MILWAUKEE, April 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Directors of A. O. Smith Corporation (NYSE: AOS) today declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $.19 per share on Common Stock and Class A Common Stock. The dividend is payable on May 15 to shareholders of record April 30.

A. O. Smith also announced its shareholders today approved the company's proposed merger with Smith Investment Company (Pink Sheets: SMIC). Smith Investment Company shareholders are scheduled to vote on the transaction April 16.

SOURCE A. O. Smith Corporation