Ajita G. Rajendra - 10 Feb 2023 Form 4 Insider Report for SMITH A O CORP (AOS)

Role: Director
Signature: James F. Stern, Attorney-in-Fact for Ajita G. Rajendra
Issuer symbol: AOS
Transactions as of: 10 Feb 2023
Net transactions value: -$912,054
Form type: 4
Filing time: 14 Feb 2023, 11:20:55 UTC
Previous filing: 03 Feb 2023
Next filing: 13 Apr 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	$0	+29,490	+75%	$0.000000	68,686	10 Feb 2023	Direct	F1
transaction	AOS	Common Stock	Tax liability	$912,054	-13,861	-20%	$65.80	54,825	10 Feb 2023	Direct
holding	AOS	Common Stock						243,405	10 Feb 2023	Held by spouse's revocable trust or grantor retained annuity trusts.

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	-29,490	-100%	$0.000000^*	0	10 Feb 2023	Common Stock	29,490		Direct	F1, F2

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

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Each restricted stock unit represents the right to receive, at settlement, one share of Common Stock. This transaction represents the settlement of restricted stock units in shares of Common Stock on their scheduled vesting date.
F2	The restricted stock units were granted on 02/20/2020 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 02/10/2023.