James F. Stern - 03 May 2021 Form 4/A - Amendment Insider Report for SMITH A O CORP (AOS)

Role: Exec VP, General Counsel & Sec
Signature: Wendy Grant, Attorney-in-Fact for James F. Stern
Issuer symbol: AOS
Transactions as of: 03 May 2021
Net transactions value: -$1,724,002
Form type: 4/A - Amendment
Filing time: 13 May 2021, 12:07:58 UTC
Date Of Original Report: 04 May 2021
Next filing: 09 Feb 2022
SEC: View on sec.gov

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	AOS	Common Stock	Options Exercise	$654,064	+21,260	+14%	$30.76	172,375	03 May 2021	Direct
transaction	AOS	Common Stock	Options Exercise	$729,677	+23,040	+13%	$31.67	195,415	03 May 2021	Direct
transaction	AOS	Common Stock	Sale	$3,107,742	-44,300	-23%	$70.15	151,115	03 May 2021	Direct	F1

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Underlying Class	Amount	Exercise Price	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	AOS	Employee Stock Options (Right to Buy)	Options Exercise	$0	-21,260	-14%	$0.000000	128,845	03 May 2021	Common Stock	21,260	$30.76	Direct	F2
transaction	AOS	Employee Stock Options (Right to Buy)	Options Exercise	$0	-23,040	-18%	$0.000000	101,805	03 May 2021	Common Stock	23,040	$31.67	Direct	F3

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	The price in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The prices actually received ranged from $70.03 to $71.041. The reporting person has provided to the issuer, and will provide to any security holder of the issuer, or the SEC staff, upon request, information regarding the number of shares sold at each price within the range for all transactions reported on this Form 4 utilizing an average weighted price.
F2	The employee stock options were granted on 02/09/2015 under the A. O. Smith Combined Incentive Compensation Plan, a transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3. The options became exercisable in three annual installments of 1/3 of the award starting on 02/09/2016.
F3	The employee stock options were granted on 02/08/2016 under the A. O. Smith Combined Incentive Compensation Plan, a transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3. The options became exercisable in three annual installments of 1/3 of the award starting on 02/08/2017.