Douglas Samuel Karge - Feb 7, 2022 Form 4 Insider Report for SMITH A O CORP (AOS)

Role: SVP - President NA Water Treat
Signature: James F. Stern, Attorney-in-Fact for Douglas Samuel Karge
Stock symbol: AOS
Transactions as of: Feb 7, 2022
Transactions value $: $0
Form type: 4
Date filed: 2/9/2022, 01:52 PM
Next filing: Feb 15, 2022

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
holding	AOS	Common Stock						607	Feb 7, 2022	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)	Award	$0	+3.38K	+18.92%	$0.00	21.2K	Feb 7, 2022	Common Stock	3.38K	$74.27	Direct	F2
transaction	AOS	Restricted Stock Units	Award	$0	+800	+26.58%	$0.00	3.81K	Feb 7, 2022	Common Stock	800	$74.27	Direct	F3

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

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Mr. Karge is a participant in the A. O. Smith Dividend Reinvestment Plan ('Plan") and receives a quarterly dividend pursuant to the Plan. The total amount of dividends received was 6 shares of Common Stock.
F2	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.
F3	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.