Lauber Charles T 4

What Happened
Charles T. Lauber, EVP & CFO of A. O. Smith Corp. (AOS), was granted 9,485 restricted stock units (RSUs) on February 9, 2026. The filing records the acquisition as a derivative award at $0.00 (typical for RSU grants); the RSUs represent the right to receive one share of common stock per unit at settlement on the vesting date.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-02-09; Form 4 filed: 2026-02-11.
• Transaction type/code: Award/Grant (A) — derivative (restricted stock units).
• Amount: 9,485 RSUs; acquisition price shown as $0.00.
• Vesting/settlement: RSUs become payable in common stock on 02/09/2029.
• Plan/Exemption: Granted under the A. O. Smith Combined Incentive Compensation Plan; transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3 (standard for compensatory awards).
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the provided filing.

Context
RSUs are a compensatory grant that give the executive a right to receive shares in the future if vesting conditions are met; they are not immediate open-market purchases or sales and do not indicate an immediate change in share ownership until settlement. Because this was a routine, plan-based award and was filed promptly, it’s a typical executive compensation event rather than an active buy or sell signaling immediate sentiment.