SEC Form 4 · accession 0001140361-15-003284
SMITH A O CORP · AOS
Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗
Reporting owner
Robert J Heideman
Officer — Senior VP, CTO
Period of report
Jan 29, 2015
Accepted (ET)
Jan 30, 2015 · 2:54 pm EST
Rule 10b5-1 plan
unknown — predates the checkbox
Issuer CIK
0000091142
Table I — non-derivative securities
| Security | Date | Code | Shares | Price | A/D | Owned after | D/I | Nature of ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common StockF1 | Jan 29, 2015 | M | 1,548 | $59.20 | A | 8,578 | D | |
| Common StockF2,F3 | Jan 30, 2015 | S | 583 | $59.355 | D | 7,995 | D |
Table II — derivative securities
| Security | Conv. / exercise price | Date | Code | Shares | A/D | Exercisable | Expires | Underlying | Underlying shares | Owned after | D/I |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Restricted Stock UnitsF1 | $59.20 | Jan 29, 2015 | M | 1,548 | D | — | — | Common Stock | 1,548 | 9,500 | D |
Explanation of responses
- F11,800 Restricted Stock Units were granted on February 9, 2009, under the A. O. Smith Combined Incentive Compensation Plan, a transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3. 1,200 Restricted Stock Units were granted on February 8, 2010, under the A. O. Smith Combined Incentive Compensation Plan, a transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3. The Restricted Stock Units awarded to Mr. Heideman on February 9, 2009 and February 8, 2010 were deferred, with 50% distribution on January 15, 2014 and 50% distribution on January 15, 2015. These deferred Restricted Stock Units receive a quarterly dividend pursuant to a dividend reinvestment feature of the A. O. Smith Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan. 1,548 Restricted Stock Units vested on January 15, 2015, and were delivered on January 29, 2015. As of result of vesting, the Company is obligated to deliver 1,548 shares of Common Stock to the reporting person.
- F2The reporting person sold these shares to obtain funds to pay the withholding taxes due as a result of the vesting of the restricted stock units described in footnote (1).
- F3The price in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The prices actually received ranged from $59.35 to $59.3646. The reporting person has provided to the issuer, and will provide to any security holder of the issuer, or the SEC staff, upon request, information regarding the number of shares sold at each price within the range for all transactions reported in this Form 4 utilizing an average weighted price.