Shafer Stephen M 4
4 · SMITH A O CORP · Filed Feb 11, 2026
Research Summary
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AOS CEO Stephen Shafer Receives 33,505 RSUs
What Happened
Stephen M. Shafer, President, CEO and a director of A. O. Smith (AOS), was granted 33,505 restricted stock units (RSUs) on 02/09/2026. The award is recorded at $0.00 per unit (a compensatory derivative grant) and will convert to common stock upon vesting; there was no cash purchase or sale. The grant is reported as exempt under Rule 16b-3.
Key Details
- Transaction date: 02/09/2026 (Grant); Form 4 filed 02/11/2026 (timely within the two-business-day Form 4 deadline).
- Security: 33,505 restricted stock units (derivative award) at $0.00 per unit.
- Vesting/settlement: RSUs become payable in common stock on 02/09/2029.
- Footnotes: Each RSU represents the right to receive one share at settlement; 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
RSUs are a form of compensation that give the holder the right to receive shares in the future if vesting conditions are met; they do not result in immediate share ownership or proceeds. Such awards are common for executive pay and retention and should be viewed as compensation rather than an open-market purchase or sale; they do not alone indicate the insider’s short-term market view.
Insider Transaction Report
- Award
Restricted Stock Units
[F1][F2]2026-02-09+33,505→ 105,195 total→ Common Stock (33,505 underlying)
Footnotes (2)
- [F1]Each restricted stock unit represents the right to receive, at settlement, one share of Common Stock.
- [F2]The restricted stock units were granted on 02/09/2026 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 02/09/2029.