Company: AOS
Filing Date: 2025-02-27
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001193125-25-037641
Chunk: 70

Company: SMITH A O CORP
Filing Date: 2025-02-27
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 70
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rs. Lauber, Stern, Petrarca, Warren and Rajendra. In addition, the dollar amounts for 2023 reflect the correction described in footnote 3 to the Summary Compensation Table. |

| 4 | The dollar amounts reported in this column represent the average amount of “Compensation Actually Paid” to thenamed executive officers as a group (excluding Mr. Wheeler), as computed in accordance with Item 402(v) of RegulationS-K.The dollar amounts do not reflect the actual average amount of compensation earned by or paid to the named executive officers as a group (excluding Mr. Wheeler) during the applicable year. In accordance with the requirements of Item 402(v) of RegulationS-K,the following adjustments were made to average total compensation for the named executive officers as a group (excluding Mr. Wheeler) for each year to determine the compensation actually paid, using the same methodology described above in footnote 2: |

|                                                                                                                                                                               | Adjustments to Determine Compensation Actually Paid forNon-CEONEOs |   |       2024 |   |     |   |     2023 |   |     |   |       2022 |   |     |   |      2021 |   |     |   |      2020 |   |
|:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|:-------------------------------------------------------------------|:--|-----------:|:--|:----|:--|---------:|:--|:----|:--|-----------:|:--|:----|:--|----------:|:--|:----|:--|----------:|:--|
| Deduction for Average Change in the Actuarial Present Values reported under the “Change in Pension Value andNon-qualifiedDeferred Compensation Earnings” Column of the SCT    |                                                                    |   |   (208,180 | ) |     |   | (314,317 | ) |     |   |          — |   |     | $ |  (206,124 | ) |     | $ |  (513,175 | ) |
| Increase for Average “Service Cost” for Pension Plans                                                                                                                         |                                                                    |   |     73,877 |   |     |   |   75,383 |   |     |   |    103,701 |   |     |   |   107,498 |   |     |   |   117,666 |   |
| Deduction for Average Amounts Reported under the “Stock Awards” Column of the SCT                                                                                             |