SMITH A O CORP — Director's Dealing 2008

Nov 6, 2008

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SMITH A O CORP (AOS)
CIK: 0000091142
Period of Report: 2008-11-05

Reporting Person: JONES PAUL W (Director, Chair, Pres. and CEO)

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2008-11-05	Employee Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$32.01	A	41100	Acquired	2018-11-05	Common Stock (41100)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: The employee stock options were granted on 11/05/2008 under the A. O. Smith Combined Incentive Compensation Plan, a transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3. The options become exercisable in three annual installments of 1/3 of the award starting on 11/5/2009.