Edgar Filing: SMITH A O CORP

A. O. SMITH CORPORATION

Date: May 2, 2016

/s/ James F. Stern

James F. Stern

Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 28, 2016

A. O. Smith Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

1-475

39-0619790

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

11270 West Park Place, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53224

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(414) 359-4000

(Registrant’s telephone number)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 5.02.

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On April 28, 2016, Mathias F. Sandoval notified the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of A. O. Smith Corporation (the “Company”) of his decision to resign from the Board effective immediately. Mr. Sandoval has been a member of the Board since 2010 and currently serves as a member of the Personnel and Compensation and Nominating and Governance Committees. Mr. Sandoval’s decision to resign was not the result of any disagreement with the Company relating to its operations, policies or practices.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.