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A. O. SMITH CORP. 2024-2025 Proxy Voting Records

Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and A. O. SMITH CORP.’s Form 8-K, filed 2025-04-14 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated 02 October 2026.

  • 17Reported items
  • 629Asset managers
  • 4,507Fund votes
  • 2025-04-08Meeting date

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Official 2024-2025 meeting results reported by A. O. SMITH CORP.

These tallies are A. O. SMITH CORP.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed 2025-04-14 (Item 5.07, “Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders”). They cover every share voted at the meeting, not just the funds that file Form N-PX.

A. O. SMITH CORP. — official shareholder meeting results, meeting held 2025-04-08
Ballot itemForAgainst AbstainWithheldBroker non-votesOutcome
Elect Director: Ronald D. Brown 25,322,445---- 00 Majority: yes
Elect Director: Victoria M. Holt 25,322,445---- 00 Majority: yes
Elect Director: Dr. Ilham Kadri 25,322,445---- 00 Majority: yes
Elect Director: Christopher L. Mapes 25,322,445---- 00 Majority: yes
Elect Director: Mark D. Smith 25,322,445---- 00 Majority: yes
Elect Director: Kevin J. Wheeler 25,322,445---- 00 Majority: yes
Elect Director: Todd W. Fister 62,787,496---- 36,544,4646,827,418 Majority: yes
Elect Director: Michael M. Larsen 39,339,132---- 59,992,8296,827,418 Plurality election
Elect Director: Lois M. Martin 62,995,035---- 36,336,9266,827,418 Majority: yes
The advisory voting results for the approval of the compensation of our named executive officers were as follows: 33,247,0461,993,68614,909 --682,742 Majority: yes
Proposal 11 34,842,1431,077,07619,164 --0 Majority: yes
Proposal 12 1,507,91333,336,216411,513 --682,742 Majority: no

Source: A. O. SMITH CORP., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on 2025-04-14 — read the filing on EDGAR.

How asset managers voted at the A. O. SMITH CORP. 2024-2025 meeting

Each item below shows how the 629 asset managers that disclosed a A. O. SMITH CORP. vote in their SEC Form N-PX filings actually voted. Share totals are the shares those managers' funds voted, summed across every fund they report. These are reported items, not a count of the ballot: fund filings describe one ballot item in different words. Two descriptions are shown as one item only on evidence — the same text (or one cut short of the other), the same director nominee, or a match to the same row of A. O. SMITH CORP.’s own Form 8-K tally — never because they merely read alike. A description that could not be joined that way is listed on its own, so one ballot item can appear more than once.

1. Proposal To Approve, By Nonbinding Advisory Vote, The Compensation Of Our Named Executive Officers.

SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES

Meeting held 2025-04-08.

Combines 9 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

79% fund support · no official result

FOR 79%AGAINST 21%

The 582 asset managers below cast 79% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (74,939,506 for, 19,971,761 against).

FOR: 74,939,506 (78.9%)AGAINST: 19,971,761 (21.0%)ABSTAIN: 3,947 (0.0%)NOT VOTED: 10,479 (0.0%)
Largest asset managers voting on “Proposal To Approve, By Nonbinding Advisory Vote, The Compensation Of Our Named Executive Officers.” at A. O. SMITH CORP., 2024-2025
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard14,284,7010 00For
State Street8,584,81441,381 00For
Invesco08,491,397 00Against
BlackRock6,504,584389 00For
Fidelity3,808,205457,954 00For
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC3,746,1100 00For
First Trust3,659,301932 00For
IMPAX ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC3,555,0740 00For
American Century2,661,8960 00For
Charles Schwab2,470,8050 00For
ProShares2,429,4860 00For
EARNEST PARTNERS LLC439,9931,462,452 00Against
Amundi01,516,863 00Against
Select Equity Group, L.P.01,497,222 00Against
Dimensional1,339,1670 00For
NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT CO LTD1,133,87870,480 00For
Northern Trust1,152,8256,503 00For
PICTET ASSET MANAGEMENT SA1,004,6720 00For
1832 Asset Management L.P.1,003,9420 00For
Legal & General Investment Management Ltd0930,869 00Against
PARAMETRIC PORTFOLIO ASSOCIATES LLC0835,682 00Against
MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp0570,539 00Against
SCHWARTZ INVESTMENT TRUST546,6000 00For
ANCHOR CAPITAL ADVISORS LLC504,7570 00For
T. Rowe Price492,9450 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 582 asset managers. See all 582 in the interactive database.

2. Election of directors: Lois M. Martin

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2025-04-08.

Combines 6 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

63% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 63%WITHHELD 37%
FOR: 62,995,035WITHHELD: 36,336,926

A. O. SMITH CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Lois M. Martin”): 62,995,035 for, 36,336,926 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed 2025-04-14 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 143,579,588 outstanding shares: 44% for, 25% withheld (69% of the company cast a for/withheld vote).

The 131 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (31,501,301 for, 0 against).

FOR 72%ABSTAIN 28%
FOR: 31,501,301 (72.4%)ABSTAIN: 11,994,820 (27.6%)
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of directors: Lois M. Martin” at A. O. SMITH CORP., 2024-2025
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard13,750,3270 34,8000For
Invesco4,063,0320 00For
Fidelity3,478,3440 244,3710For
First Trust00 3,620,4320Abstain
BlackRock3,578,1990 2,5630For
State Street3,173,9910 3,6380For
ProShares00 2,429,4860Abstain
American Century00 1,461,5780Abstain
Charles Schwab1,228,6540 00For
Dimensional00 991,9810Abstain
SCHWARTZ INVESTMENT TRUST546,6000 00For
WisdomTree00 373,8820Abstain
TIAA00 278,5020Abstain
BOSTON TRUST WALDEN FUNDS00 261,8870Abstain
ETF Series Solutions242,9390 00For
IMPAX FUNDS SERIES TRUST I229,7780 00For
ALPS ETF Trust00 225,0410Abstain
JPMorgan217,9640 00For
Equitable110,7860 104,8480For
Lincoln Financial26,5000 174,4520Abstain
NICHOLAS II, INC00 193,0100Abstain
Calvert00 168,7350Abstain
John Hancock00 131,5350Abstain
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO112,4920 00For
Jackson National00 107,9200Abstain

Showing the 25 largest of 131 asset managers. See all 131 in the interactive database.

3. Election of directors: Michael M. Larsen

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSCompany result: Plurality election

Meeting held 2025-04-08.

Combines 6 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

40% Plurality election · of votes cast

FOR 40%WITHHELD 60%
FOR: 39,339,132WITHHELD: 59,992,829

A. O. SMITH CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Michael M. Larsen”): 39,339,132 for, 59,992,829 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed 2025-04-14 (Item 5.07). This is a for/withhold election, which is decided by plurality: a nominee does not need a majority of the votes cast to be elected, so no passed or failed outcome is stated here. Of all 143,579,588 outstanding shares: 27% for, 42% withheld (69% of the company cast a for/withheld vote).

The 131 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (22,599,252 for, 0 against).

FOR 52.0%ABSTAIN 48.0%
FOR: 22,599,252 (52.0%)ABSTAIN: 20,896,869 (48.0%)
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of directors: Michael M. Larsen” at A. O. SMITH CORP., 2024-2025
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard13,750,3270 34,8000For
Invesco4,063,0320 00For
Fidelity79,5850 3,643,1300Abstain
First Trust00 3,620,4320Abstain
BlackRock2,1080 3,578,6540Abstain
State Street3,173,9910 3,6380For
ProShares00 2,429,4860Abstain
American Century00 1,461,5780Abstain
Charles Schwab00 1,228,6540Abstain
Dimensional00 991,9810Abstain
SCHWARTZ INVESTMENT TRUST546,6000 00For
WisdomTree00 373,8820Abstain
TIAA00 278,5020Abstain
BOSTON TRUST WALDEN FUNDS00 261,8870Abstain
ETF Series Solutions242,9390 00For
IMPAX FUNDS SERIES TRUST I00 229,7780Abstain
ALPS ETF Trust00 225,0410Abstain
JPMorgan217,9640 00For
Equitable71,7010 143,9330Abstain
Lincoln Financial26,5000 174,4520Abstain
NICHOLAS II, INC00 193,0100Abstain
Calvert00 168,7350Abstain
John Hancock00 131,5350Abstain
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO00 112,4920Abstain
Jackson National00 107,9200Abstain

Showing the 25 largest of 131 asset managers. See all 131 in the interactive database.

4. Election of directors: Todd W. Fister

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2025-04-08.

Combines 6 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

63% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 63%WITHHELD 37%
FOR: 62,787,496WITHHELD: 36,544,464

A. O. SMITH CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Todd W. Fister”): 62,787,496 for, 36,544,464 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed 2025-04-14 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 143,579,588 outstanding shares: 44% for, 25% withheld (69% of the company cast a for/withheld vote).

The 131 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (31,501,301 for, 0 against).

FOR 72%ABSTAIN 28%
FOR: 31,501,301 (72.4%)ABSTAIN: 11,994,820 (27.6%)
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of directors: Todd W. Fister” at A. O. SMITH CORP., 2024-2025
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard13,750,3270 34,8000For
Invesco4,063,0320 00For
Fidelity3,478,3440 244,3710For
First Trust00 3,620,4320Abstain
BlackRock3,578,1990 2,5630For
State Street3,173,9910 3,6380For
ProShares00 2,429,4860Abstain
American Century00 1,461,5780Abstain
Charles Schwab1,228,6540 00For
Dimensional00 991,9810Abstain
SCHWARTZ INVESTMENT TRUST546,6000 00For
WisdomTree00 373,8820Abstain
TIAA00 278,5020Abstain
BOSTON TRUST WALDEN FUNDS00 261,8870Abstain
ETF Series Solutions242,9390 00For
IMPAX FUNDS SERIES TRUST I229,7780 00For
ALPS ETF Trust00 225,0410Abstain
JPMorgan217,9640 00For
Equitable110,7860 104,8480For
Lincoln Financial26,5000 174,4520Abstain
NICHOLAS II, INC00 193,0100Abstain
Calvert00 168,7350Abstain
John Hancock00 131,5350Abstain
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO112,4920 00For
Jackson National00 107,9200Abstain

Showing the 25 largest of 131 asset managers. See all 131 in the interactive database.

5. Proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the corporation:

AUDIT-RELATED

Meeting held 2025-04-08.

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.3% fund support · no official result

FOR 99.3%

The 128 asset managers below cast 99.3% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (43,100,196 for, 275,596 against).

FOR: 43,100,196 (99.4%)AGAINST: 275,596 (0.6%)ABSTAIN: 3,942 (0.0%)
Largest asset managers voting on “Proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm o” at A. O. SMITH CORP., 2024-2025
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard13,785,1270 00For
Invesco4,063,0320 00For
Fidelity3,722,7150 00For
First Trust3,620,4320 00For
BlackRock3,580,7620 00For
State Street3,177,468161 00For
ProShares2,429,4860 00For
American Century1,461,5780 00For
Charles Schwab1,228,6540 00For
Dimensional991,9810 00For
SCHWARTZ INVESTMENT TRUST546,6000 00For
WisdomTree373,8820 00For
TIAA278,5020 00For
BOSTON TRUST WALDEN FUNDS261,8870 00For
ETF Series Solutions19,853223,086 00Against
IMPAX FUNDS SERIES TRUST I229,7780 00For
ALPS ETF Trust225,0410 00For
JPMorgan217,9640 00For
Equitable215,6340 00For
Lincoln Financial200,9520 00For
NICHOLAS II, INC193,0100 00For
Calvert168,7350 00For
John Hancock131,5350 00For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO112,4920 00For
Jackson National107,9200 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 128 asset managers. See all 128 in the interactive database.

6. STOCKHOLDER PROPOSAL REQUESTING A BOARD REPORT ON OUR HIRING PRACTICES WITH RESPECT TO FORMERLY INCARCERATED PEOPLE, IF PROPERLY PRESENTED AT THE ANNUAL MEETING.

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Meeting held 2025-04-08.

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

1% fund support · no official result

AGAINST 98%

The 128 asset managers below cast 1% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (577,092 for, 42,429,959 against).

FOR: 577,092 (1.3%)AGAINST: 42,429,959 (97.8%)ABSTAIN: 372,683 (0.9%)
Largest asset managers voting on “STOCKHOLDER PROPOSAL REQUESTING A BOARD REPORT ON OUR HIRING PRACTICES WITH RESPECT TO FORMERLY INCARCERATED P” at A. O. SMITH CORP., 2024-2025
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard013,785,127 00Against
Invesco04,063,032 00Against
Fidelity03,722,715 00Against
First Trust03,620,432 00Against
BlackRock1,6773,579,085 00Against
State Street1,4353,176,194 00Against
ProShares02,429,486 00Against
American Century01,461,578 00Against
Charles Schwab01,228,654 00Against
Dimensional0991,981 00Against
SCHWARTZ INVESTMENT TRUST0546,600 00Against
WisdomTree0373,882 00Against
TIAA0278,502 00Against
BOSTON TRUST WALDEN FUNDS0261,887 00Against
ETF Series Solutions238,4394,500 00For
IMPAX FUNDS SERIES TRUST I00 229,7780Abstain
ALPS ETF Trust0225,041 00Against
JPMorgan0217,964 00Against
Equitable0145,134 70,5000Against
Lincoln Financial0200,952 00Against
NICHOLAS II, INC0193,010 00Against
Calvert168,7350 00For
John Hancock0131,535 00Against
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO0112,492 00Against
Jackson National0107,920 00Against

Showing the 25 largest of 128 asset managers. See all 128 in the interactive database.

7. Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation

SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTESCOMPENSATIONMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2025-04-08.

Combines 7 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

94% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 94%
FOR: 33,247,046AGAINST: 1,993,686

A. O. SMITH CORP.’s own tally for this item (“The advisory voting results for the approval of the compensation of our named executive officers were as follows:”): 33,247,046 for, 1,993,686 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2025-04-14 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 143,579,588 outstanding shares: 23% for, 1% against (25% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 38 asset managers below cast 38% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (825,566 for, 1,346,717 against).

FOR 38%AGAINST 62%
FOR: 825,566 (37.8%)AGAINST: 1,346,717 (61.6%)ABSTAIN: 13,551 (0.6%)NOT VOTED: 19 (0.0%)
Largest asset managers voting on “Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation” at A. O. SMITH CORP., 2024-2025
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Sarasin & Partners LLP01,007,457 00Against
JPMorgan282,4300 00For
APG Asset Management US Inc.0248,171 00Against
Thematics Asset Management166,6040 00For
TD ASSET MANAGEMENT INC121,5130 00For
Empower57,6330 00For
ST GERMAIN D J CO INC49,2300 00For
Cardano Risk Management B.V.44,4020 00For
Desjardins Global Asset Management Inc.039,255 00Against
NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB038,496 00Against
iA Global Asset Management Inc.26,9230 00For
STOREBRAND ASSET MANAGEMENT AS18,8530 00For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS17,4000 00For
GuideStone17,2930 00For
Sone Capital Management, LLC1,2610 13,5510Abstain
Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd11,9830 00For
HC CAPITAL TRUST010,045 00Against
Arjuna Capital3,1770 00For
Fiera Capital Corp2,1470 00For
Parisi Gray Wealth Management1,6580 00For
CIDEL ASSET MANAGEMENT INC1,5040 00For
CLEARWATER INVESTMENT TRUST01,400 00Against
Regime de rentes du Mouvement Desjardins01,156 00Against
Virtus8370 00For
COURIER CAPITAL LLC0450 00Against

Showing the 25 largest of 38 asset managers. See all 38 in the interactive database.

8. DIRECTOR: ADRIAN I. PEACE

DIRECTOR ELECTIONS

Meeting held 2025-04-08.

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

100% fund support · no official result

FOR 18%ABSTAIN 82%

The 37 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (962,423 for, 0 against).

FOR: 962,423 (18.3%)ABSTAIN: 4,307,427 (81.7%)
Largest asset managers voting on “DIRECTOR: ADRIAN I. PEACE” at A. O. SMITH CORP., 2024-2025
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
BlackRock2,0730 3,578,6890Abstain
SCHWARTZ INVESTMENT TRUST546,6000 00For
ETF Series Solutions227,5860 15,3530For
JPMorgan00 217,9640Abstain
John Hancock00 131,5350Abstain
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO00 112,4920Abstain
Jackson National00 107,9200Abstain
TIMOTHY PLAN50,0260 00For
EA Series Trust43,8420 1,2510For
COMMERCE FUNDS43,5000 00For
TRUST FOR PROFESSIONAL MANAGERS00 37,8180Abstain
Managed Portfolio Series00 20,9050Abstain
Six Circles Trust00 19,7420Abstain
Northern Lights Fund Trust IV00 19,3600Abstain
Allianz00 15,0430Abstain
Pacer Funds Trust11,2990 00For
Bridge Builder Trust00 10,1940Abstain
Amplify ETF Trust6,6800 00For
Natixis00 6,5750Abstain
GPS Funds I00 6,4230Abstain
ALLIED ASSET ADVISORS FUNDS6,4000 00For
Listed Funds Trust6,1100 00For
Tidal Trust I4,8650 00For
GREEN CENTURY FUNDS00 3,5060Abstain
Securian Funds Trust3,3760 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 37 asset managers. See all 37 in the interactive database.

9. Elect Adrian Ian Peace

DIRECTOR ELECTIONS

Meeting held 2025-04-08.

100% fund support · no official result

FOR 19%ABSTAIN 81%

The 18 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (347,054 for, 0 against).

FOR: 347,054 (19.5%)ABSTAIN: 1,434,169 (80.5%)
Largest asset managers voting on “Elect Adrian Ian Peace” at A. O. SMITH CORP., 2024-2025
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Charles Schwab00 1,228,6540Abstain
IMPAX FUNDS SERIES TRUST I229,7780 00For
SEI00 95,8230Abstain
HEARTLAND GROUP INC88,3010 00For
Cardano Risk Management B.V.00 44,4020Abstain
Prudential/PGIM28,7960 00For
Global X00 17,4120Abstain
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS00 17,4000Abstain
Russell Investments00 13,5960Abstain
Venerable Variable Insurance Trust00 8,1730Abstain
Brighthouse00 3,9420Abstain
NEW COVENANT FUNDS00 1,7080Abstain
Morningstar Funds Trust00 1,2940Abstain
Virtus00 8370Abstain
Adviser Managed Trust00 6160Abstain
VanEck ETF Trust00 1820Abstain
Federated Hermes1790 00For
PACE SELECT ADVISORS TRUST00 1300Abstain

10. Election of directors: Adrian I. Peace *Withdrawn Resolution*

DIRECTOR ELECTIONS

Meeting held 2025-04-08.

Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

100% fund support · no official result

ABSTAIN 62%UNKNOWN 19%

The 11 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (17,718 for, 0 against).

FOR: 17,718 (6.8%)ABSTAIN: 160,782 (61.6%)UNKNOWN: 50,269 (19.2%)NOT VOTED: 16,402 (6.3%)NO VOTE: 16,016 (6.1%)
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of directors: Adrian I. Peace *Withdrawn Resolution*” at A. O. SMITH CORP., 2024-2025
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Lincoln Financial17,7180 140,3320Abstain
JOHNSON MUTUAL FUNDS TRUST00 00Unknown
Brighthouse00 00No Vote
Advisors' Inner Circle Fund III00 10,7940Abstain
SA FUNDS INVESTMENT TRUST00 00Unknown
Catholic Responsible Investments Funds00 9,6560Abstain
Federated Hermes00 00Unknown
HC CAPITAL TRUST00 00Unknown
Arrow Investments Trust00 00Unknown
Humankind Benefit Corp00 00Unknown
AdvisorShares Trust00 00Unknown

11. Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors

AUDIT-RELATED

Meeting held 2025-04-08.

84% fund support · no official result

FOR 84%AGAINST 16%

The 5 asset managers below cast 84% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (72,757 for, 13,666 against).

FOR: 72,757 (84.2%)AGAINST: 13,666 (15.8%)
Largest asset managers voting on “Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors” at A. O. SMITH CORP., 2024-2025
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Empower43,96713,666 00For
GuideStone17,2930 00For
HC CAPITAL TRUST10,0450 00For
CLEARWATER INVESTMENT TRUST1,4000 00For
UNIFIED SERIES TRUST520 00For

12. Report on Company's Hiring Practices with Respect to Formerly Incarcerated People

OTHER SOCIAL ISSUES

Meeting held 2025-04-08.

16% fund support · no official result

FOR 16%AGAINST 84%

The 5 asset managers below cast 16% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (13,695 for, 72,728 against).

FOR: 13,695 (15.8%)AGAINST: 72,728 (84.2%)
Largest asset managers voting on “Report on Company's Hiring Practices with Respect to Formerly Incarcerated People” at A. O. SMITH CORP., 2024-2025
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Empower13,66643,967 00Against
GuideStone017,293 00Against
HC CAPITAL TRUST010,045 00Against
CLEARWATER INVESTMENT TRUST01,400 00Against
UNIFIED SERIES TRUST2923 00For

13. DIRECTOR

OTHER

Meeting held 2025-04-08.

100% fund support · no official result

FOR 100%

The 4 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (99,810 for, 0 against).

FOR: 99,810 (100.0%)
Largest asset managers voting on “DIRECTOR” at A. O. SMITH CORP., 2024-2025
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Equitable70,5000 00For
Gabelli20,8000 00For
THOMPSON IM FUNDS INC8,2900 00For
Tidal Trust III2200 00For

14. Ratification of Auditor

AUDIT-RELATED

Meeting held 2025-04-08.

29% fund support · no official result

FOR 29%AGAINST 71%

The 4 asset managers below cast 29% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (18,377 for, 44,402 against).

FOR: 18,377 (29.3%)AGAINST: 44,402 (70.7%)
Largest asset managers voting on “Ratification of Auditor” at A. O. SMITH CORP., 2024-2025
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Cardano Risk Management B.V.044,402 00Against
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS17,4000 00For
Virtus8370 00For
NORTHERN LIGHTS FUND TRUST III1400 00For

15. Shareholder Proposal Regarding Report on Hiring Practices for People With Arrest Records

OTHER SOCIAL ISSUES

Meeting held 2025-04-08.

0% fund support · no official result

AGAINST 100%

The 3 asset managers below cast 0% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (0 for, 62,639 against).

AGAINST: 62,639 (100.0%)
Largest asset managers voting on “Shareholder Proposal Regarding Report on Hiring Practices for People With Arrest Records” at A. O. SMITH CORP., 2024-2025
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Cardano Risk Management B.V.044,402 00Against
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS017,400 00Against
Virtus0837 00Against

16. Say on Pay

SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTESMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2025-04-08.

94% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 94%
FOR: 33,247,046AGAINST: 1,993,686

A. O. SMITH CORP.’s own tally for this item (“The advisory voting results for the approval of the compensation of our named executive officers were as follows:”): 33,247,046 for, 1,993,686 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2025-04-14 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 143,579,588 outstanding shares: 23% for, 1% against (25% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 2 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (1,527 for, 0 against).

FOR 100%
FOR: 1,527 (100.0%)
Largest asset managers voting on “Say on Pay” at A. O. SMITH CORP., 2024-2025
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Ramsay, Stattman, Vela & Price, Inc.1,4550 00For
Empower720 00For

17. Proposal to approve, by nonbinding advisory vote, the compensation of our named executive officers.

SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES

Meeting held 2024-04-09 (outside the 2024-2025 season's 1 July to 30 June window; reported in this season's filings).

Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

100% fund support · no official result

FOR 100%

The 2 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (845 for, 0 against).

FOR: 845 (100.0%)
Largest asset managers voting on “Proposal to approve, by nonbinding advisory vote, the compensation of our named executive officers.” at A. O. SMITH CORP., 2024-2025
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
COLDSTREAM CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC8450 00For
Echo45 Advisors LLC00 00--

Largest A. O. SMITH CORP. shareholders voting in 2024-2025

Ranked by the number of A. O. SMITH CORP. shares each manager voted on the most widely held ballot item of the 2024-2025 meeting, shown as a share of the 143,579,588 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.

Top A. O. SMITH CORP. shareholders by shares voted, 2024-2025
#Asset manager % of shares outstanding
1Vanguard 9.95%
2State Street 6.01%
3Invesco 5.91%
4BlackRock 4.53%
5Fidelity 2.97%
6GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 2.61%
7First Trust 2.55%
8IMPAX ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 2.48%
9American Century 1.85%
10Charles Schwab 1.72%

Reported A. O. SMITH CORP. ownership

Positions disclosed to the SEC on Schedules 13D and 13G, Form 13F and the company’s own proxy statement (DEF 14A).

A. O. SMITH CORP. beneficial owners on record for the 2024-2025 proxy season
Holder % outstanding Disclosure
Vanguard Group 10.03% 13F
BlackRock 6.20% 13F
FMR LLC 5.52% 13G
State Street 4.40% 13F
Invesco 3.49% 13F
Geode Capital 2.48% 13F
Morgan Stanley 1.50% 13F
Dimensional Fund Advisors 1.16% 13F
Norges Bank 0.95% 13F
Northern Trust 0.88% 13F

Percentages above are of 143,579,588 shares outstanding, as reported by A. O. SMITH CORP. on its Form 10-Q dated 2025-03-31 (see the filing on EDGAR). This is the count contemporaneous with the 2024-2025 meeting, so the percentages are the ones that were true then, not ones restated against today’s share count.

About this page

Every figure above is derived from filings made with the US Securities and Exchange Commission: Form N-PX, in which registered investment companies and institutional managers disclose how they voted every proxy, and Form 8-K Item 5.07, in which the company reports its own meeting results. Shares outstanding are taken from A. O. SMITH CORP.’s 10-Q dated 2025-03-31. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on 02 October 2026; a live search always shows the current data.

At A. O. SMITH CORP.'s shareholder meeting held 2025-04-08, in the 2024-2025 proxy season, 629 asset managers reported how they voted in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 4,507 separate fund positions. Their filings are grouped here into 17 reported items; because filers word the same ballot item differently, that can be more than the number of items on the ballot. A. O. SMITH CORP.'s own Form 8-K tally for this meeting is published below, but no row in it could be matched to the most widely held item, so this page states no certified outcome for that item. On that item — Proposal To Approve, By Nonbinding Advisory Vote, The Compensation Of Our Named Executive… — the reporting funds cast 79% of the shares they voted in favour (FOR divided by FOR plus AGAINST, the conventional basis for proxy support; abstentions, broker non-votes and unvoted shares are excluded because none of them took a side). That is the aggregate of those managers' own N-PX disclosures, not the company's certified result, and the funds are a subset of all shareholders.

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