Exhibit
10(iii)A(81)
AMENDMENT
No. 1
TO
ACUITY BRANDS,
INC
AMENDED AND
RESTATED SEVERANCE AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDMENT
made and entered into as of the 28 th
day
of October, 2009, by and between ACUITY BRANDS, INC. (the
“Company”) and RICHARD K. REECE
(“Executive”);
W I T N E S S E
T H
WHEREAS, the
Company and Executive entered into a Severance Agreement, dated as
of April 21, 2006 (“Severance Agreement”),
providing for the payment of certain compensation and benefits to
Executive if Executive’s employment is terminated under
certain circumstances; and
WHEREAS, the
parties now desire to amend the Severance Agreement in the manner
hereinafter provided;
NOW,
THEREFORE, the Severance Agreement is hereby amended, as
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