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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Acuity Brands (AYI)

Acuity Brands amends credit facility, adds $600 million delayed draw term loan

Neutral Impact 3 of 5 financing Written later

Acuity Brands amended its existing credit agreement, adding a delayed draw term loan of up to $600 million that can be drawn through May 25, 2025. The company expects to draw the full amount to fund its acquisition of QSC, LLC, which means new borrowing that shareholders will carry until the loan matures on June 30, 2027.

Key points

  • Up to $600 million delayed draw term loan, drawable in a single borrowing through May 25, 2025, subject to conditions
  • Company expects to draw the full $600 million at closing of the QSC, LLC acquisition by subsidiary Acuity Brands Technology Services, Inc.
  • Loan matures June 30, 2027; interest at SOFR plus a margin of 0.875% to 1.375%, or base rate plus 0.0% to 0.375%
  • Undrawn commitments accrue a fee of 0.075% to 0.175% per year from February 24, 2025

The filing

CompanyAcuity Brands (AYI)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECNov 26, 2024, 5:38 PM ET
Accession number0001193125-24-266224

Items reported: 1.01 Material Definitive Agreement2.03 New Direct Financial Obligation

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 12:56 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on November 26, 2024.

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