Global water technology company A. O. Smith Corporation (the "Company") (NYSE-AOS) today announced that the Company's upcoming 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "Annual Meeting") will be held as a virtual meeting only. The change of venue for this year's meeting is being made due to the emerging public health threat of the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) and to support the health and well-being of the Company's stockholders, employees, directors and communities. As previously announced, the Annual Meeting will be held on Wednesday, April 15, 2020, at 8:00 a.m. CDT.

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Milwaukee-based A.O. Smith Corp. said president and CEO Kevin Wheeler will become the company's new chairman after former executive chairman Ajita Rajendra announced his retirement effective May 1.

A. O. Smith Corporation (NYSE: AOS) announced today that executive chairman Ajita Rajendra will be retiring effective May 1, 2020.

Global water technology company A. O. Smith Corporation (the "Company") (NYSE-AOS) today announced first quarter net earnings of $51.7 million or $0.32 per share on first quarter sales of $636.9 million. Earnings per share declined approximately 40 percent compared with first quarter 2019 earnings per share of $0.53. Sales in the quarter ended March 31 were approximately 15 percent lower compared with sales of $748.2 million during the same period in 2019.

Directors of A. O. Smith Corporation (NYSE: AOS) today declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $.24 per share on the company's Common Stock and Class A Common Stock.

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A. O. Smith Corporation (NYSE: AOS) will release its first quarter 2020 financial results before the market opens on Tuesday, May 5 and has scheduled an investor conference call to follow at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern Daylight Time).

A.O. Smith, a maker of water heaters and boilers, does a lot of business in China. But somehow, its stock was rising on Thursday, when rest of the market was tanking on renewed coronavirus fears.

A. O. Smith's (AOS) first-quarter 2020 net sales decrease about 15% year over year on account of lackluster performance across the Rest of World segment.

Q4 2019 A. O. Smith Corp Earnings Call

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