Saak Aaron W 4/A

What Happened

• Aaron W. Saak, a director of Smith A O Corp (AOS), was granted 2,296 derivative shares (reported as an "A" award) on 2026-04-23 at a per-share value of $65.34, for a total reported value of $150,021. The Form 4 for this transaction was amended and filed on 2026-05-01. Per the filing footnote, Mr. Saak elected to defer receipt of the award under the company's plan.

Key Details

• Transaction date and price: 2026-04-23; 2,296 shares at $65.34 per share (total $150,021).
• Filing: Amended Form 4 filed 2026-05-01 (8 days after the transaction date), which is beyond the typical two-business-day Form 4 deadline.
• Shares owned after transaction: Not reported in this filing.
• Footnote: The company plan permits deferral and Mr. Saak has elected to defer receipt of the award (footnote F1).

Context

• This was a compensation grant (derivative award), not an open-market purchase or sale. Derivative awards often represent restricted stock units or similar equity compensation and, because Mr. Saak deferred receipt, the shares were not delivered to him immediately.
• Such grants are routine forms of executive/director compensation and do not, by themselves, indicate a buy or sell signal from the insider.