Jones Paul J 4

What Happened

• Paul J. Jones, SVP, General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer of A. O. Smith (AOS), received a grant of 4,900 restricted stock units (RSUs) on 2026-02-09. The grant price is reported as $0.00 (derivative award), meaning there was no cash purchase; the units convert to common shares at settlement.
• Total awarded: 4,900 RSUs; reported acquisition value: $0. The RSUs become payable in common stock on the vesting date 2029-02-09.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-02-09; Form 4 filed: 2026-02-11 (filed two days after the grant, generally within the two-business-day reporting window).
• Transaction type/code: Award/Grant (A) — restricted stock units (derivative).
• Grant size: 4,900 RSUs at $0.00 listed price.
• Vesting/settlement: RSUs payable in common stock on 02/09/2029 (per filing footnotes).
• Plan: Granted under the A. O. Smith Combined Incentive Compensation Plan; transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3.
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the provided Form 4 filing.

Context

• RSU grants are a common form of executive compensation intended to align management with shareholder interests; they do not represent immediately tradable shares until vested and settled.
• This award does not indicate an immediate market purchase or sale by the insider; it’s a forward-looking compensation award that will convert to shares on the vesting date if conditions are met.