Douglas Samuel Karge - 07 Feb 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
Issuer symbol: AOS
Transactions as of: 07 Feb 2022
Net transactions value: $0
Form type: 4
Filing time: 09 Feb 2022, 13:52:11 UTC
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
holding	AOS	Common Stock						607	07 Feb 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	+3,375	+19%	$0.000000	21,215	07 Feb 2022	Common Stock	3,375	$74.26	Direct	F2
transaction	AOS	Restricted Stock Units	Award	$0	+800	+27%	$0.000000	3,810	07 Feb 2022	Common Stock	800	$74.26	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.