Kevin J. Wheeler - 25 Jul 2024 Form 4 Insider Report for SMITH A O CORP (AOS)

Role: Chairman and CEO
Signature: James F. Stern, Attorney-in-Fact for Kevin J. Wheeler
Issuer symbol: AOS
Transactions as of: 25 Jul 2024
Net transactions value: -$464,463
Form type: 4
Filing time: 26 Jul 2024, 13:02:13 UTC
Previous filing: 01 Jul 2024
Next filing: 01 Oct 2024
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	$591,303	+19,220	+23%	$30.76	102,718	25 Jul 2024	Direct
transaction	AOS	Common Stock	Tax liability	$1,055,766	-12,847	-13%	$82.18	89,871	25 Jul 2024	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	Employee Stock Options (Right to Buy)	Options Exercise	$0	-19,220	-100%	$0.000000^*	0	25 Jul 2024	Common Stock	19,220	$30.76	Direct	F1

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

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	The employee stock options were granted on 02/09/2015 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 02/09/2016.