{"filing":{"accession_number":"0000091142-26-000086","cik":"0000091142","ticker":null,"company_name":"SMITH A O CORP","form":"8-K","filing_date":"2026-05-19","report_date":null,"primary_document":"aos-20260519.htm","primary_document_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/91142/000009114226000086/aos-20260519.htm"},"classifications":[{"id":20,"accession_number":"0000091142-26-000086","item_number":"5.02","item_title":"Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment","event_type":"exec_appointment","event_domain":"governance","is_material":true,"confidence":0.95,"reasoning":"The filing discloses the appointment of Carrie Anderson as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer effective July 1, 2026, succeeding retiring Charles T. Lauber. While the section also mentions Lauber's retirement, the principal disclosed action centers on Anderson's appointment to a C-suite role, supported by detailed background, compensation terms ($1.5M RSU award), and benefit arrangements. This is a material executive appointment at a major industrial company.","classifier_version":"claude-haiku-4-5-20251001+prompt-9e0ffca5","taxonomy_version":"v1","classified_at":"2026-05-20T02:12:30.238446+00:00","company_name":"SMITH A O CORP","ticker":null,"filing_date":"2026-05-19"}]}