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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000091142-24-000173"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AOS"
cik: "0000091142"
company_name: "SMITH A O CORP"
filed_at: "2024-11-04T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-30T06:44:16.047969+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# A. O. Smith completes acquisition of Pureit from Unilever for ~$120M

## Summary
- Purchase price approximately $120 million, subject to customary adjustments.
- Pureit offers residential water purification solutions primarily in India; also present in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Mexico.
- CEO Kevin Wheeler says Pureit complements premium brands and strengthens e-commerce distribution.
- Acquisition will not have a material impact on earnings in the first year.
- Pureit was first launched in 2004 in Chennai, India; acquisition was announced earlier in 2024.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000091142-24-000173
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AOS
- cik: 0000091142
- company_name: SMITH A O CORP
- filed_at: 2024-11-04T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/91142/000009114224000173/0000091142-24-000173-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/91142/000009114224000173/aos-20241101.htm

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