GLYT Genlyte Grp. (MM)

Item 8.01                Other Events.

As previously announced, on November 25, 2007, The Genlyte Group Incorporated, a Delaware corporation (“Genlyte” or the “Company”), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (“Merger Agreement”) with Philips Holding USA Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), and Golf Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”). Parent is a wholly owned subsidiary of Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., a corporation organized under the laws of the Netherlands (“Royal Philips”). Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Merger Sub has commenced a tender offer (“Offer”) to purchase all of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Genlyte (the “Common Shares”), including, if any, the associated preferred stock purchase rights issued pursuant to the Rights Agreement, dated as of September 13, 1999, between Genlyte and The Bank of New York (such rights together with the Common Shares, the “Shares”) at a purchase price of $95.50 per Share in cash, net to the seller, without interest and subject to applicable withholding of taxes, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase dated November 30, 2007 (the “Offer to Purchase”) and the related Letter of Transmittal.

On January 3, 2008, Royal Philips announced that Merger Sub had extended the Offer, upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase, until 12:00 midnight, New York City time, on Wednesday, January 16, 2008. The Offer had been previously scheduled to expire at 12:00 midnight, New York City time, on January 2, 2008. A copy of the related press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.

Important Additional Information Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”)

This filing is neither an offer to purchase nor a solicitation of an offer to sell the Common Shares. INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ BOTH THE TENDER OFFER STATEMENT AND THE SOLICITATION/RECOMMENDATION STATEMENT REGARDING THE TENDER OFFER AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SEC AND/OR THE COMPANY. The tender offer statement has been filed by Merger Sub on Schedule TO with the SEC, and the solicitation/recommendation statement has been filed by the Company on Schedule 14D-9 with the SEC. Investors and security holders may obtain a free copy of these statements and other documents filed by the Company or Merger Sub with the SEC at the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov. The tender offer statement and related materials, solicitation/recommendation statement, and such other documents may be obtained for free by directing such requests to The Genlyte Group Incorporated, 10350 Ormsby Park Place, Suite 601, Louisville, KY, (502) 420-9502, Attention: William G. Ferko.