Form 4 for AOS A. O. Smith
Accepted 2026-02-17 00:00:00 ET · period of report 2026-02-13 · accession 0000091142-26-000056 · SEC index · Original document
Summary rows
Aggregated the way they appear in lists: one row per insider, transaction code and security table.
| X | Filed | Traded | Ticker | Insider | Title | Type | Price | Qty | Owned | ΔOwn | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 2026-02-17 | 2026-02-13 | AOS | STERN JAMES F | EVP, Corp Dev, Strat, Sec | A - Grant | $79.89 | +1,633 | 101.5K | +2% | +$130.5K |
| D | 2026-02-17 | 2026-02-13 | AOS | STERN JAMES F | EVP, Corp Dev, Strat, Sec | F - Tax | $79.89 | -3,220 | 99.9K | -3% | -$257.2K |
| D | 2026-02-17 | 2026-02-13 | AOS | STERN JAMES F | EVP, Corp Dev, Strat, Sec | M - OptEx | $0.00 | +6,850 | 103.1K | +7% | $0 |
| D | 2026-02-17 | 2026-02-13 | AOS | STERN JAMES F | EVP, Corp Dev, Strat, Sec | M - OptEx | $0.00 | -6,850 | 0 | -100% | $0 |
Purchase Sale Sale after option exercise All abbreviations
Every reported transaction
| # | Table | Security | Date | Code | A/D | Shares | Price | Owned after | Own | Exercise / expiry | Underlying | Footnotes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Common | Common Stock | 2026-02-13 | A | A | 1,633 | $79.89 | 101,547 | D | — | — | (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. |
| 2 | Common | Common Stock | 2026-02-13 | F | D | 3,220 | $79.89 | 99,914 | D | — | — | (F2) Shares withheld by A. O. Smith Corporation to satisfy tax withholding requirements on vesting of restricted stock units. |
| 3 | Common | Common Stock | 2026-02-13 | M | A | 6,850 | $0.00 | 103,134 | D | — | — | (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. |
| 4 | Derivative | Restricted Stock Units | 2026-02-13 | M | D | 6,850 | $0.00 | 0 | D | — · — to — | 6,850 Commn Stock | (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. (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 become payable in Common Stock on the vesting date of 02/13/2026. |