Amended Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3/a)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Gurholt Helen E

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 8/26/2019

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

SMITH A O CORP [AOS]

(Last) (First) (Middle)

A. O. SMITH CORPORATION, 11270 WEST PARK PLACE

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
___X___ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Vice President and Controller /

(Street)

MILWAUKEE, WI 53224

(City) (State) (Zip)

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(MM/DD/YYYY)

5/2/2019

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)

_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	1241.31 ⁽¹⁾	I	401(K) Plan Trust

*Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)*
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	The number of underlying securities is based on the stock fund balance as of May 1, 2019. The actual number of shares issuable upon the distribution date is not determinable since the stock fund is a unitized account consisting of 97.82% company stock and 2.18% money market fund.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Gurholt Helen E A. O. SMITH CORPORATION 11270 WEST PARK PLACE MILWAUKEE, WI 53224			Vice President and Controller