SMITH A O CORP — Director's Dealing 2017

Dec 6, 2017

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SMITH A O CORP (AOS)
CIK: 0000091142
Period of Report: 2017-12-05

Reporting Person: Wheeler Kevin J. (President and COO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2017-12-05	Common Stock	M	14000	$11.493	Acquired	30748	Direct
2017-12-05	Common Stock	M	16000	$17.462	Acquired	46748	Direct
2017-12-05	Common Stock	F	16707	$62.01	Disposed	30041	Direct
2017-12-06	Common Stock	S	13293	$61.4914	Disposed	16748	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2017-12-05	Employee Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$11.493	M	14000	Disposed	2022-02-13	Common (14000)	Direct
2017-12-05	Employee Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$17.462	M	16000	Disposed	2023-02-11	Common (16000)	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 bec1me exercisable in three annual installments of 1/3 of the award starting on 02/13/2013.

F2: The employee stock options were granted on 02/11/2013 under the A. O. Smith Combined Incentive Compensation Plan, a transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3. The options bec1me exercisable in three annual installments of 1/3 of the award starting on 02/11/2014.