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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): October 13, 2022 —————————————— 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): ☐ Written communication pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) ☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13-e4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered Common Stock (par value $1.00 per share) AOS New York Stock Exchange Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company ☐ If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐ Item 2.02.    Results of Operations and Financial Condition On October 13, 2022, A. O. Smith Corporation (the “Company”) issued a news release providing preliminary results for the quarter ended September 30, 2022 and revised guidance for the full year ending December 31, 2022. A copy of the Company’s news release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. The information contained in this Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, or incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of the Exchange Act. Item 9.01    Financial Statements and Exhibits The following exhibit is being filed herewith: (99.1)     News Release of A. O. Smith Corporation, dated October 13, 2022 104    Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded with the Inline XBRL document) 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. A. O. SMITH CORPORATION Date: October 13, 2022 By: /s/James F. Stern James F. Stern Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary