Benjamin A. Otchere - Dec 1, 2021 Form 3 Insider Report for SMITH A O CORP (AOS)

Role: Vice President and Controller
Signature: James F. Stern, Attorney-in-Fact for Benjamin A. Otchere
Stock symbol: AOS
Transactions as of: Dec 1, 2021
Transactions value $: $0
Form type: 3
Date filed: 12/3/2021, 03:24 PM
Next filing: Dec 8, 2021

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
holding	AOS	Common Stock						1.91K	Dec 1, 2021	401(k)
holding	AOS	Common Stock						1	Dec 1, 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
holding	AOS	Restricted Stock Units							Dec 1, 2021	Common Stock	335	$49.42	Direct	F1
holding	AOS	Restricted Stock Units							Dec 1, 2021	Common Stock	530	$49.39	Direct	F2
holding	AOS	Restricted Stock Units							Dec 1, 2021	Common Stock	370	$60.82	Direct	F3
holding	AOS	Employee Stock Options (Right to Buy)							Dec 1, 2021	Common Stock	810	$61.76	Direct	F4
holding	AOS	Employee Stock Options (Right to Buy)							Dec 1, 2021	Common Stock	1.53K	$49.42	Direct	F5
holding	AOS	Employee Stock Options (Right to Buy)							Dec 1, 2021	Common Stock	2.76K	$42.39	Direct	F6
holding	AOS	Employee Stock Options (Right to Buy)							Dec 1, 2021	Common Stock	1.61K	$60.82	Direct	F7

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

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	The restricted stock units were granted on 02/11/2019 under the A. O. Smith Combined Incentive Compensation Plan, a transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3. The restricted stock units become payable in Common Stock on the vesting date of 02/11/2022.
F2	The restricted stock units were granted on 02/10/2020 under the A. O. Smith Combined Incentive Compensation Plan, a transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3. The restricted stock units become payable in Common Stock on the vesting date of 02/10/2023.
F3	The restricted stock units were granted on 02/08/2021 under the A. O. Smith Combined Incentive Compensation Plan, a transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3. The restricted stock units become payable in Common Stock on the vesting date of 02/08/2024.
F4	The employee stock options were granted on 02/12/2018, 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 02/12/2019.
F5	The employee stock options were granted on 02/11/2019, 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 02/11/2020.
F6	The employee stock options were granted on 02/10/2020, 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 02/10/2021.
F7	The employee stock options were granted on 02/08/2021, 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 02/08/2022.