A.O. Smith Corporation

04/17/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/17/2026 15:01

Proxy Results (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 13, 2026, for the purposes of the election of the Company's Board of Directors (the "Board"), 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, 2026.
The voting results for the election of the Board were as follows:
Class A Common Stock Directors
For
Authority Withheld
Broker Non-Vote
Todd W. Fister
25,291,891 0 0
Victoria M. Holt
25,291,891 0 0
Michael M. Larsen
25,291,891 0 0
Stephen M. Shafer
25,291,891 0 0
Mark D. Smith
25,291,891 0 0
Kevin J. Wheeler
25,291,891 0 0
Common Stock Directors
For
Authority Withheld
Broker Non-Vote
Dr. Ilham Kadri
46,774,289 50,510,430 6,957,736
Christopher L. Mapes
61,888,554 35,396,165 6,957,736
Lois M. Martin
88,365,066 8,919,653 6,957,736
Aaron W. Saak 96,181,835 1,102,884 6,957,736
The advisory voting results for the approval of the compensation of our named executive officers were as follows:
Total Votes
For 33,953,726
Against 814,753
Abstain 251,885
Broker Non-Votes
695,774
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, 2026, were as follows:
Total Votes
For 34,658,134
Against 1,047,736
Abstain 10,267
Broker Non-Votes
0
Item 8.01 Other Events.
At the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company held on April 13, 2026, Dr. Ilham Kadri received more "withheld" votes than "for" votes for her election. In accordance with the Company's Director Resignation Policy (the "Policy"), Dr. Kadri tendered to the Nominating and Governance Committee (the "Committee") of the Board an offer of resignation from the Board, subject to a determination of the Board whether to accept the offer of resignation.
Following the tender of offer of resignation by Dr. Kadri and in accordance with the Policy, the Committee (with Dr. Kadri recusing herself) considered the offer of resignation at a meeting on April 14, 2026. Based upon, among other things, the skills and qualifications of Dr. Kadri to be a member of the Board, her past contributions to the Board, and the belief that the "withheld" votes for Dr. Kadri, who is a highly valued member of the Committee, were primarily reflective of stockholder views regarding the Company's dual class capital structure and not because of any specific objection to Dr. Kadri, the Committee recommended that the Board reject the offer of resignation.
At a meeting of the Board on April 14, 2026, the Board (with Dr. Kadri recusing herself) reviewed and considered the Committee's recommendation and, based on the recommendation of the Committee and its reasons for the recommendation, unanimously rejected the offer of resignation of Dr. Kadri.
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