Lauber Charles T. - 01 May 2022 Form 4 Insider Report for SMITH A O CORP (AOS)

Role: EVP & CFO
Signature: James F. Stern, Attorney-in-Fact for Charles T. Lauber
Issuer symbol: AOS
Transactions as of: 01 May 2022
Net transactions value: +$59,691
Form type: 4
Filing time: 02 May 2022, 17:22:25 UTC
Previous filing: 15 Feb 2022
Next filing: 23 Jan 2023
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	$112,736	+1,900	+6.7%	$59.34	30,384	01 May 2022	Direct
transaction	AOS	Common Stock	Tax liability	$53,045	-894	-2.9%	$59.34	29,490	01 May 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	-1,900	-9.4%	$0.000000	18,385	01 May 2022	Common Stock	1,900	$59.34	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 05/01/2019 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 05/01/2022.