Patricia K. Ackerman - 07 Feb 2022 Form 4 Insider Report for SMITH A O CORP (AOS)

Role: SVP
Signature: James F. Stern, Attorney-in-Fact for Patricia K. Ackerman
Issuer symbol: AOS
Transactions as of: 07 Feb 2022
Net transactions value: $0
Form type: 4
Filing time: 09 Feb 2022, 13:48:28 UTC
Previous filing: 11 May 2021
Next filing: 15 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	Gift	$0	-42	-3.5%	$0.000000	1,167	12 May 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)	Award	$0	+3,545	+15%	$0.000000	27,620	07 Feb 2022	Common Stock	3,545	$74.26	Direct	F1
transaction	AOS	Restricted Stock Units	Award	$0	+840	+3.9%	$0.000000	22,482	07 Feb 2022	Common Stock	840	$74.26	Direct	F2, F3

* 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 02/07/2022, 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 02/07/2023.
F2	The restricted stock units were granted on 02/07/2022 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 02/07/2025.
F3	The Restricted Stock Units that Ms. Ackerman has deferred receives a quarterly dividend pursuant to a dividend reinvestment feature of the A. O. Smith Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan. The total amount of dividends received was 273 Restricted Stock Units.