inc., effective as of March 26, 2025. Reference is made to Exhibit 3.1 of registrant’s Form 8-K as filed with the Commission on March 12, 2025, which is incorporated herein by reference. (b) Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Acuity Inc., dated as of January 25, 2024. Reference is made to Exhibit 3.2 of registrant’s Form 8-K as filed with the Commission on January 26, 2024, which is incorporated herein by reference. (c) Amended and Restated Bylaws of Acuity Inc., effective as of March 26, 2025. Reference is made to Exhibit 3.3 of registrant’s Form 8-K as filed with the Commission on March 12, 2025, which is incorporated herein by reference. EXHIBIT 22 List of Guarantors and Subsidiary Issuers of Guaranteed Securities. Reference is made to Exhibit 22 of registrant's Form 10-Q as filed with the Commission on April 3, 2025, which is incorporated herein by reference. EXHIBIT 31 (a) Certification of the Chief Executive Officer of the Company pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Filed with the Commission as part of this Form 10-Q. (b) Certification of the Chief Financial Officer of the Company pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Filed with the Commission as part of this Form 10-Q. EXHIBIT 32 (a) Certification of the Chief Executive Officer of the Company pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Filed with the Commission as part of this Form 10-Q. (b) Certification of the Chief Financial Officer of the Company pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Filed with the Commission as part of this Form 10-Q. EXHIBIT 101 .INS XBRL Instance Document The instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document. .SCH XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document. Filed with the Commission as part of this Form 10-Q. .CAL XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document. Filed with the Commission as part of this Form 10-Q. .DEF XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document. Filed with the Commission as part of this Form 10-Q. .LAB XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document. Filed with the Commission as part of this Form 10-Q. .PRE XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document. Filed with the Commission as part of this Form 10-Q. EXHIBIT 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101) Filed with the Commission as part of this Form 10-Q 27 Table of Contents SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. ACUITY INC. Date: January 8, 2026 By: /S/ NEIL M. ASHE NEIL M. ASHE CHAIRMAN, PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Date: January 8, 2026 By: /S/ KAREN J. HOLCOM KAREN J. HOLCOM SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) 28