SMITH A O CORP — Director's Dealing 2015

Aug 4, 2015

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SMITH A O CORP (AOS)
CIK: 0000091142
Period of Report: 2015-08-03

Reporting Person: JONES PAUL W (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2015-08-03	Common Stock	M	119800	$22.985	Acquired	320884	Direct
2015-08-03	Common Stock	F	76721	$71.63	Disposed	244163	Direct
2015-08-04	Common Stock	S	43079	$71.9671	Disposed	201084	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2015-08-03	Employee Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$22.985	M	119800	Disposed	2022-02-13	Common Stock (119800)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: The employee stock options were granted on 02/13/2012 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 02/13/2013.