Derivative exercise or conversion — not an open-market buy.
Written from the filing's own figures. OQRO describes what was reported and never tells you what to buy or sell
View the official recordSEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial OwnershipAll the details
Dates, kept separate
Transaction date
Feb 13, 2026
Reporting period
Not applicable
Filed with the SEC
Feb 17, 2026
OfficerOption exercise
Context
Classification
option exercise
Code M — exercise or conversion of a derivative security
Planned / mechanical clue
Footnote references dividend reinvestment
Only flagged when a footnote says so; never inferred
Source receipt
Record ID
0000091142-26-000042
Filed / recorded
Feb 17, 2026, 7:05 PM UTC
Added to OQRO
Oct 2, 2026, 12:26 PM UTC
Parser
form4-xml-v1
Data quality
Verified: identifiers matched exactly
Issuer
SMITH A O CORP
Issuer CIK
91142
Ticker
AOS
Reporting person
Douglas Samuel Karge
Relationship
Officer
Officer title
SVP - President NA Water Treat
Security
Common Stock
Table
Non-derivative (Table I)
Transaction date
Feb 13, 2026
Transaction code
M
Shares / units
1,415
Price per share
$0.00
Acquired / disposed
Acquired (A)
Shares owned after
4,218
Ownership form
Direct
Amendment
No
Footnotes from the filing
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.
Mr. Karge 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 54 shares of Common Stock.