SMITH A O CORP — Director's Dealing 2026

Feb 17, 2026

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SMITH A O CORP (AOS)
CIK: 0000091142
Period of Report: 2026-02-13

Reporting Person: Lauber Charles T (EVP & CFO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2026-02-13	Common Stock	M	9460	—	Acquired	49312	Direct
2026-02-13	Common Stock	F	4447	$79.885	Disposed	44865	Direct
2026-02-13	Common Stock	A	2254	$79.885	Acquired	47119	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2026-02-13	Restricted Stock Units	$0	M	9460	Disposed		Common Stock (9460)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Each restricted stock unit represents the right to receive, at settlement, one share of Common Stock. This transaction represents the settlement of restricted stock units in shares of Common Stock on their scheduled vesting date.

F2: Shares withheld by A. O. Smith Corporation to satisfy tax withholding requirements on vesting of restricted stock units.

F3: Represents vesting of performance stock units at 150% of the target award amount and conversion to shares of A. O. Smith Corporation's Common Stock upon achievement of performance criteria for the 2023 - 2025 performance period.

F4: The restricted stock units were granted on 02/13/2023 under the A. O. Smith Combined Incentive Compensation Plan, a transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3. The restricted stock units became payable in Common Stock on the vesting date of 02/13/2026.