Cheng Ming 4

What Happened

• Cheng Ming, Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of A. O. Smith (AOS), received a grant of 3,225 restricted stock units (RSUs) on 2026-02-09. The grant is reported as a derivative award (transaction code A) with a reported acquisition price of $0.00 (no cash exchanged).
• Each RSU represents the right to receive one share of A. O. Smith common stock at settlement; the RSUs become payable in common stock on the vesting date of 02/09/2029.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-02-09; Form 4 filed 2026-02-11 (Accession: 0000091142-26-000012).
• Amount: 3,225 RSUs granted; reported price $0.00 (award).
• Vesting/settlement: RSUs payable in common stock on 02/09/2029 (per footnotes).
• Exemption: Grant made under the A. O. Smith Combined Incentive Compensation Plan and is exempt under Rule 16b-3.
• Shares owned after the transaction: not specified in the provided filing.

Context

• This is a compensation award, not a purchase or sale—common for executives and typically tied to retention or performance goals. The award’s eventual cash/stock value will depend on AOS’s share price at the 2029 vesting date. The filing shows the grant and relevant plan/vesting terms; no late-filing indication is present in the report.