Acuity Inc. (DE) SVP and Chief Financial Officer Karen J. Holcom filed a Form 4 on October 27, 2026, disclosing changes in beneficial ownership of common stock arising from performance stock unit vesting and related tax-withholding transactions on October 23 and October 24, 2026.

Key Highlights

  • PSU grant vested: 12,200 shares of Acuity Inc. common stock were issued to Holcom on October 24, 2026, at a price of $0, upon achievement and vesting of performance stock units originally granted October 24, 2023.
  • Three-year performance period: The PSUs covered a performance period that began September 1, 2023 and ended August 31, 2026, according to the filing.
  • Committee certification: On October 22, 2026, the Compensation and Management Development Committee certified achievement of the performance measures and authorized issuance of the underlying common stock.
  • Tax withholding: A total of 6,291 shares were withheld across two separate transactions (225 shares on October 23, 2026, and 6,066 shares on October 24, 2026) at $318.72 per share to cover tax liability associated with RSU or PSU vesting.
  • Resulting direct ownership: Following these transactions, Holcom directly beneficially owns 26,004 shares of Acuity Inc. common stock.
  • Indirect holdings: The filing also reports 302.409 shares held indirectly through a 401(k) Plan.

Holcom's PSU Vesting and Tax-Withholding Transactions at Acuity Inc.

Acuity Inc. (DE), traded on NYSE:AYI and headquartered at 1170 Peachtree Street, NE, Suite 1200, Atlanta, Georgia 30309, had its SVP and Chief Financial Officer Karen J. Holcom report multiple changes in beneficial ownership of common stock. The filing covers transactions dated October 23 and October 24, 2026, and was signed by Chanda Kirchner as attorney-in-fact for Holcom on October 27, 2026.

According to the filing, the 12,200 shares acquired on October 24, 2026, were issued at $0 upon the achievement and vesting of performance stock units that had been granted on October 24, 2023. The Compensation and Management Development Committee of Acuity Inc. certified the achievement of the applicable performance measures on October 22, 2026, and authorized the issuance of the common stock underlying those PSUs on their vesting date. The filing notes that the performance period ran from September 1, 2023, through August 31, 2026.

On October 23, 2026, 225 shares were withheld at $318.72 per share, and on October 24, 2026, a further 6,066 shares were withheld at the same $318.72 price per share. Both withholding transactions, coded "F" in the filing, represent shares disposed of to satisfy the tax liability connected with the vesting of restricted stock units or PSUs held by Holcom, as explained in the filing's footnotes. After all reported transactions, Holcom's direct beneficial ownership stood at 26,004 shares, with an additional 302.409 shares held indirectly through a 401(k) Plan.

What Was Disclosed

Acuity Inc. CFO Karen J. Holcom's Form 4 discloses the October 2026 vesting of 12,200 PSU-derived shares, withholding of 6,291 shares at $318.72 for taxes, and a resulting direct beneficial ownership of 26,004 shares of Acuity Inc. common stock.