Form 11-K
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 11-K

 

 

(Mark One)

x ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008

OR

 

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from              to             

Commission file number 1-475

 

 

 

A. Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different from that of the issuer named below:

A. O. Smith Profit Sharing Retirement Plan

 

 

 

B. Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of its principal executive office:

A. O. Smith Corporation

11270 West Park Place

Milwaukee, WI 53224

 

 

 


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REQUIRED INFORMATION

 

1. Not Applicable.

 

2. Not Applicable.

 

3. Not Applicable.

 

4. The A. O. Smith Profit Sharing Retirement Plan (the “Plan”) is subject to the requirements of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”). Attached hereto is a copy of the most recent financial statements and schedules of the Plan prepared in accordance with the financial reporting requirements of ERISA.

Exhibits

 

23.1   Consent of Independent Auditors
32   Certification


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A. O. SMITH

PROFIT SHARING RETIREMENT PLAN

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Years Ended December 31, 2008 and 2007

T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S

 

     Page

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

   1

Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits

   2

Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits

   3

Notes to Financial Statements

   4 – 11

Schedule of Assets Held for Investment

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

Benefits Committee

A.O. Smith Profit Sharing Retirement Plan

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of the A.O. Smith Profit Sharing Retirement Plan as of December 31, 2008 and 2007, and the related statements of changes in net assets available for benefits for the years then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements, referred to above, present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Plan as of December 31, 2008 and 2007, and the changes in its net assets available for benefits for the years then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Our audit was conducted for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic financial statements taken as a whole. The supplemental Schedule of Assets Held for Investment – December 31, 2008, is presented for the purpose of additional analysis and is not a required part of the basic financial statements but is supplementary information required by the Department of Labor’s rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. This supplemental schedule is the responsibility of the Plan’s management. The supplemental schedule has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audits of the basic financial statements and, in our opinion, is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole.

 

/s/ REILLY, PENNER & BENTON LLP

May 8, 2009

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

 

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A. O. SMITH PROFIT SHARING RETIREMENT PLAN

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits

December 31, 2008 and 2007

 

     2008    2007

Assets:

     

Investments in Master Trust:

     

Investment options at fair value

   $ 192,127,471    $ 256,541,279

Participant loans receivable at estimated fair value

     2,567,697      2,682,976
             

Total investments

     194,695,168      259,224,255

Receivables:

     

Company contributions

     3,126,282      4,639,072

Due from brokers for securities transactions (Net)

     19,565      13,815

Accrued Interest

     25,687      42,393
             

Total receivables

     3,171,534      4,695,280
             

Net assets reflecting all investments at fair value

     197,866,702      263,919,535

Adjustment from fair value to contract value for fully benefit-responsive investment contracts

     5,774,160      1,545,036
             

Net assets available for benefits

   $ 203,640,862    $ 265,464,571
             

The accompanying notes to the financial statements

are an integral part of this statement.

 

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A. O. SMITH PROFIT SHARING RETIREMENT PLAN

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits

Years Ended December 31, 2008 and 2007

 

     2008     2007  

Increases:

    

Net income (loss) from the Master Trust:

    

Investment options

   $ (49,869,861 )   $ 22,108,057  

Interest income from participant loans

     166,475       233,951  
                

Net income (loss)

     (49,703,386 )     22,342,008  

Contributions:

    

Company

     3,126,282       4,649,045  

Participants

     7,710,292       7,696,444  

Rollovers

     114,122       607,967  
                

Total contributions

     10,950,696       12,953,456  
                

Total increases (decreases)

     (38,752,690 )     35,295,464  

Decreases:

    

Benefit and withdrawal payments

     22,982,272       23,846,412  
                

Change in net assets before transfers

     (61,734,962 )     11,449,052  

Transfers from other plans

     —         9,227,480  

Transfers to other plans

     (88,747 )     (59,786 )
                

Change in net assets available for benefits

     (61,823,709 )     20,616,746  

Net assets available for benefits:

    

Beginning of year

     265,464,571       244,847,825  
                

End of year

   $ 203,640,862     $ 265,464,571  
                

The accompanying notes to the financial statements

are an integral part of this statement.

 

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A. O. SMITH PROFIT SHARING RETIREMENT PLAN

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2008 and 2007

1. Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies

General

The A.O. Smith Profit Sharing Retirement Plan (Plan) was established in 1956 to cover salaried or commissioned employees of the A. O. Smith Corporation, its subsidiaries and affiliates. Employees are eligible to participate in the Plan if they are scheduled to complete 1,000 hours of service in a Plan year. Employees elect to participate by designating a portion of their salary to be contributed to an account maintained on behalf of the participant. Participants direct the investment of their contributions into various investment options offered by the Plan (see Note 2).

Participant Loans

Participants may borrow from their fund accounts a minimum of $1,000 up to a maximum of $50,000 or 50 percent of their account balance, whichever is less. The loans are secured by the balance in the participant’s account and bear interest at rates which are commensurate with local prevailing rates as determined by the Plan’s Trustee.

Investment Valuation

All of the Plan’s assets are held in the A. O. Smith Profit Sharing Retirement Master Trust (Master Trust) (Note 2) which are recorded at fair value. The Financial Statements of the Master trust are presented separately and are incorporated by reference to the Financial Statements of this plan.

Contributions

The Plan is a defined contribution plan to which participants may make contributions of not less than 1% or more than 25% of their compensation. The Plan provides for all participant contributions to be made with tax-deferred dollars under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code. These contributions are excluded from the participant’s current wages for federal income tax purposes. The Internal Revenue Code has set a maximum of $15,500 for tax-deferred contributions that may be excluded for any individual participant in 2008 and 2007, respectively. The Internal Revenue Code also allows additional catch-up contributions for participants over age fifty. The maximum additional contribution allowed was $5,000 in 2008 and 2007, respectively. No federal income tax is paid on the tax-deferred contributions and growth thereon until the participant makes withdrawals from the Plan.

Contributions from participants are recorded when A. O. Smith Corporation (the Company) makes payroll deductions from Plan participants. Contributions from the Company are accrued in the period in which they become obligations of the Company in accordance with terms of the Plan.

For each $1.00 of 401(k) Tax-Deferred contributions, up to 6% of a participant’s salary, the Company guarantees a contribution of $.35. Additional Company contributions in excess of $.35 will be based on the Company’s return on net worth. The additional Company matching contribution amount is $.05 times the return on net worth between 5% and 10%, plus $.10 times the return on net worth in excess of 10% up to a maximum of 18%. Therefore, the guaranteed and additional contributions can combine for a maximum Company contribution of $1.40 of participant contributions up to 6% of salary.

Transfers From Other Plans

In 2007, the Plan acquired the assets held by the American Water Heater Salary Savings Plan. The assets transferred into the Plan were $9,145,206.

 

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A. O. SMITH PROFIT SHARING RETIREMENT PLAN

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2008 and 2007

(Continued)

 

1. Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

 

Vesting

Participants of the Plan are 0% vested in employer contributions with less than two years of participation, 40% vested after two years, 60% after three years, 80% after four years and fully vested after five years of participation. Participants are always fully vested in their own contributions.

Administrative Expense

Administrative expenses are the responsibility of the Plan and are part of the net income from the master trust. Administrative expenses totaled $74,586 and $109,387 for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

Investment Valuation

At December 31, 2008 and 2007, all of the Plan’s assets are held in the A.O. Smith Profit Sharing Retirement Master Trust (Master Trust). The financial statements of the Master Trust are presented separately and are incorporated by reference to the financial statements of the Plan. The assets in the Master trust are recorded at fair value in accordance with SFAS 157. SFAS 157 discusses acceptable valuation techniques and inputs to these techniques. These inputs are assumptions market participants use in pricing investments. SFAS 157 establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs, which are summarized as follows:

Level 1 – Quoted prices in active markets, e.g. NYSE, NASDAQ, etc… for assets identical to the securities to be valued. If a Level 1 input is available, it must be used.

Level 2 – Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for securities, either directly or indirectly. Examples include matrix pricing utilizing yield curves, prepayment speeds, credit risks, etc…; quoted prices for similar assets in active markets; and inputs derived from observable market data by correlation or other means.

Level 3 – Unobservable inputs, which contain assumptions by the party valuing those assets. For level 3 inputs, there is no market data or correlations with market assumptions. Examples would include limited partnership interests, closely held stock, etc.

As described in Financial Accounting Standards Board Staff Position, FSP AAG INV-1 and SOP 94-4-1, Reporting of Fully Benefit-Responsive Investment Contracts Held by Certain Investment Companies Subject to the AICPA Investment Company Guide and Defined-Contribution Health and Welfare and Pension Plans (the FSP), investment contracts held by a defined-contribution plan are required to be reported at fair value. However, contract value is the relevant measurement attribute for that portion of the net assets available for benefits of a defined contribution plan attributable to fully benefit-responsive investment contracts because contract value is the amount participants would receive if they were to initiate permitted transactions under the terms of the plan. As required by the FSP, the Statement of Net Assets Available for Benefits presents the fair value of the investment contracts as well as the adjustment of the fully benefit-responsive investment contracts from fair value to contract value. The Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits is prepared on a contract value basis.

 

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A. O. SMITH PROFIT SHARING RETIREMENT PLAN

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2008 and 2007

(Continued)

 

1. Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

 

Participant Account Provisions

A separate account is maintained for each participant. The separate account balances are adjusted periodically as follows:

 

  a. Semi-monthly for participant’s contributions.

 

  b. Annually for Company contributions.

 

  c. Daily for a proportionate share of increases and decreases in the fair value of Plan assets.

 

  d. The accounts are periodically adjusted for forfeitures, which are reallocated to participants in the same manner as if they were a Company matching contribution for the Plan year. Forfeiture allocations for 2008 and 2007 amounted to $22,004 and $23,234, respectively.

 

  e. Daily for benefit and withdrawal payments which consist of the following:

 

  i. Upon retirement, death, disability, or termination of employment resulting from permanent reduction of personnel, an employee may withdraw any amount or the entire account balance for any reason. At age 70 1/2, an account distribution election must be made.

 

  ii. Upon termination of employment for other reasons, the balance in the separate account (reduced for non-vested Company contributions and growth thereon based on years of service) may be paid in a lump sum.

 

  iii. An active participant age 59 1/2 or older and employed for five years may withdraw any amount up to the balance in the separate account. The balance in the separate account is paid to the participant in a lump sum.

 

  iv. A participant may withdraw all or any portion of the principal balance attributable to after-tax contributions and earnings and rollover contributions and earnings. All or any portion of the balance attributable to Company contributions and earnings may also be withdrawn if the participant has five full years of employment with the Company.

 

  v. A participant may withdraw at any time any amount attributable to participant contributions and growth to purchase, prevent eviction from or foreclosure on, a principal residence or to pay certain expenses (namely post-secondary education and unreimbursed medical expenses). Withdrawals may not include earnings on 401(k) contributions posted to a participant’s account after 1988.

 

  vi. No lump sum cash distribution in excess of $5,000 will be made without the consent of the participant.

 

  f. Daily for investment allocation changes made by participants.

 

  g. Participants should refer to the Plan document for a complete description of the Plan’s provisions.

Payment of Benefits

Benefits are recorded when paid. As of December 31, 2008, distributions of $159,241 were requested by participants, but had not yet been paid from the Plan.

 

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A. O. SMITH PROFIT SHARING RETIREMENT PLAN

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2008 and 2007

(Continued)

 

2. A. O. Smith Profit Sharing Retirement Master Trust

The Plan assets are held in the A. O. Smith Profit Sharing Retirement Master Trust at the Marshall and Ilsley Trust Company. The Plan offers sixteen investment vehicles in which participants may invest their account balances. If available, quoted market prices are used to value investments. Shares of mutual funds and common collective trusts are valued at the net asset value of shares held by the plan at year end. Participant loans are valued at amortized cost, which represents fair value. The fair value of the guaranteed investment contract is calculated by discounting the related cash flows based on current yields of similar instruments with comparable durations.

The amount of Master Trust assets, income and change in value which is allocated to the Plan is determined by the ratio of participant account balances in the Plan to the total participant account balances of all participating plans. The defined contribution plans participating in the Master Trust at December 31, 2008, are the A. O. Smith Profit Sharing Retirement Plan, the A. O. Smith Corporation Savings Plan, and the APCOM, Inc. Retirement and Savings Plan. At December 31, 2008 and 2007, the Plan was allocated 82.248% and 83.170%, respectively, of the Master Trust assets.

Significant information related to the investments in the Master Trust as of and for the year ended December 31, 2008, is as follows:

 

     December 31,
2008 Balance
   2008
Income/ (Loss)
    2008 Change in
Fair Value
 

a.      Mutual Funds:

       

American EuroPacific Growth Fund

   $ 12,197,607    $ (9,680,284 )   $ (13,821,719 )

First American Equity Income Fund

     —        (1,671,455 )     (15,802,517 )

American Growth Fund of America

     3,587,081      (2,469,057 )     (2,132,594 )

Vanguard Institutional Index Trust Fund

     9,532,668      (6,136,546 )     (9,306,245 )

Evergreen Core Bond Fund

     4,746,135      (2,190,787 )     (3,015,022 )

American Balanced Fund

     10,861,584      (4,173,461 )     (7,103,671 )

Fiduciary Common Stock Fund

     —        (108,032 )     (1,670,308 )

Munder Midcap Core Growth Fund

     —        (6,763,556 )     (53,365,811 )

Marshall Mid Cap Value Fund

     —        (1,444,469 )     (14,609,151 )
                       

Subtotal

     40,925,075      (34,637,647 )     (120,827,038 )

b.      Common/Collective Trusts:

       

A.O. Smith Stock Fund

     2,454,979      (369,332 )     (261,463 )

M&I Target Retirement - 2010

     7,920,861      (2,803,516 )     (3,726,535 )

M&I Target Retirement - 2020

     6,468,541      (2,939,404 )     (2,063,511 )

M&I Target Retirement - 2030

     3,837,179      (1,990,920 )     (1,450,771 )

M&I Target Retirement - 2040

     669,936      (393,175 )     43,187  

M&I Target Retirement - 2050

     190,913      (108,728 )     (175,254 )

A.O. Smith Fiduciary Fund

     1,288,205      (264,592 )     1,288,205  

A.O. Smith Munder Midcap Fund

     25,235,344      (13,929,985 )     25,235,344  

A.O. Smith M&I Midcap Fund

     6,520,275      (2,988,479 )     6,520,275  

A.O. Smith First American Equity Income Fund

     8,415,925      (2,558,035 )     8,415,925  

A.O. Smith Stable Asset Income Fund

     135,634,091      5,135,692       17,407,983  
                       

Subtotal

     198,636,249      (23,210,474 )     51,233,385  

c.      Participant Loans Receivable

     4,166,845      276,969       (209,883 )

d.      Cash

     9,932      —         3,760  
                       

Total

   $ 243,738,101    $ (57,571,152 )   $ (69,799,776 )
                       

 

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A. O. SMITH PROFIT SHARING RETIREMENT PLAN

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2008 and 2007

(Continued)

 

2. A. O. Smith Profit Sharing Retirement Master Trust (Continued)

 

The following summarizes the classification of investments by classification and method of valuation in accordance with the requirements of SFAS 157:

 

          Fair Value Measurement at Reporting Date Using

Description

   12/31/08    Quoted Prices in
Active markets
for Identical
Assets

(Level 1)
   Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs

(Level 2)
   Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

(Level 3)

Mutual funds

   $ 40,925,075    $ 40,925,075    $ —      $ —  

Common collective trusts

     198,636,249      —        198,636,249      —  

Participant loans receivable

     4,166,845      —        —        4,166,845

Cash

     9,932      9,932      —        —  
                           

Total

   $ 243,738,101    $ 40,935,007    $ 198,636,249    $ 4,166,845
                           

The table below sets forth a summary of changes in the fair value of the Plan’s level 3 assets for the year ended December 31, 2008:

 

     Level 3 Assets  
     Year ended
December 31, 2008
 
     Participant Loans  

Balance, beginning of year

   $ 4,376,728  

Purchases, sales, issuances and settlements (net)

     (209,883 )
        

Balance end of year

   $ 4,166,845  
        

 

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A. O. SMITH PROFIT SHARING RETIREMENT PLAN

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2008 and 2007

(Continued)

 

Significant information related to the investments in the Master Trust as of and for the year ended December 31, 2007, is as follows:

 

     December 31,
2007 Balance
   2007
Income/(Loss)
    2007 Change in
Fair Value
 

a.      Mutual Funds:

       

American EuroPacific Growth Fund

   $ 26,019,326    $ 4,293,912     $ 3,289,076  

First American Equity Income Fund

     15,802,517      1,348,470       (4,711,205 )

American Growth Fund of America

     5,719,675      311,877       5,719,675  

Fidelity Aggressive Equity Portfolio

     —        (13,152 )     (52,242,987 )

Vanguard Institutional Index Trust Fund

     18,838,913      1,041,981       (4,028,891 )

Evergreen Core Bond Fund

     7,761,157      375,033       (1,509,808 )

American Balanced Fund

     17,965,255      1,705,563       666,414  

Fiduciary Common Stock Fund

     1,670,308      (139,698 )     1,670,308  

Munder Midcap Core Growth Fund

     53,365,811      10,118,208       53,365,811  

Marshall Mid Cap Value Fund

     14,609,151      731,086       (8,977,923 )
                       

Subtotal

     161,752,113      19,773,280       (6,759,530 )

b.      Common/Collective Trusts:

       

A.O. Smith Stock Fund

     2,716,442      (100,420 )     (596,104 )

M&I Target Retirement - 2010

     11,647,396      296,007       11,647,396  

M&I Target Retirement - 2020

     8,532,052      (17,135 )     8,532,052  

M&I Target Retirement - 2030

     5,287,950      111,588       5,287,950  

M&I Target Retirement - 2040

     626,749      1,878       626,749  

M&I Target Retirement - 2050

     366,167      11,679       366,167  

A.O. Smith Stable Asset Income Fund

     118,226,108      5,376,348       (446,162 )
                       

Subtotal

     147,402,864      5,679,945       25,418,048  

c.      Participant Loans Receivable

     4,376,728      357,137       197,761  

d.      Cash

     6,172      —         (29,903 )
                       

Total

   $ 313,537,877    $ 25,810,362     $ 18,826,376  
                       

 

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A. O. SMITH PROFIT SHARING RETIREMENT PLAN

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2008 and 2007

(Continued)

 

3. Investments

Investments held by the Plan, that represents 5% or more of the Plan’s net assets are as follows:

 

     December 31,
     2008    2007

First American Equity Income Fund, 0 and 970,106.111 shares, respectively

   $ N/A    $ 14,318,766

Vanguard Institutional Index Fund 119,275.337 shares in 2007

     N/A      15,999,594

A.O. Smith Stable Asset Income Fund, 4,873,676.147 and 4,278,416.315 shares, respectively

     112,047,828      95,164,609

American Balanced Fund, 730,912.698 and 859,426.122 shares, respectively

     10,079,286      16,604,113

Marshall Mid Cap Value Fund, 0 and 1,019,591.695 shares, respectively

     N/A      13,509,590

American EuroPac Growth Fund, 405,714,239 and 480,177.815 shares, respectively

     11,339,713      24,426,645

Munder Mid Cap Core Growth Fund, 0 and 1,689,252.092 shares, respectively

     N/A      51,285,694

AO Smith Munder Mid Cap Fund,743,475.242 shares in 2008

     24,344,431      N/A

4. A.O. Smith Stable Asset Income Fund

The Master Trust in which the plan’s assets are invested owns shares of the A.O. Smith Stable Asset Income Fund (the Fund). The Fund owns shares of two collective investment funds which hold Guaranteed investment contracts. Information pertaining to these two funds for the year ended December 31, 2008, is as follows:

 

     Average
Yield
    Crediting
Interest
Rate
    Investments
at Contract
Value
   Investments
at Fair

Value
   Adjustment
to

Contract
Value

M&I Stable Principal Fund

   4.96 %   3.28 %   54,791,388    52,051,819    2,739,569

Wells Fargo Stable Return Fund G

   5.29 %   4.10 %   57,256,440    54,221,849    3,034,591

Information pertaining to the two funds for the year ended December 31, 2007, is as follows:

 

     Average
Yield
    Crediting
Interest
Rate
    Investments
at Contract
Value
   Investments
at Fair

Value
   Adjustment
to

Contract
Value

M&I Stable Principal Fund

   4.58 %   4.66 %   46,649,691    45,250,200    1,399,491

Wells Fargo Stable Return Fund G

   4.50 %   5.09 %   48,514,918    48,369,373    145,545

 

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A. O. SMITH PROFIT SHARING RETIREMENT PLAN

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2008 and 2007

(Continued)

 

5. Income Tax Status

The Plan obtained its latest determination letter on October 21, 1999, in which the Internal Revenue Service stated the Plan as then designed, was in compliance with the applicable requirements of the Internal Revenue Code. The Plan administrator and the Plan’s tax counsel believe that the Plan is currently designed and being operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the Internal Revenue Code. Therefore, no provision for income taxes has been included in the Plan’s financial statements.

6. Plan Termination

While the Company has not expressed any intent to terminate the Plan, it is free to do so at any time. In the event of termination, each participant automatically becomes vested to the extent of the balance in his separate account.

7. Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

8. Risks and Uncertainties

The Plan invests in various investment securities. Investment securities are exposed to various risks such as interest rate, market, and credit risks. Due to the level of risk associated with certain investment securities, it is at least reasonably possible that changes in the values of investment securities will occur in the near term and that such changes could materially affect participants’ account balances and the amounts reported in the statements of net assets available for benefits.

9. Implementation of FIN No. 48

In accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, the Plan has deferred the implementation of Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation (FIN) No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes. The interpretation requires additional disclosures on uncertain tax positions that may have been taken by the Plan. Management of the Plan evaluates the uncertain tax positions taken, if any, and consults with outside counsel as deemed necessary. The Plan does not anticipate that the eventual implementation of FIN No. 48 will have a material effect on its financial statements or note disclosures.

 

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A. O. SMITH PROFIT SHARING RETIREMENT PLAN

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

EIN 39-0619790, Plan 018

Schedule H, line 4i - Schedule of Assets Held for Investment

December 31, 2008

 

(a)

  

(b)

Identity of Issue

   (c)
Description of
Investment
    (d)
Cost
   (e)
Current
Value

*

   Participant Loans    4% - 9.25 %   $ —      $ 2,567,697

 

* -Denotes a party-in-interest

 

12

Consent of Independent Auditors

Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF REILLY, PENNER & BENTON LLP

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-05799) pertaining to the A. O. Smith Profit Sharing Retirement Plan (the Plan) of our report dated May 8, 2008 with respect to the financial statements and schedules of the Plan included in this Annual Report (Form 11-K) for the year ended December 31, 2008.

 

Milwaukee, Wisconsin    /s/ REILLY, PENNER & BENTON LLP
May 8, 2009   
Certification

Exhibit 32

CERTIFICATION

PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

WITH RESPECT TO THE ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 11-K

FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008 PERTAINING TO THE

A. O. SMITH PROFIT SHARING RETIREMENT PLAN

Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, the undersigned certifies that to the best of his knowledge:

 

(1) the Annual Report on Form 11-K pertaining to the A. O. Smith Profit Sharing Retirement Plan (the “Plan”) for the year ended December 31, 2008 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

(2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respect, the financial condition and results of the Plan.

 

Dated: May 8, 2009  

/s/ Duane R. Carlson

  Duane R. Carlson
  Manager, U.S. Benefits