Paul J. Jones - 01 Oct 2025 Form 3 Insider Report for SMITH A O CORP (AOS)

Role: SVP, GC & Chief Compliance Off
Signature: James F. Stern, Attorney-in-Fact for Paul J. Jones
Issuer symbol: AOS
Transactions as of: 01 Oct 2025
Net transactions value: $0
Form type: 3
Filing time: 01 Oct 2025, 13:00:45 UTC
Next filing: 14 Oct 2025
SEC: View on sec.gov

Reporting Owners (1)

Name	Relationship	Address	Signature	Signature date	CIK
Jones Paul J	SVP, GC & Chief Compliance Off	A. O. SMITH CORPORATION, 11270 WEST PARK PLACE, MILWAUKEE	James F. Stern, Attorney-in-Fact for Paul J. Jones	01 Oct 2025	0001377122

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
holding	AOS	Restricted Stock Units							01 Oct 2025	Common Stock	1,545		Direct	F1, F2
holding	AOS	Restricted Stock Units							01 Oct 2025	Common Stock	1,985		Direct	F2, F3

* 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 02/12/2024 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 02/12/2027.
F2	Each restricted stock unit represents the right to receive, at settlement, one share of Common Stock.
F3	The restricted stock units were granted on 02/10/2025 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 02/10/2028.