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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * MAPES CHRISTOPHER L   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol SMITH A O CORP [AOS] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) President A. O. Smith Electric (Last) (First) (Middle) A. O. SMITH ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS COMPANY, 531 NORTH 4TH STREET 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/07/2011 (Street) TIPP CITY, OH 45371-1899 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock               27,109 (1) D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Employee Stock Options (Right to Buy)

$ 43.115

02/07/2011

A

12,000

(2)

02/07/2021

Common Stock

12,000

$ 0

153,750 (3)

D

Restricted Stock Units

$ 43.115

02/07/2011

A

4,600

(4)

(4)

Common Stock

4,600

$ 0

26,200 (5)

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
MAPES CHRISTOPHER L A. O. SMITH ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS COMPANY 531 NORTH 4TH STREET TIPP CITY, OH 45371-1899			President A. O. Smith Electric

Signatures

James F. Stern, Attorney-in-Fact for Christopher L. Mapes		02/08/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	On November 15, 2010, the common stock of A. O. Smith Corporation split 3-for-2, resulting in the reporting person's ownership of 9,036 additional shares of common stock.
(2)	The employee stock options were granted on 02/07/2011 under the A. O. Smith Combined Incentive Compensation Plan, a transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3. The options become exercisable in three annual installments of 1/3 of the award starting on 02/07/2012.
(3)	On November 15, 2010, the common stock of A. O. Smith Corporation split 3-for-2, resulting in the reporting person's ownership of 47,250 additional employee stock options.
(4)	The restricted stock units were granted on 02/07/2011 under the A. O. Smith Combined Incentive Compensation Plan, a transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3. The restricted stock units become payable in Common Stock on the vesting date of 02/07/2014.
(5)	On November 15, 2010, the common stock of A. O. Smith Corporation split 3-for-2, resulting in the reporting person's ownership of 7,200 additional restricted stock units.

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