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 vesting of compensation awards
Only flagged when a footnote says so; never inferred
Source receipt
Record ID
0000091142-26-000046
Filed / recorded
Feb 17, 2026, 7:12 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
Parag Kulkarni
Relationship
Officer
Officer title
SVP - Int'l; President India
Security
Restricted Stock Units
Table
Derivative (Table II)
Transaction date
Feb 13, 2026
Transaction code
M
Shares / units
1,115
Price per share
$0.00
Acquired / disposed
Disposed (D)
Shares owned after
7,605
Ownership form
Direct
Amendment
No
Footnotes from the filing
Each restricted stock unit is the economic equivalent of one share of A. O. Smith Corporation Common Stock. This transaction represents the settlement of restricted stock units in cash on their scheduled vesting date.
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 cash on the vesting date of 02/13/2026. Mr. Kulkarni has deferred the receipt of these cash-based restricted stock units.
Mr. Kulkarni owns 3,360 restricted stock units that have not yet vested. He also owns 4,245 restricted stock units that have vested and have been deferred.