SMITH A O CORP — Director's Dealing 2005

Feb 2, 2005

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SMITH A O CORP (AOS)
CIK: 0000091142
Period of Report: 2005-02-01

Reporting Person: Rajendra Ajita G (President, A. O. Smith Water P)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2005-02-01	Common Stock	A	15000	—	Acquired	15000	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2005-02-01	Employee Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$27.58	J	26900	Acquired	2015-02-01	Common Stock (26900)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Restricted Stock.

F2: Granted on 02/01/2005 under the A. O. Smith Combined Executive Incentive Compensation Plan, a transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3.