SMITH A O CORP — Director's Dealing 2012

Nov 1, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SMITH A O CORP (AOS)
CIK: 0000091142
Period of Report: 2012-11-01

Reporting Person: KITA JOHN J (Executive Vice President & CFO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-11-01	Common Stock	M	7200	$23.76	Acquired	31532	Direct
2012-11-01	Common Stock	M	13200	$19.003	Acquired	44732	Direct
2012-11-01	Common Stock	S	16400	$61.2012	Disposed	28332	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-11-01	Employee Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$23.76	M	7200	Disposed	2018-02-11	Common Stock (7200)	Direct
2012-11-01	Employee Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$19.003	M	13200	Disposed	2019-02-09	Common Stock (13200)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: The employee stock options were granted on 02/11/2008 under the A. O. Smith Combined Incentive Compensation Plan, a transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3. The options became exerciable in three annual installments of 1/3 of the award starting on 02/11/2009.

F2: The employee stock options were granted on 02/9/2009 under the A. O. Smith Combined Incentive Compensation Plan, a transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3. The options became exerciable in three annual installments of 1/3 of the award starting on 02/9/2019.