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10-K 1 d104769d10k.htm FORM 10-K

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

xANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015

OR

¨TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission File Number 1-475

A. O. Smith Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware39-0619790
(State of Incorporation)(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
11270 West Park Place, Milwaukee, Wisconsin53224-9508
(Address of Principal Executive Office)(Zip Code)

(414) 359-4000

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each ClassShares of Stock Outstanding February 10, 2016Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Class A Common Stock (par value $5.00 per share)13,121,508Not listed
Common Stock (par value $1.00 per share)74,677,900New York Stock Exchange

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None.

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. x Yes ¨ No

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. ¨ Yes x No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. x Yes ¨ No.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). x Yes ¨ No

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filerxAccelerated filer¨
Non-accelerated filer¨ (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)Smaller reporting company¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act.) ¨ Yes x No

The aggregate market value of voting stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant was $41,422,906 for Class A Common Stock and $5,322,129,940 for Common Stock as of June 30, 2015.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

1.Portions of the company’s definitive Proxy Statement for the 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under Regulation 14A within 120 days after the end of the registrant’s fiscal year and, upon such filing, to be incorporated by reference in Part III).
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A. O. Smith Corporation

Index to Form 10-K

Year Ended December 31, 2015

Page
Part I
Item 1.Business3
Item 1A.Risk Factors6
Item 1B.Unresolved Staff Comments11
Item 2.Properties11
Item 3.Legal Proceedings11
Item 4.Mine Safety Disclosures11
Part II
Item 5.Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities15
Item 6.Selected Financial Data17
Item 7.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations18
Item 7A.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk24
Item 8.Financial Statements and Supplementary Data25
Item 9.Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure53
Item 9A.Controls and Procedures53
Item 9B.Other Information54
Part III
Item 10.Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance56
Item 11.Executive Compensation56
Item 12.Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters56
Item 13.Certain Relationships and Related Transactions and Director Independence57
Item 14.Principal Accounting Fees and Services57
Part IV
Item 15.Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules58
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