Daniel L. Kempken - 22 Nov 2021 Form 4 Insider Report for SMITH A O CORP (AOS)

Role: Vice President
Signature: James F. Stern, Attorney-in-Fact for Daniel L. Kempken
Issuer symbol: AOS
Transactions as of: 22 Nov 2021
Net transactions value: -$150,461
Form type: 4
Filing time: 23 Nov 2021, 17:05:34 UTC
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	$40,163	+2,300	+31%	$17.46^*	9,801	22 Nov 2021	Direct
transaction	AOS	Common Stock	Sale	$190,624	-2,300	-23%	$82.88	7,501	22 Nov 2021	Direct

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	-2,300	-4.5%	$0.000000	48,310	22 Nov 2021	Common Stock	2,300	$17.46	Direct	F1

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

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	The employee stock options were granted on 02/11/2013 under the A. O. Smith Combined Incentive Compensation Plan, a transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3. The options become exerciable in three annual installments of 1/3 of the award starting on 02/13/2014.