SMITH A O CORP — Director's Dealing 2021

Apr 1, 2021

SEC Form 3 — Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SMITH A O CORP (AOS)
CIK: 0000091142
Period of Report: 2021-04-01

Reporting Person: Carver Samuel M. (SVP - Global Operations)

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	5438	Direct

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Employee Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$0		Common Stock (38395)		Direct
Restricted Stock Units	$0		Common Stock (3230)		Direct

Footnotes

F1: Employee stock options were granted under the A. O. Smith Combined Incentive Compensation Plan, a transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3. 5,140 employee stock options were granted on 02/10/2014; 5,240 employee stock options were granted on 02/09/2015; 5,710 employee stock options were granted on 02/08/2016; 3,755 employee stock options were granted on 02/13/2017; 3,300 employee stock options were granted on 02/12/2018; 4,525 employee stock options were granted on 02/11/2019; 6,015 employee stock options were granted on 02/10/2020 and 4,710 employee stock options were granted on 02/08/2021. The options become exercisable in three annual installments of 1/3 of the award starting one year after the grant date. All employee stock options expire ten years after the date of the award.

F2: Restricted Stock Units were granted under the A. O. Smith Combined Incentive Compensation Plan, a transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3: 990 Restricted Stock Units were granted on 02/11/2019; 1,155 Restricted Stock Units were granted on February 10, 2020 and 1,085 Restricted Stock Units were granted on 02/08/2021. The Restricted Stock Units become payable in Common Stock on the vesting date, which is three years after the grant date.