James F. Stern - 11 Feb 2022 Form 4 Insider Report for SMITH A O CORP (AOS)

Role: Exec VP, General Counsel & Sec
Signature: Wendy L. Grant, Attorney-in-Fact for James F. Stern
Issuer symbol: AOS
Transactions as of: 11 Feb 2022
Net transactions value: +$186,602
Form type: 4
Filing time: 15 Feb 2022, 14:11:41 UTC
Previous filing: 09 Feb 2022
Next filing: 04 May 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	$352,121	+4,910	+3.4%	$71.72	150,275	11 Feb 2022	Direct	F1
transaction	AOS	Common Stock	Tax liability	$165,518	-2,308	-1.5%	$71.72	147,967	11 Feb 2022	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	Restricted Stock Units	Options Exercise	$0	-4,910	-26%	$0.000000	13,930	11 Feb 2022	Common Stock	4,910	$71.72	Direct	F1

* 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.