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  0001462632
  XXXXXXXX
  LIVE
  0000009092
  BADGER METER INC
  001-06706
  4545 W. Brown Deer Rd.
  Milwaukee
  WI
  53223
  414-355-0400
  Stoll Kimberly K
  Officer
  Common
  Thrivent
  957 Liberty Drive
  Verona
  WI
  53593
  1097
  225000
  29411720
  08/21/2024
  NYSE
  Common
  10/21/2011
  Shares purchased within IRA
  open market purchase
  N
  1742
  10/21/2011
  cash
  Y
  IRA redistribution of securities
  08/21/2024
  /s/ William R.A. Bergum, Attorney-in-Fact for Kimberly K. Stoll