Lauber Charles T. - 09 Feb 2026 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: 09 Feb 2026
Net transactions value: $0
Form type: 4
Filing time: 11 Feb 2026, 16:53:14 UTC
Previous filing: 27 Jan 2026
Next filing: 17 Feb 2026
SEC: View on sec.gov

Reporting Owners (1)

Name	Relationship	Address	Signature	Signature date	CIK
Lauber Charles T	EVP & CFO	A. O. SMITH CORPORATION, 11270 WEST PARK PLACE, MILWAUKEE	James F. Stern, Attorney-in-Fact for Charles T. Lauber	11 Feb 2026	0001566398

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	Award	$0	+9,485	+33%	$0.000000	38,500	09 Feb 2026	Common Stock	9,485	$0.000000	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.
F2	The restricted stock units were granted on 02/09/2026 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 02/09/2029.