UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 13, 2010
A.O. Smith Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 1-475 | 36-0619790 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 11270 West Park Place Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
53224-9508 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (414) 359-4000
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| Item 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On December 13, 2010, A. O. Smith Corporation (the “Company”) issued a news release announcing that it had signed an agreement to sell its Electrical Products Company business to Regal Beloit Corporation. The Company will hold a conference call to discuss this sale at 11:00 a.m. (Eastern Daylight Time) on Monday, December 13, 2010. A copy of the Company’s news release and the conference call presentation are attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, respectively.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
The following exhibit is being filed herewith:
| 99.1 | News Release of A. O. Smith Corporation, dated December 13, 2010. | |
| 99.2 | A. O. Smith Corporation Presentation of December 13, 2010. | |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| A. O. SMITH CORPORATION | ||||||
| Date: December 13, 2010 | By: | /S/ JAMES F. STERN | ||||
| James F. Stern | ||||||
| Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||||||
A. O. SMITH CORPORATION
Exhibit Index to Current Report on Form 8-K
Dated December 13, 2010
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| (99.1) | News Release of A. O. Smith Corporation dated December 13, 2010. | |
| (99.2) | A. O. Smith Corporation Presentation of December 13, 2010. | |