A. O. Smith schedules conference call webcast to review third quarter financial results

Milwaukee, Wis.—A. O. Smith Corporation (AOS-NYSE) has scheduled a live conference call for Oct. 17 at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern Daylight Time) to review its third quarter 2006 financial performance.

The call can be heard live on the company's web site, www.aosmith.com. An audio replay of the call will be available on the company's web site after the live event. To access the archived audio replay, go to the "Investors" page and select the third quarter conference call link.

A. O. Smith Corporation, with headquarters in Milwaukee, Wis., is a diversified manufacturer serving customers worldwide. The company is one of the world's leading manufacturers and marketers of residential and commercial water heating equipment, offering a comprehensive line featuring the best-known brands in the industry. It is also one of North America's largest manufacturers of electric motors, with an extensive line of hermetic, fractional horsepower, and integral horsepower motors for residential, commercial, and industrial applications. A. O. Smith employs approximately 19,500 people at facilities in the United States, Mexico, China, Canada, and Europe.