SMITH A O CORP : Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders (form 8-K)

Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

A. O. Corporation (the "Company") held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on April 12, 2022, for the purposes of the election of the Company's Board of Directors, to hold an advisory vote to approve the compensation of our named executive officers, and to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022.

The voting results for the election of the Company's Board of Directors were as follows:

Class A Common Stock Directors        For        Authority Withheld   Broker Non-Vote
Ronald D. Brown                      25,162,014                   60                 0
Earl E. Exum                         25,160,934                1,140                 0
Dr. Ilham Kadri                      25,162,014                   60                 0
Ajita G. Rajendra                    25,162,014                   60                 0
Mark D. Smith                        25,162,014                   60                 0
Kevin J. Wheeler                     25,162,014                   60                 0
Common Stock Directors                For        Authority Withheld   Broker Non-Vote
Victoria M. Holt                     82,324,461           26,459,748         6,594,796
Michael M. Larsen                   107,500,177            1,284,032         6,594,796
Idelle K. Wolf                       96,104,283           12,679,926         6,594,796
Gene C. Wulf                         97,651,226           11,132,983         6,594,796

The advisory voting results for the approval of the compensation of the Company's named executive officers were as follows:

                       Total Votes
For                     34,492,886
Against                  1,535,557
Abstain                     12,052
Broker Non-Votes           659,480

The voting results for the ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022, were as follows

                       Total Votes
For                     35,452,492
Against                  1,241,322
Abstain                      6,161
Broker Non-Votes                 0

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