Ajita G. Rajendra - Feb 11, 2022 Form 4 Insider Report for SMITH A O CORP (AOS)

Role: Director
Signature: James F. Stern, Attorney-in-Fact for Ajita G. Rajendra
Stock symbol: AOS
Transactions as of: Feb 11, 2022
Transactions value $: $954,096
Form type: 4
Date filed: 2/15/2022, 02:10 PM
Previous filing: Jan 5, 2022
Next filing: Apr 13, 2022

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	AOS	Common Stock	Options Exercise	$1.81M	+25.3K	+106.59%	$71.72	49K	Feb 11, 2022	Direct	F1
transaction	AOS	Common Stock	Tax liability	-$860K	-12K	-24.46%	$71.72	37K	Feb 11, 2022	Direct
holding	AOS	Common Stock						243K	Feb 11, 2022	Held by spouse's revocable trust or grantor retained annuity trusts.

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Underlying Class	Amount	Exercise Price	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	AOS	Restricted Stock Units	Options Exercise	$0	-25.3K	-46.17%	$0.00	29.5K	Feb 11, 2022	Common Stock	25.3K	$71.72	Direct	F1

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	The restricted stock units were granted on 02/11/2019 under the A. O. Smith Combined Incentive Compensation Plan, a transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3. The restricted stock units become payable in Common Stock on the vesting date of 02/11/2022.