Amendment No. 30 to Schedule 13G

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

Schedule 13G

 

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 30)*

 

 

A. O. SMITH CORPORATION

(Name of Issuer)

 

Class A Common Stock, $5.00 par value

(Title of Class of Securities)

 

831-865-10-0

(CUSIP Number)

 

Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement  ¨. (A fee is not required only if the filing person: (1) has a previous statement on file reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class of securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.) (See Rule 13d-7.)

 

*   The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

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CUSIP No. 831-865-10-0                                                                         13G

 

  1  

NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

 

            Smith Investment Company                IRS ID #39-6043416

            Bruce M. Smith

            Arthur O. Smith

    
  2  

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

 

            Not Applicable

    
  3  

SEC USE ONLY

 

    
  4  

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

            Smith Investment Company          

            Bruce M. Smith                             

            Arthur O. Smith                             

  

 

 

Nevada

United States

United States

    

 

NUMBER OF  

SHARES  

BENEFICIALLY  

OWNED BY  

EACH  

REPORTING  

PERSON  

WITH  

 

  

  5    SOLE VOTING POWER

 

    Smith Investment Company

  

 

-0-

 

  6    SHARED VOTING POWER

 

    Smith Investment Company

  

 

-0-

 

  7    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

    Smith Investment Company

  

 

-0-

 

  8    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

    Smith Investment Company

  

 

-0-

  9  

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

            -0-

    
10  

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

 

 

    Bruce M. Smith

    Arthur O. Smith

  

 

x

x

11  

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

 

            -0%-

    
12  

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

 

            Smith Investment Company          

            Bruce M. Smith                              

            Arthur O. Smith                             

  

 

 

CO

IN

IN

    

 

Item 1(a)    Name of Issuer:
   A. O. Smith Corporation
Item 1(b)    Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Officers:
  

11270 West Park Place

Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53224

Item 2(a)    Name of Person Filing:
  

Smith Investment Company                    IRS ID# 39-6043416

Bruce M. Smith

Arthur O. Smith

Item 2(b)    Address of Principal Business Office or, if not, Residence:
  

Smith Investment Company

11270 West Park Place

Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53224

 

Bruce M. Smith

11270 West Park Place

Milwaukee, WI 53224

 

Arthur O. Smith

11270 West Park Place

Milwaukee, WI 53224

Item 2(c)    Citizenship
  

Nevada—Smith Investment Company

United States—Bruce M. Smith and Arthur O. Smith

Item 2(d)    Title of Class or Securities:
   Class A Common Stock, $5.00 par value

Item 2(e)    CUSIP Number
   831-865-10-0
Item 3    If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b), check whether the person filing is a:
   Not applicable
Item 4    Ownership
  

As of April 22, 2009, Smith Investment Company merged into a wholly-owned subsidiary of A. O. Smith Corporation. As a result of the merger, the 8,067,252 shares of A. O. Smith Corporation Class A Common Stock previously owned by Smith Investment Company were acquired and subsequently retired by A. O. Smith Corporation.

Item 5    Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:

  If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following  x.

Item 6    Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:
   Not applicable
Item 7    Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company:
   Not applicable
Item 8    Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:
   Not applicable
Item 9    Notice of Dissolution of Group:
   Not applicable
Item 10    Certification
   Not applicable

SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

 

SMITH INVESTMENT COMPANY
By:  

/s/ James F. Stern

  James F. Stern
  May 6, 2009
 

/s/ Bruce M. Smith

  Bruce M. Smith
  May 6, 2009
 

/s/ Arthur O. Smith

  Arthur O. Smith
  May 6, 2009