Otchere Benjamin A 4

4 · SMITH A O CORP · Filed Feb 17, 2026

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A. O. Smith (AOS) VP Benjamin Otchere Receives 1,460 RSU Shares

What Happened

Benjamin A. Otchere, Vice President & Controller of A. O. Smith Corporation, had 1,460 restricted stock units (RSUs) settle into common shares on 2026-02-13. The RSUs converted at $0 exercise price (code M) and were payable in common stock on the vesting date.
To satisfy tax withholding, 545 of those shares were withheld (code F) at an indicated value of $79.89 per share, totaling $43,537. The transaction is effectively an RSU vesting/settlement with partial withholding rather than an open-market sale or purchase.

Key Details

Transaction date: 2026-02-13; Form 4 filed: 2026-02-17 (filed within required reporting window).
RSUs settled: 1,460 shares (exercise/conversion, code M); Shares withheld for taxes: 545 shares at $79.89 = $43,537 (code F).
Dividend reinvestment: filing notes 26 shares received via A. O. Smith’s Dividend Reinvestment Plan (per footnote).
Grant and vesting: RSUs were granted 02/13/2023 and vested/paid on 02/13/2026 under the A. O. Smith Combined Incentive Compensation Plan (exempt under Rule 16b‑3).
Shares owned after the transaction: not specified in the provided filing details.

Context

This was a routine award settlement (RSU vesting) rather than a market purchase or a discretionary sale; withholding of shares to cover taxes is common practice and does not necessarily indicate a change in insider sentiment.
For retail investors: RSU vesting increases the insider’s shareholding (net of withheld shares), but because no open-market buy or sell occurred, this is less informative about the insider’s market view than a voluntary purchase or sale.

Form 4

Period: 2026-02-13

Vice President and Controller

Transactions

Exercise/Conversion
Common Stock
[F1][F2]
2026-02-13+1,460→ 2,693 total
Tax Payment
Common Stock
[F3]
2026-02-13$79.89/sh−545$43,537→ 2,148 total
Exercise/Conversion
Restricted Stock Units
[F1][F4]
2026-02-13−1,460→ 0 total
Exercise: $0.00→ Common Stock (1,460 underlying)

Footnotes (4)

[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.
[F2]Mr. Otchere is a participant in the A. O. Smith Dividend Reinvestment Plan ('Plan") and receives a quarterly dividend pursuant to the Plan. The total amount of dividends received was 26 shares of Common Stock.
[F3]Shares withheld by A. O. Smith Corporation to satisfy tax withholding requirements on vesting of restricted stock units.
[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 became payable in Common Stock on the vesting date of 02/13/2026.

Signature

James F. Stern, Attorney-in-Fact for Benjamin A. Otchere|2026-02-17

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