ACUITY BRANDS INC
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>EXHIBIT 10(i)A4 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="71%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>National Service Industries, Inc.</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="15%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>NSI CENTER</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">1420 Peachtree Street,
NE</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Atlanta, Georgia 30309-3002</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(404)
853-1000</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="71%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>[GRAPHIC APPEARS HERE]</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="15%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Carol Ellis Morgan</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Senior Vice
President,</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">General Counsel, and Secretary</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="71%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">June 3,2003</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="15%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(404) 853-1281</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(404) 853-1015
FAX</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">carol.morgan@nationalservice.com</FONT></P></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">Acuity Brands, Inc. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Attention: Kenyon W, Murphy </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">1170 Peachtree Street, NE, Suite 2400 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Atlanta, Georgia 30309-7676 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Re:</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Agreement and Plan of Distribution (the &#147;Distribution Agreement&#148;),</B><B> &nbsp;dated as of November 30, 2001, by and between &nbsp;National Service Industries, Inc.
and Acuity Brands, Inc.</B> </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">Dear Ken: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Reference is hereby made to the
Distribution Agreement. All capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Distribution Agreement. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Notwithstanding anything contained in Section 2. 10(a)(ii) of the Distribution Agreement to the contrary, the parties agree that: (a) SpinCo shall be
permitted to manufacture products using labels, containers or other product literature bearing the &#147;National Service Industries, Inc.&#148; name, logo and any other trademark or service mark or other intellectual property included in the Parent
Assets until November 30, 2003; and (b) SpinCo shall be permitted to ship products described in clause (a) above until November 30, 2004. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">All other terms and provisions of the Distribution Agreement shall remain and continue in full force and effect. Please indicate your concurrence with the
foregoing by executing and retuning a copy of this letter to the undersigned. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3" WIDTH="91%"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Sincerely,</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3" WIDTH="91%"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">NATIONAL SERVICE INDUSTRIES, INC.</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="7%"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">By:</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="91%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/s/ Carol Ellis Morgan</FONT></P><HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="91%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Carol Ellis Morgan</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Senior Vice President,</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">General Counsel, and Secretary</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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SIZE="2">AGREED TO AND ACCEPTED THIS </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">4</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"
COLOR="#000000"><SUP>th</SUP></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"> DAY OF June, 2003: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="7%"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">By:</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="91%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/s/ Kenyon W. Murphy</FONT></P><HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="91%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Kenyon W. Murphy</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Senior Vice President and General Counsel</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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