Kevin J. Wheeler - 13 Feb 2026 Form 4 Insider Report for SMITH A O CORP (AOS)

Reporting relationship: Executive Chairman, Director
Issuer ticker: AOS
Reported as of: 13 Feb 2026
Net transaction value: -$666,560
SEC form: 4
Accepted by SEC: 17 Feb 2026, 14:31:39 UTC
Prior SEC filing: 11 Feb 2026
Next SEC filing: 02 Apr 2026
Source filing: View source filing
Reporting owner signature: James F. Stern, Attorney-in-Fact for Kevin J. Wheeler

Key filing fact

Kevin J. Wheeler filed Form 4 for SMITH A O CORP (AOS) on 17 Feb 2026.

Key facts

This page summarizes Kevin J. Wheeler's Form 4 filing for SMITH A O CORP (AOS).
4 reported transactions and 1 derivative row are listed below.
Accepted by SEC: 17 Feb 2026, 14:31.

Change

Previous filing in this sequence was filed on 11 Feb 2026.
Current net transaction value: -$666,560.

Research use

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You can trace every row back to the original SEC filing document.

Evidence

Filed on Form 4

Ownership activity is grounded in SEC Form 4 disclosures.

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Reporting Owners (1)

CIK 0001566416 Primary reporting owner

Wheeler Kevin J.

Relationship: Executive Chairman, Director
Address: A. O. SMITH CORPORATION, 11270 WEST PARK PLACE, MILWAUKEE
Signature: James F. Stern, Attorney-in-Fact for Kevin J. Wheeler
Signature date: 17 Feb 2026

Reported non-derivative transactions

Shares, units, or other non-derivative securities reported in this filing.

AOS transaction

Common Stock

Options Exercise

Transaction value: $0
Shares: +36,045
Change %: +36%
Price: $0.000000
Shares after: 136,692
Date: 13 Feb 2026
Ownership: Direct
Footnotes: F1

AOS transaction

Common Stock

Tax liability

Transaction value: $1,353,412
Shares: -16,942
Change %: -12%
Price: $79.88
Shares after: 119,750
Date: 13 Feb 2026
Ownership: Direct
Footnotes: F2

AOS transaction

Common Stock

Award

Transaction value: $686,851
Shares: +8,598
Change %: +7.2%
Price: $79.88
Shares after: 128,348
Date: 13 Feb 2026
Ownership: Direct
Footnotes: F3

Reported derivative securities

Options, warrants, convertible securities, or similar derivative positions disclosed in the filing.

AOS transaction Derivative

Restricted Stock Units

Options Exercise

Transaction value: $0
Shares: -36,045
Change %: -100%
Price: $0.000000
Shares after: 0
Date: 13 Feb 2026
Ownership: Direct
Underlying class: Common Stock
Underlying amount: 36,045
Exercise price: $0.000000
Footnotes: F1, F4

^* marks a reported price that did not pass the local price check.

Additional SEC filing notes

Filing notes and footnotes

Explanation of responses 4 footnotes

Footnote 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.

Footnote F2

Shares withheld by A. O. Smith Corporation to satisfy tax withholding requirements on vesting of restricted stock units.

Footnote F3

Represents vesting of performance stock units at 150% of the target award amount and conversion to shares of A. O. Smith Corporation's Common Stock upon achievement of performance criteria for the 2023 - 2025 performance period.

Footnote F4

The restricted stock units were granted on 02/13/2023 under the A. O. Smith Combined Incentive Compensation Plan, a transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3. The restricted stock units became payable in Common Stock on the vesting date of 02/13/2026.