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[Form 4] SMITH A O CORP Insider Trading Activity

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Form Type
4

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

HOLT VICTORIA M reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.

A. O. Smith director Victoria M. Holt received a grant of 2,262 Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) on Common Stock as part of her board retainer. The RSUs were valued using the average of the high and low share price on April 13, 2026, at $66.32 per share. Following this award, she holds 13,284 RSUs and 10 shares of Common Stock directly. The grant was made under the A. O. Smith Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan, which allows her to defer receipt of the award, and she has elected to defer. The RSUs also accrue quarterly dividends through a dividend reinvestment feature, which has added 215 additional RSU units.

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Director received routine RSU retainer grant with deferral and dividend features.

Director Victoria M. Holt was granted 2,262 Restricted Stock Units as payment of her board retainer, valued at $66.32 per unit based on the April 13, 2026 share price average. This is compensation, not an open-market trade.

The award is issued under the A. O. Smith Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan, and she has elected to defer receipt, which affects timing but not amount. The RSUs also earn quarterly dividends, adding 215 units so far, modestly increasing her equity-based stake over time.

Insider HOLT VICTORIA M
Role Director
Type Security Shares Price Value
Grant/Award Restricted Stock Units 2,262 $66.32 $150K
holding Common Stock -- -- --
Holdings After Transaction: Restricted Stock Units — 13,284 shares (Direct); Common Stock — 10 shares (Direct)
Footnotes (1)
  1. Payment of retainer in Restricted Stock Units under the A. O. Smith Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan based on the average of the high and the low price of Common Stock on April 13, 2026. The Plan permits the participant to defer the receipt of the award, and Ms. Holt has made a deferral. The Restricted Stock Units receive a quarterly dividend pursuant to a dividend reinvestment feature of the A. O. Smith Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan. The total amount of the dividends received was 215 units of Restricted Stock Units.
RSU grant size 2,262 RSUs Director retainer grant on April 13, 2026
RSU valuation price $66.32 per unit Average of high and low Common Stock price on April 13, 2026
Total RSUs after grant 13,284 RSUs Director’s RSU balance following the award
Dividend reinvestment units 215 RSUs Additional RSUs from quarterly dividend reinvestment feature
Common Stock holding 10 shares Direct Common Stock position shown in Form 4
Restricted Stock Units financial
"Payment of retainer in Restricted Stock Units under the A. O. Smith Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan"
Restricted stock units are a type of company reward where employees are promised shares of stock, but they only fully own these shares after meeting certain conditions, like staying with the company for a set time. They matter because they can become valuable assets and are often used to motivate employees to help the company succeed.
Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan financial
"under the A. O. Smith Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan based on the average of the high and the low price"
dividend reinvestment feature financial
"receive a quarterly dividend pursuant to a dividend reinvestment feature of the A. O. Smith Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan"
Form 4 Insider Transactions: What Each Field Means →
SEC Form 4
FORM 4UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
OMB APPROVAL
OMB Number:3235-0287
Estimated average burden
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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
HOLT VICTORIA M
(Last)(First)(Middle)
A. O. SMITH CORPORATION
11270 WEST PARK PLACE
(Street)
MILWAUKEE WISCONSIN 53224
(City)(State)(Zip)
UNITED STATES
(Country)		2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SMITH A O CORP [ AOS ] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
XDirector10% Owner
Officer (give title below)Other (specify below)
2a. Foreign Trading Symbol
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/13/2026		6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
XForm filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
CodeVAmount(A) or (D)Price
Common Stock10D
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
CodeV(A)(D)Date ExercisableExpiration DateTitleAmount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Units$004/13/2026A2,262(1) (2) (2)Common Stock2,262$66.3213,284(3)D
Explanation of Responses:
1. Payment of retainer in Restricted Stock Units under the A. O. Smith Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan based on the average of the high and the low price of Common Stock on April 13, 2026.
2. The Plan permits the participant to defer the receipt of the award, and Ms. Holt has made a deferral.
3. The Restricted Stock Units receive a quarterly dividend pursuant to a dividend reinvestment feature of the A. O. Smith Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan. The total amount of the dividends received was 215 units of Restricted Stock Units.
Remarks:
James F. Stern, Attorney-in-Fact for Victoria M. Holt04/15/2026
** Signature of Reporting PersonDate
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* Form 4: SEC 1474 (03-26)

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