Company: AOS
Filing Date: 2025-02-27
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001193125-25-037641
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Company: SMITH A O CORP
Filing Date: 2025-02-27
Form: DEF 14A
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 to vote for you on those matters. As of the date of the Notice of 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, we knew of no other matters to be presented at the Annual Meeting.

At the Annual Meeting – Shares held in your name as the stockholder of record may be voted by you at the Annual Meeting. Shares held beneficially in street name may be voted by you at the Annual Meeting only if you obtain a legal proxy from the broker or other agent that holds your shares giving you the right to vote the shares. Whether you hold stock in your name or as a beneficial owner, you will need to register in advance to vote at the Annual Meeting as described below under “Attendance at Annual Meeting.”

Revocation of Proxies

You may revoke your proxy at any time before the Annual Meeting by delivering written notice of revocation or a duly executed proxy bearing a later date to the Corporate Secretary of our company or by registering in advance to vote at the Annual Meeting as described below under “Attendance at Annual Meeting” and voting at that time.

Stockholders Sharing the Same Address

SEC rules permit us to deliver only one copy of a single set of proxy materials to multiple stockholders sharing the same address. Upon written or oral request, we will promptly deliver a separate copy of our Annual Report and/or this Proxy Statement to any stockholder at a shared address to which a single copy of each document was delivered. Stockholders may notify our company of their requests by calling or writing Helen E. Gurholt, Vice President – Investor Relations and Financial Planning & Analysis, A. O. Smith Corporation, 11270 West Park Place, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53224; 414-359-4000.

Attendance at Annual Meeting

All stockholders as of the Record Date, or their duly appointed proxies, may attend the Annual Meeting. You must pre-registerto attend. To pre-register, please contact us by email at jstern@aosmith.com or by telephone at 414-359-4000 and provide your name, address, telephone number and indicate that you plan to attend the Annual Meeting.

We will respond to all pre-registration requests and will maintain a list of verified stockholders at the Annual Meeting. To gain admission at the meeting, you must present a government-issued photo identification showing your name, address and signature for admission.

Annual Meeting pre-registration requests must be received by the end of business on Friday, April 4, 2025.

2025 Proxy Statement3

PRINCIPAL STOCKHOLDERS