Ownership Submission

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Schuh Darrell W.

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
04/01/2024

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SMITH A O CORP [AOS]

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

LOCHINVAR, LLC, 300 MADDOX SIMPSON PARKWAY

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

_____ Director	_____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
SVP; President & GM Lochinvar

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

(Street)

LEBANON, TN 37090

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	566	D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Employee Stock Options (Right to Buy)	⁽¹⁾	02/12/2028	Commn Stock	3,300	$ 61.76	D
Employee Stock Options (Right to Buy)	⁽²⁾	02/08/2031	Commn Stock	3,495	$ 60.82	D
Employee Stock Options (Right to Buy)	⁽³⁾	02/07/2032	Common Stock	2,785	$ 74.265	D
Restricted Stock Units	⁽⁴⁾	⁽⁴⁾	Common Stock	660	$ 0	D
Restricted Stock Units	⁽⁵⁾	⁽⁵⁾	Common Stock	1,460	$ 0	D
Restricted Stock Units	⁽⁶⁾	⁽⁶⁾	Common Stock	1,235	$ 0	D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Schuh Darrell W. LOCHINVAR, LLC 300 MADDOX SIMPSON PARKWAY LEBANON, TN 37090			SVP; President & GM Lochinvar

Signatures

James F. Stern, Attorney-in-Fact for Darrell W. Schuh		04/01/2024
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The employee stock options were granted on 02/12/2018, under the A. O. Smith Combined Incentive Compensation Plan, a transaction exempt under rule 16b-3. The options became exercisable in three annual installments of 1/3 of the award starting on 02/12/2019.
(2)	The employee stock options were granted on 02/08/2021, under the A. O. Smith Combined Incentive Compensation Plan, a transaction exempt under rule 16b-3. The options became exercisable in three annual installments of 1/3 of the award starting on 02/08/2022.
(3)	The employee stock options were granted on 02/07/2022, under the A. O. Smith Combined Incentive Compensation Plan, a transaction exempt under rule 16b-3. The options become exercisable in three annual installments of 1/3 of the award starting on 02/07/2023.
(4)	The restricted stock units were granted on 02/07/2022 under the A. O. Smith Combined Incentive Compensation Plan, a transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3. The restricted stock units become payable in Common Stock on the vesting date of 02/07/2025.
(5)	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 become payable in Common Stock on the vesting date of 02/13/2026.
(6)	The restricted stock units were granted on 02/12/2024 under the A. O. Smith Combined Incentive Compensation Plan, a transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3. The restricted stock units become payable in Common Stock on the vesting date of 02/12/2027.

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