Financial Releases

A.O. Smith Declares Dividend MILWAUKEE, Jan. 19 -- Directors of A.O. Smith Corporation (NYSE: AOS; Amex: SMCA) today declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $.12 per share on Common Stock and Class A Common Stock payable February 16, 1999 to shareholders of record January 29, 1999.

A.O. Smith Earnings of $1.84 Per Share Set Record; Fourth Quarter Earnings Increase 18 Percent to $.45 Per Share MILWAUKEE, Wis., Jan. 19 -- Propelled by the performance of its two largest operating units, A.O. Smith Corporation (NYSE: AOS; Amex: SMCA) today announced record 1998 earnings of $44.5

A.O. Smith Reports Record Third Quarter Earnings of $.46 Per Share and Issues Outlook for 1999 MILWAUKEE, Oct. 13 -- A. 0. Smith Corporation (NYSE: AOS; Amex: SMCA) today announced record third quarter earnings per share of $.46, a 39 percent increase over 1997 third quarter earnings of $.33.

A.O. Smith Corporation Declares Dividend MILWAUKEE, Oct. 6 -- Directors of A.O. Smith Corporation (NYSE: AOS; Amex: SMCA) today declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $.12 per share on Common Stock and Class A Common Stock payable November 16, 1998 to shareholders of record October 30, 1998.

A.O. Smith Names Two New Directors MILWAUKEE, Aug. 11 -- A.O. Smith Corporation (NYSE: AOS; Amex: SMCA) today named William F. Buehler and Robert N. Pokelwaldt to its Board of Directors. Buehler, 58, is executive vice president-business operations with Xerox Corporation of Stamford, Conn., a

A.O. Smith Second Quarter Earnings Per Share Increase 28 Percent to $.78 Per Share MILWAUKEE, July 15 -- A.O. Smith Corporation (NYSE: AOS; Amex: SMC) today announced second quarter 1998 earnings per share of $.78, a 28 percent increase over 1997 second quarter earnings of $.61 per share.

A.O. Smith Completes Purchase of GE Compressor Motor Business MILWAUKEE, July 2 -- A.O. Smith Corporation (NYSE: AOS; Amex: SMC) today completed the acquisition of General Electric Company's (NYSE: GE) domestic compressor motor business from the GE Industrial Controls Systems Division for $120

A.O. Smith Announces Three for Two Stock Split; Increases Quarterly Dividend Six Percent MILWAUKEE, June 9 -- The A.O. Smith Corporation (NYSE: AOS; Amex: SMCA) Board of Directors today approved a plan to split the company's stock 3-for-2 in the form of a 50 percent stock dividend payable to

A.O. Smith to Acquire GE Compressor Motor Business MILWAUKEE, May 13 -- A.O. Smith Corporation (NYSE: AOS; Amex: SMCA) today announced it has reached a definitive agreement with the Industrial Controls Systems Business of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE) to acquire GE's domestic compressor motor

A.O. Smith First Quarter Earnings Per Share Increase 82% to $.62 Per Share MILWAUKEE, April 15 -- A.O. Smith Corporation (NYSE: AOS) today announced first quarter 1998 continuing earnings of $10.2 million or $.62 per share (diluted), a significant increase over first quarter 1997 continuing