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Issuer:     SMITH A O CORP (AOS)
CIK:        0000091142
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-07-15T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000091142-24-000145
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.55
Item codes: 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

A. O. Smith to acquire Pureit water purification business from Unilever for ~$120M cash
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- Purchase price ~$120M in cash, subject to customary adjustments.
- Pureit has annual sales of ~$60M, primarily in India, with residential water purification solutions.
- Expected close by end of 2024; no material EPS impact expected in first year.
- Acquisition will double A. O. Smith's market penetration in South Asia and enhance premium product portfolio.
- Further details on acquisition will be provided in Q2 earnings call on July 23, 2024.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/91142/000009114224000145/0000091142-24-000145-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/91142/000009114224000145/aos-20240715.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000091142-24-000145

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