{"id":798762,"date":"2025-01-08T06:03:59","date_gmt":"2025-01-08T11:03:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/acuity-brands-reports-fiscal-2025-first-quarter-results\/"},"modified":"2025-01-08T06:03:59","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T11:03:59","slug":"acuity-brands-reports-fiscal-2025-first-quarter-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/acuity-brands-reports-fiscal-2025-first-quarter-results\/","title":{"rendered":"Acuity Brands Reports Fiscal 2025 First-Quarter Results"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>\nSolid Execution Delivers Sales Growth and EPS Expansion; Post-Quarter Completed QSC Acquisition<br \/>\n<\/h2>\n<div class=\"mw_release\">\n<ul type=\"square\">\n<li>\n          <strong>Delivered Net Sales of <\/strong><br \/>\n          <strong>$952M<\/strong><br \/>\n          <strong>, an Increase of <\/strong><br \/>\n          <strong>2%<\/strong><br \/>\n          <strong> Compared to the Prior Year<\/strong>\n        <\/li>\n<li>\n          <strong>Grew Operating Profit to <\/strong><br \/>\n          <strong>$133M<\/strong><br \/>\n          <strong>, Flat Compared to the Prior Year; Adjusted Operating Profit of <\/strong><br \/>\n          <strong>$159M<\/strong><br \/>\n          <strong>, up <\/strong><br \/>\n          <strong>3%<\/strong><br \/>\n          <strong> Over the Prior Year<\/strong>\n        <\/li>\n<li>\n          <strong>Reported Diluted EPS of <\/strong><br \/>\n          <strong>$3.35<\/strong><br \/>\n          <strong>, up <\/strong><br \/>\n          <strong>4%<\/strong><br \/>\n          <strong> Over the Prior Year; Adjusted Diluted EPS of <\/strong><br \/>\n          <strong>$3.97<\/strong><br \/>\n          <strong>, up <\/strong><br \/>\n          <strong>7%<\/strong><br \/>\n          <strong> Over the Prior Year<\/strong>\n        <\/li>\n<li>\n          <strong>Completed the Acquisition of QSC, LLC Effective January 1, 2025<\/strong>\n        <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p align=\"justify\">ATLANTA, Jan.  08, 2025  (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) &#8212; Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE: AYI) (the \u201cCompany\u201d), a market-leading industrial technology company, announced net sales of $951.6 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2025 ended November 30, 2024, an increase of $16.9 million, or 1.8 percent, compared to the prior year.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\u201cOur fiscal 2025 first quarter performance was solid,\u201d stated Neil Ashe, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Acuity Brands, Inc. \u201cWe delivered sales growth, increased our adjusted operating profit and adjusted operating profit margin, and increased our adjusted diluted earnings per share.\u201d Neil Ashe went on to say, \u201cWe&#8217;re also pleased to welcome QSC to Acuity, having successfully closed the acquisition last week.\u201d<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Operating profit was $133.3 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2025, an increase of $0.4 million, or 0.3 percent, compared to the prior year. Operating profit as a percent of net sales was 14.0 percent in the first quarter of fiscal 2025, a decrease of 20 basis points compared to the prior year. Adjusted operating profit was $158.7 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2025, an increase of $4.8 million, or 3.1 percent, compared to the prior year. Adjusted operating profit as a percent of net sales was 16.7 percent in the first quarter of fiscal 2025, an increase of 20 basis points compared to the prior year.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Diluted earnings per share was $3.35 in the first quarter of fiscal 2025, an increase of $0.14, or 4.4 percent, compared to the prior year. Adjusted diluted earnings per share was $3.97 in the first quarter of fiscal 2025, an increase of $0.25, or 6.7 percent, from $3.72 in the prior year.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\n        <strong>Segment Performance<\/strong>\n      <\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\n        <u>Acuity Brands Lighting<\/u>\n      <\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Acuity Brands Lighting generated net sales of $886.0\u00a0million in the first quarter of fiscal 2025, an increase of $9.6\u00a0million, or 1.1 percent, compared to the prior year.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Operating profit was $143.3\u00a0million in the first quarter of fiscal 2025, a decrease of $0.5\u00a0million, or 0.3 percent, compared to the prior year. Operating profit as a percent of Acuity Brands Lighting net sales was 16.2 percent in the first quarter of fiscal 2025, a decrease of 20 basis points compared to the prior year. Adjusted operating profit was $153.5\u00a0million in the first quarter of fiscal 2025, a decrease of $0.3\u00a0million, or 0.2 percent, compared to the prior year. Adjusted operating profit as a percent of Acuity Brands Lighting net sales was 17.3 percent in the first quarter of fiscal 2025, a decrease of 20 basis points compared to the prior year.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\n        <u>Acuity Intelligent Spaces<\/u>\n      <\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Acuity Intelligent Spaces generated net sales of $73.5\u00a0million in the first quarter of fiscal 2025, an increase of $9.3\u00a0million, or 14.5 percent, compared to the prior year.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Operating profit was $10.8\u00a0million in the first quarter of fiscal 2025, an increase of $5.5\u00a0million compared to the prior year. Operating profit as a percent of Acuity Intelligent Spaces net sales was 14.7 percent in the first quarter of fiscal 2025, an increase of 640 basis points compared to the prior year. Adjusted operating profit was $15.4\u00a0million in the first quarter of fiscal 2025, an increase of $5.1\u00a0million compared to the prior year. Adjusted operating profit as a percent of Acuity Intelligent Spaces net sales was 21.0 percent in the first quarter of fiscal 2025, an increase of 500 basis points compared to the prior year.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\n        <strong>Cash Flow and Capital Allocation <\/strong>\n      <\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Net cash from operating activities was $132.2\u00a0million for the first three months of fiscal 2025. During the quarter the Company repurchased approximately 17,000 shares of common stock for a total of approximately $5 million.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\n        <strong>Post-Quarter Events<\/strong>\n      <\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Effective January 1, 2025, the Company completed the acquisition of QSC, LLC. The acquisition expands Acuity&#8217;s Intelligent Spaces into cloud-manageable audio, video and control. The gross purchase price was $1.215 billion, or $1.1 billion net of approximately $100 million in present value of expected tax benefits.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\n        <strong>Today&#8217;s Call Details<\/strong>\n      <\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">The Company will host a conference call at 8:00 a.m. (ET) today, Wednesday, January 8, 2025. Neil Ashe, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Acuity Brands, Inc. will lead the call. The conference call and earnings release can be accessed via the Investor Relations section of the Company&#8217;s website at www.investors.acuitybrands.com. A replay of the call will also be posted to the Investor Relations website within two hours of the completion of the conference call and will be available on the website for a limited time.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\n        <strong>About Acuity Brands<\/strong>\n      <\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE: AYI) is a market-leading industrial technology company. We use technology to solve problems in spaces, light, and more things to come. Through our two business segments, Acuity Brands Lighting and Acuity Intelligent Spaces, we design, manufacture, and bring to market products and services that make a valuable difference in people\u2019s lives.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">We achieve growth through the development of innovative new products and services, including lighting, lighting controls, building management solutions, and an audio, video and control platform. We achieve customer-focused efficiencies that allow us to increase market share and deliver superior returns. We look to aggressively deploy capital to grow the business and to enter attractive new verticals.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Acuity Brands, Inc. is based in Atlanta, Georgia, with operations across North America, Europe, and Asia. The Company is powered by approximately 13,000 dedicated and talented associates. Visit us at www.acuitybrands.com<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\n        <strong>Non-GAAP Financial Measures<\/strong>\n      <\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">This news release includes the following non-generally accepted accounting principles (\u201cGAAP\u201d) financial measures: \u201cadjusted operating profit\u201d and \u201cadjusted operating profit margin\u201d for total company and by segment; \u201cadjusted net income;\u201d \u201cadjusted diluted EPS;\u201d \u201cearnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (\u201cEBITDA\u201d);&#8221; &#8220;EBITDA margin;&#8221; \u201cadjusted EBITDA;\u201d and &#8220;adjusted EBITDA margin&#8221;. These non-GAAP financial measures are provided to enhance the reader&#8217;s overall understanding of the Company&#8217;s current financial performance and prospects for the future. Specifically, management believes that these non-GAAP measures provide useful information to investors by excluding or adjusting items for amortization of acquired intangible assets, share-based payment expense, and acquisition-related items.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">We also provide \u201cfree cash flow\u201d (\u201cFCF\u201d) to enhance the reader\u2019s understanding of the Company\u2019s ability to generate additional cash from its business.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Management typically adjusts for these items for internal reviews of performance and uses the above non-GAAP measures for baseline comparative operational analysis, decision making, and other activities. Management believes these non-GAAP measures provide greater comparability and enhanced visibility into the Company\u2019s results of operations as well as comparability with many of its peers, especially those companies focused more on technology and software. Non-GAAP financial measures included in this news release should be considered in addition to, and not as a substitute for or superior to, results prepared in accordance with GAAP.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">The most directly comparable GAAP measures for adjusted operating profit and adjusted operating profit margin for total company and by segment are \u201coperating profit\u201d and \u201coperating profit margin,\u201d respectively, for total company and by segment, which include the impact of amortization of acquired intangible assets and share-based payment expense. Adjusted operating profit margin is adjusted operating profit divided by net sales for total company and by segment. The most directly comparable GAAP measures for adjusted net income and adjusted diluted EPS are \u201cnet income\u201d and \u201cdiluted EPS,\u201d respectively, which include the impact of amortization of acquired intangible assets, share-based payment expense, and acquisition-related items. Adjusted diluted EPS is adjusted net income divided by diluted weighted average shares outstanding. The most directly comparable GAAP measure for EBITDA is \u201cnet income\u201d, which includes the impact of net interest expense, income taxes, depreciation, and amortization of acquired intangible assets. EBITDA margin is EBITDA divided by net sales for total company. The most directly comparable GAAP measure for adjusted EBITDA is \u201cnet income\u201d, which includes the impact of net interest expense, income taxes, depreciation, amortization of acquired intangible assets, share-based payment expense, acquisition-related items, and miscellaneous (income) expense, net. Adjusted EBITDA margin is adjusted EBITDA divided by net sales for total company. A reconciliation of each measure to the most directly comparable GAAP measure is available in this news release.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">The Company defines FCF as net cash provided by operating activities less purchases of property, plant and equipment. A calculation of this measure is available in this news release.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">The Company\u2019s non-GAAP financial measures may not be comparable to similarly titled non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies, have limitations as an analytical tool, and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for GAAP financial measures. Our presentation of such measures, which may include adjustments to exclude unusual or non-recurring items, should not be construed as an inference that our future results will be unaffected by other unusual or non-recurring items.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\n        <strong>Forward-Looking Information<\/strong>\n      <\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">This press release contains \u201cforward-looking statements\u201d within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the \u201cAct\u201d). Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements that describe or relate to the Company\u2019s plans, initiatives, projections, vision, goals, targets, commitments, expectations, objectives, prospects, strategies, or financial outlook, and the assumptions underlying or relating thereto. In some cases, we may use words such as \u201cexpect,\u201d \u201cbelieve,\u201d \u201cintend,\u201d \u201canticipate,\u201d \u201cestimate,\u201d \u201cforecast,\u201d \u201cindicate,\u201d \u201cproject,\u201d \u201cpredict,\u201d \u201cplan,\u201d \u201cmay,\u201d \u201cwill,\u201d \u201ccould,\u201d \u201cshould,\u201d \u201cwould,\u201d \u201cpotential,\u201d and words of similar meaning, as well as other words or expressions referencing future events, conditions, or circumstances, to identify forward-looking statements. We intend these forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in the Act. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance. Our forward-looking statements are based on our current beliefs, expectations, and assumptions, which may not prove to be accurate, and are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties, assumptions, and other important factors, many of which are outside of our control and any of which could cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties are discussed in our filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including our most recent annual report on Form 10-K (including, but not limited to, the sections titled &#8220;Risk Factors&#8221; and &#8220;Management&#8217;s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations&#8221;), quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and current reports on Form 8-K. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made. This press release is not comprehensive, and for that reason, should be read in conjunction with such filings. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to publicly update or release any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect any events or circumstances after the date of this press release or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.<\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse\">\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"8\" style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">\n            <strong>ACUITY BRANDS, INC.<\/strong><br \/>\n            <br \/>\n            <strong>CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS<\/strong><br \/>\n            <br \/>\n            <em>(In millions, except per-share data)<br \/><\/em><br \/>\n            \n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>November 30, 2024<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>August 31, 2024<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong><br \/>\n              <em>(unaudited)<\/em><br \/>\n            <\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top\">\n            <strong>ASSETS<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top\">Current assets:<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"max-width:59%;width:59%;min-width:59%;vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 15.0px;vertical-align: top\">Cash and cash equivalents<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:18%;width:18%;min-width:18%;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">935.6<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:18%;width:18%;min-width:18%;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">845.8<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 15.0px;vertical-align: bottom\">Accounts receivable, less reserve for doubtful accounts of $1.9 and $1.9, respectively<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">534.7<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">563.0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 15.0px;vertical-align: top\">Inventories<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">391.1<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">387.6<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 15.0px;vertical-align: top\">Prepayments and other current assets<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">75.9<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">75.1<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 20.0px;vertical-align: top\">Total current assets<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">1,937.3<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">1,871.5<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top\">Property, plant, and equipment, net<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">299.8<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">303.9<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top\">Operating lease right-of-use assets<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">61.1<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">65.6<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top\">Goodwill<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">1,091.8<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">1,098.7<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top\">Intangible assets, net<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">440.3<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">440.5<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top\">Deferred income taxes<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">2.4<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">2.3<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top\">Other long-term assets<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">31.6<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">32.1<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 30.0px;vertical-align: top\">Total assets<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">3,864.3<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">3,814.6<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top\">\n            <strong>LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS\u2019 EQUITY<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-top: double black 3pt;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-top: double black 3pt;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top\">Current liabilities:<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 15.0px;vertical-align: top\">Accounts payable<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">331.5<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">352.3<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 15.0px;vertical-align: top\">Current operating lease liabilities<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">18.9<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">19.2<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 15.0px;vertical-align: top\">Accrued compensation<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">72.7<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">110.1<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 15.0px;vertical-align: top\">Other current liabilities<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">227.5<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">206.3<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 30.0px;vertical-align: top\">Total current liabilities<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">650.6<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">687.9<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top\">Long-term debt<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">496.3<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">496.2<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top\">Long-term operating lease liabilities<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">54.4<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">58.1<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top\">Accrued pension liabilities<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">37.5<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">37.5<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top\">Deferred income taxes<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">25.6<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">26.0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top\">Other long-term liabilities<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">136.5<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">130.1<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 30.0px;vertical-align: top\">Total liabilities<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">1,400.9<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">1,435.8<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top\">Stockholders\u2019 equity:<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 15.0px;vertical-align: top\">Preferred stock, $0.01\u00a0par value per share; 50.0\u00a0shares authorized; none issued<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u2014<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u2014<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 15.0px;vertical-align: bottom\">Common stock, $0.01\u00a0par value per share; 500.0\u00a0shares authorized; 54.8 and 54.6 issued, respectively<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">0.5<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">0.5<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 15.0px;vertical-align: top\">Paid-in capital<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">1,120.5<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">1,115.9<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 15.0px;vertical-align: top\">Retained earnings<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">4,012.0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">3,909.8<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 15.0px;vertical-align: top\">Accumulated other comprehensive loss<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">(131.7<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">(114.9<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 15.0px;vertical-align: bottom\">Treasury stock, at cost, of 23.8 and 23.8 shares, respectively<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">(2,537.9<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">(2,532.5<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 20.0px;vertical-align: top\">Total stockholders\u2019 equity<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">2,463.4<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">2,378.8<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 30.0px;vertical-align: top\">Total liabilities and stockholders\u2019 equity<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">3,864.3<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">3,814.6<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p align=\"center\">\n        \n      <\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse\">\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"7\" style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">\n            <strong>ACUITY BRANDS, INC.<\/strong><br \/>\n            <br \/>\n            <strong>CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (Unaudited)<\/strong><br \/>\n            <br \/>\n            <em>(In millions, except per-share data)<\/p>\n<p><\/em>\n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"6\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>Three Months Ended<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>November 30, 2024<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>November 30, 2023<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"max-width:60%;width:60%;min-width:60%;vertical-align: top\">Net sales<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:18%;width:18%;min-width:18%;border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">951.6<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:18%;width:18%;min-width:18%;border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">934.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top\">Cost of products sold<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">502.3<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">506.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top\">Gross profit<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">449.3<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">428.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top\">Selling, distribution, and administrative expenses<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">316.0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">295.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top\">Operating profit<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">133.3<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">132.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top\">Other (income) expense:<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 15.0px;vertical-align: top\">Interest (income) expense, net<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">(4.0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">0.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 15.0px;vertical-align: bottom\">Miscellaneous expense, net<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">2.5<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">1.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 20.0px;vertical-align: bottom\">Total other (income) expense<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">(1.5<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">2.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top\">Income before income taxes<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">134.8<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">130.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top\">Income tax expense<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">28.1<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">30.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top\">Net income<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">106.7<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">100.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-top: double black 3pt;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-top: double black 3pt;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top\">Earnings per share<sup>(1)<\/sup>:<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 15.0px;vertical-align: top\">Basic earnings per share<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">3.45<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">3.25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 15.0px;vertical-align: top\">Basic weighted average number of shares\u00a0outstanding<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: double black 3pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: double black 3pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">30.930<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: double black 3pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: double black 3pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: double black 3pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">31.005<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 15.0px;vertical-align: top\">Diluted earnings per share<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: double black 3pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: double black 3pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">3.35<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: double black 3pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: double black 3pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: double black 3pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">3.21<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 15.0px;vertical-align: top\">Diluted weighted average number of shares\u00a0outstanding<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: double black 3pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: double black 3pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">31.799<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: double black 3pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: double black 3pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: double black 3pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">31.365<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top\">Dividends declared per share<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: double black 3pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: double black 3pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">0.15<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: double black 3pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: double black 3pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: double black 3pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">0.13<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>\n        <sup>(1)<\/sup> Earnings per share is calculated using unrounded numbers. Amounts in the table may not recalculate exactly due to rounding.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n        \n      <\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse\">\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"8\" style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>ACUITY BRANDS, INC.<\/strong><br \/>\n            <br \/>\n            <strong>CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited)<\/strong><br \/>\n            <br \/>\n            <em>(In millions)<\/p>\n<p><\/em>\n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"7\" style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>Three Months Ended<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>November 30, 2024<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>November 30, 2023<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">Cash flows from operating activities:<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"max-width:59%;width:59%;min-width:59%;vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 15.0px;vertical-align: bottom\">Net income<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:18%;width:18%;min-width:18%;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">106.7<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:18%;width:18%;min-width:18%;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">100.6<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 15.0px;vertical-align: bottom\">Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash flows from operating activities:<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 20.0px;vertical-align: bottom\">Depreciation and amortization<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">21.6<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">22.7<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 20.0px;vertical-align: bottom\">Share-based payment expense<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">12.1<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">11.1<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 10.0px;vertical-align: bottom\">Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions and divestitures:<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 20.0px;vertical-align: bottom\">Accounts receivable<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">25.2<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">37.8<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 20.0px;vertical-align: bottom\">Inventories<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">(5.1<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">3.2<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 20.0px;vertical-align: bottom\">Prepayments and other current assets<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">(1.8<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">(5.3<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 20.0px;vertical-align: bottom\">Accounts payable<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">(14.5<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">28.7<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 20.0px;vertical-align: bottom\">Other operating activities<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">(12.0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">(8.8<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 30.0px;vertical-align: bottom\">Net cash provided by operating activities<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">132.2<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">190.0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">Cash flows from investing activities:<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 15.0px;vertical-align: bottom\">Purchases of property, plant, and equipment<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">(18.9<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">(14.6<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 15.0px;vertical-align: bottom\">Other investing activities<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">0.5<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">0.1<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 30.0px;vertical-align: bottom\">Net cash used for investing activities<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">(18.4<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">(14.5<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">Cash flows from financing activities:<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 15.0px;vertical-align: bottom\">Repurchases of common stock<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">(6.7<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">(48.2<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 15.0px;vertical-align: bottom\">Proceeds from stock option exercises and other<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">15.6<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">1.6<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 15.0px;vertical-align: bottom\">Payments of taxes withheld on net settlement of equity awards<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">(23.1<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">(9.0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 15.0px;vertical-align: bottom\">Dividends paid<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">(4.5<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">(4.1<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 30.0px;vertical-align: bottom\">Net cash used for financing activities<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">(18.7<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">(59.7<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">(5.3<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">(0.4<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">Net change in cash and cash equivalents<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">89.8<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">115.4<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">845.8<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">397.9<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">Cash and cash equivalents at end of period<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">935.6<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">513.3<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p align=\"center\">\n        \n      <\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse\">\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"15\" style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>ACUITY BRANDS, INC.<\/strong><br \/>\n            <br \/>\n            <strong>DISAGGREGATED NET SALES<\/strong><br \/>\n            <br \/>\n            <em>(In millions)<\/p>\n<p><\/em>\n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"15\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">The following tables show net sales by channel for the periods presented:<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"7\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>Three Months Ended<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"6\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>November 30, 2024<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>November 30, 2023<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>Increase (Decrease)<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>Percent Change<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">Acuity Brands Lighting:<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"max-width:38%;width:38%;min-width:38%;vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 10.0px;vertical-align: bottom\">Independent sales network<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:13%;width:13%;min-width:13%;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">643.9<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:13%;width:13%;min-width:13%;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">625.2<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:13%;width:13%;min-width:13%;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">18.7<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:13%;width:13%;min-width:13%;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">3.0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 10.0px;vertical-align: bottom\">Direct sales network<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">107.2<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">97.4<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">9.8<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">10.1<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 10.0px;vertical-align: bottom\">Retail sales<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">44.9<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">55.6<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">(10.7<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">(19.2<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">)%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 10.0px;vertical-align: bottom\">Corporate accounts<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">32.7<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">41.5<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">(8.8<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">(21.2<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">)%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 10.0px;vertical-align: bottom\">Original equipment manufacturer and other<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">57.3<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">56.7<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">0.6<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">1.1<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">Total Acuity Brands Lighting<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">886.0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">876.4<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">9.6<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">1.1<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">Acuity Intelligent Spaces<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">73.5<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">64.2<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">9.3<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">14.5<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">Eliminations<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">(7.9<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">(5.9<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">(2.0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">33.9<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">Total<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">951.6<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">934.7<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">16.9<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">1.8<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p align=\"center\">\n        \n      <\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse\">\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"20\" style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>ACUITY BRANDS, INC.<\/strong><br \/>\n            <br \/>\n            <strong>Reconciliation of Non-U.S. GAAP Measures<\/p>\n<p><\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"20\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">The tables below reconcile certain GAAP financial measures to the corresponding non-GAAP measures for total Company as well as our reportable operating segments (in millions except per share data):<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"10\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>Three Months Ended<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>November <br \/>30, 2024<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>November <br \/>30, 2023<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>Increase <br \/>(Decrease)<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>Percent <br \/>Change<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"max-width:28%;width:28%;min-width:28%;vertical-align: bottom\">Net sales<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:10%;width:10%;min-width:10%;border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">951.6<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"max-width:10%;width:10%;min-width:10%;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:10%;width:10%;min-width:10%;border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">934.7<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"max-width:10%;width:10%;min-width:10%;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:10%;width:10%;min-width:10%;border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">16.9<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:10%;width:10%;min-width:10%;border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">1.8<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:2%;width:2%;min-width:2%;border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">Operating profit (GAAP)<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">133.3<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">132.9<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">0.4<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">0.3<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 30.0px;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <em>Percent of net sales (GAAP)<\/em>\n          <\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <em>14.0<\/em>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <em>%<\/em>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <em>14.2<\/em>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <em>%<\/em>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <em>(20<\/em>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <em>)<\/em>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <em>bps<\/em>\n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 15.0px;vertical-align: bottom\">Add-back: Amortization of acquired intangible assets<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">8.7<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">9.9<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 15.0px;vertical-align: bottom\">Add-back: Share-based payment expense<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">12.1<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">11.1<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 15.0px;vertical-align: bottom\">Add-back: Acquisition-related items<sup>(1)<\/sup><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">4.6<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u2014<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">Adjusted operating profit (Non-GAAP)<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">158.7<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">153.9<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">4.8<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">3.1<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 30.0px;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <em>Percent of net sales (Non-GAAP)<\/em>\n          <\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-top: double black 3pt;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <em>16.7<\/em>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <em>%<\/em>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-top: double black 3pt;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <em>16.5<\/em>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <em>%<\/em>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <em>20<\/em>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <em>bps<\/em>\n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">Net income (GAAP)<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">106.7<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">100.6<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">6.1<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">6.1<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 15.0px;vertical-align: bottom\">Add-back: Amortization of acquired intangible assets<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">8.7<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">9.9<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 15.0px;vertical-align: bottom\">Add-back: Share-based payment expense<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">12.1<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">11.1<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 15.0px;vertical-align: bottom\">Add-back: Acquisition-related items<sup>(1)<\/sup><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">4.6<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u2014<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 20.0px;vertical-align: bottom\">Total pre-tax adjustments to net income<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">25.4<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">21.0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 15.0px;vertical-align: bottom\">Income tax effects<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">(5.8<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">(4.8<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">Adjusted net income (Non-GAAP)<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">126.3<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">116.8<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">9.5<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">8.1<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-top: double black 3pt;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-top: double black 3pt;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">Diluted earnings per share (GAAP)<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">3.35<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">3.21<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">0.14<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">4.4<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">Adjusted diluted earnings per share (Non-GAAP)<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">3.97<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">3.72<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">0.25<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">6.7<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">Net income (GAAP)<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">106.7<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">100.6<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">6.1<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">6.1<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 30.0px;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <em>Percent of net sales (GAAP)<\/em>\n          <\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <em>11.2<\/em>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <em>%<\/em>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <em>10.8<\/em>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <em>%<\/em>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <em>40<\/em>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <em>bps<\/em>\n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 10.0px;vertical-align: bottom\">Interest (income) expense, net<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">(4.0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">0.9<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 10.0px;vertical-align: bottom\">Income tax expense<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">28.1<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">30.3<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 10.0px;vertical-align: bottom\">Depreciation<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">12.9<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">12.8<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 10.0px;vertical-align: bottom\">Amortization of acquired intangible assets<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">8.7<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">9.9<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">EBITDA (Non-GAAP)<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">152.4<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">154.5<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">(2.1<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">(1.4<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">)%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 30.0px;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <em>Percent of net sales (Non-GAAP)<\/em>\n          <\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <em>16.0<\/em>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <em>%<\/em>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <em>16.5<\/em>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <em>%<\/em>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <em>(50<\/em>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <em>)<\/em>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <em>bps<\/em>\n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 10.0px;vertical-align: bottom\">Share-based payment expense<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">12.1<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">11.1<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 10.0px;vertical-align: bottom\">Acquisition-related items<sup>(1)<\/sup><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">4.6<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u2014<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 10.0px;vertical-align: bottom\">Miscellaneous expense, net<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">2.5<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">1.1<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">Adjusted EBITDA (Non-GAAP)<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">171.6<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">166.7<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">4.9<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">2.9<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 30.0px;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <em>Percent of net sales (Non-GAAP)<\/em>\n          <\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-top: double black 3pt;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <em>18.0<\/em>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <em>%<\/em>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-top: double black 3pt;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <em>17.8<\/em>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <em>%<\/em>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <em>20<\/em>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <em>bps<\/em>\n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>\n        <sup>(1)<\/sup> Acquisition-related items include professional fees.<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"7\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>Three Months Ended<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>Acuity Brands Lighting<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>November 30, 2024<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>November 30, 2023<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>Increase (Decrease)<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>Percent Change<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"max-width:36%;width:36%;min-width:36%;border-top: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">Net sales<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:13%;width:13%;min-width:13%;border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">886.0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:13%;width:13%;min-width:13%;border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">876.4<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:13%;width:13%;min-width:13%;border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">9.6<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:13%;width:13%;min-width:13%;border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">1.1<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:2%;width:2%;min-width:2%;border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">Operating profit (GAAP)<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">143.3<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">143.8<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">(0.5<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">(0.3<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">)%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 15.0px;vertical-align: bottom\">Add-back: Amortization of acquired intangible assets<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">5.9<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">6.5<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 15.0px;vertical-align: bottom\">Add-back: Share-based payment expense<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">4.3<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">3.5<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">Adjusted operating profit (Non-GAAP)<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">153.5<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">153.8<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">(0.3<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">(0.2<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">)%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-top: double black 3pt;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-top: double black 3pt;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">Operating profit margin (GAAP)<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">16.2<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">16.4<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">(20<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <em>bps<\/em>\n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">Adjusted operating profit margin (Non-GAAP)<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">17.3<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">17.5<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">(20<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <em>bps<\/em>\n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>\n        \n      <\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"7\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>Three Months Ended<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>Acuity Intelligent Spaces<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>November 30, 2024<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>November 30, 2023<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>Increase (Decrease)<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>Percent Change<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"max-width:37%;width:37%;min-width:37%;border-top: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">Net sales<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:13%;width:13%;min-width:13%;border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">73.5<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:13%;width:13%;min-width:13%;border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">64.2<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:13%;width:13%;min-width:13%;border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">9.3<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:13%;width:13%;min-width:13%;border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">14.5<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:2%;width:2%;min-width:2%;border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">Operating profit (GAAP)<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">10.8<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">5.3<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">5.5<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">103.8<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 15.0px;vertical-align: bottom\">Add-back: Amortization of acquired intangible assets<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">2.8<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">3.4<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 15.0px;vertical-align: bottom\">Add-back: Share-based payment expense<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">1.8<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">1.6<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">Adjusted operating profit (Non-GAAP)<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">15.4<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">10.3<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">5.1<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">49.5<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-top: double black 3pt;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-top: double black 3pt;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">Operating profit margin (GAAP)<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">14.7<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">8.3<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">640<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <em>bps<\/em>\n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">Adjusted operating profit margin (Non-GAAP)<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">21.0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">16.0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">500<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <em>bps<\/em>\n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>\n        \n      <\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"7\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>Three Months Ended<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>November 30, 2024<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>November 30, 2023<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>Increase (Decrease)<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>Percent Change<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"max-width:37%;width:37%;min-width:37%;vertical-align: bottom\">Net cash provided by operating activities (GAAP)<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:13%;width:13%;min-width:13%;border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">132.2<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:13%;width:13%;min-width:13%;border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 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1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">(14.6<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">Free cash flow (Non-GAAP)<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-left: 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style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">(62.1<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">(35.4<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">)%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p align=\"justify\">\n        <strong><br \/>\n          <br \/>Investor Contact:<\/strong><br \/>\n        <br \/>Charlotte McLaughlin<br \/>Vice President, Investor Relations<br \/>(404) 853-1456<br \/><a href=\"mailto:investorrelations@acuitybrands.com\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">investorrelations@acuitybrands.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\n        <strong>Media Contact:<\/strong><br \/>\n        <br \/>April Appling<br \/>Vice President, Corporate Communications<br \/><a href=\"mailto:corporatecommunications@acuitybrands.com\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">corporatecommunications@acuitybrands.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>      <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"__GNW8366DE3E__IMG\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/newsroom\/ti?nf=OTMyODQwNiM2NjgzODE5IzIwMDYzMjc=\" \/><br \/>\n      <br \/>\n      <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/ml.globenewswire.com\/media\/OGVkMWQ3YmQtYWM2Zi00ZGQ2LTgzN2YtZjE1ZjI5YTliZWE3LTEwMTc5MDA=\/tiny\/Acuity-Brands-Inc-.png\" \/>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"mw_contactinfo\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Solid Execution Delivers Sales Growth and EPS Expansion; Post-Quarter Completed QSC Acquisition Delivered Net Sales of $952M , an Increase of 2% Compared to the Prior Year Grew Operating Profit to $133M , Flat Compared to the Prior Year; Adjusted Operating Profit of $159M , up 3% Over the Prior Year Reported Diluted EPS of $3.35 , up 4% Over the Prior Year; Adjusted Diluted EPS of 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