HOLT VICTORIA M 4

What Happened

• Victoria M. Holt, a director of A. O. Smith Corp. (AOS), received a grant of 2,262 Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) on April 13, 2026. The award is reported as a derivative acquisition (transaction code A) with an implied per-unit value of $66.32, for a total reported value of $150,016.
• This grant represents compensation (a retainer payment) issued under the A. O. Smith Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan rather than an open-market purchase or sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-04-13; Filing date: 2026-04-15 (timely — within two business days).
• Units granted: 2,262 RSUs; per-unit valuation used: $66.32; total value: $150,016.
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the provided excerpt of the filing.
• Footnotes of note:
  • F1: Retainer payable in RSUs, valued using the average of the high and low stock price on Apr 13, 2026.
  • F2: Ms. Holt elected to defer receipt under the Plan (deferral of payout timing).
  • F3: RSUs receive a quarterly dividend reinvestment; 215 additional RSUs were credited as dividend reinvestment.
• Transaction type: Award/compensation (not a market purchase or sale).

Context

• RSU grants to directors are typically routine compensation (retainers) rather than a direct bullish or bearish signal about the company's stock.
• Because Ms. Holt deferred receipt under the nonqualified plan, the award is being handled as deferred compensation; dividend equivalents were reinvested as additional RSUs per the plan rules.