SMITH A O CORP — Director's Dealing 2015

Dec 1, 2015

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SMITH A O CORP (AOS)
CIK: 0000091142
Period of Report: 2015-11-30

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

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2015-10-27	Common Stock	G	135	—	Disposed	44223	Direct
2015-11-30	Common Stock	M	15000	$22.985	Acquired	59223	Direct
2015-11-30	Common Stock	F	9603	$80.365	Disposed	49620	Direct
2015-12-01	Common Stock	S	5397	$80.1542	Disposed	44223	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2015-11-30	Employee Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$22.985	M	15000	Disposed	2022-02-13	Common Stock (15000)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Gift

F2: The employee stock options wre granted on 02/13/2012 under the A. O. Smith Combined Incentive Compensation Plan, a transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3. The options become exerciable in three annual installments of 1/3 of the award starting on 02/13/2013.