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   <tr style="height:14.4pt;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;">
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   <tr style="height:14.4pt;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;">
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   <tr style="height:14.4pt;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;">
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   <tr style="height:14.4pt;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;">
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   <tr style="height:14.4pt;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;">
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  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:left;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;text-decoration:underline;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation</span><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">.  The shareholders of the Company approved, by advisory vote, the compensation of the Company&#8217;s named executive officers.  The following is a breakdown of the voting results:</span></p>
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   <tr style="visibility:collapse;">
    <td style="width:16%;"/>
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    <td style="width:3%;"/>
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    <td style="vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:6pt;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:6pt;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
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    <td style="vertical-align:top;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:6pt;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
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    <td style="vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:6pt;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:6pt;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:6pt;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">73,893</span></p></td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:6pt;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:6pt;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
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    <td style="vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:6pt;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:6pt;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
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  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:left;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;text-decoration:underline;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">Appointment of Ernst &amp; Young LLP as Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.</span><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;font-style:italic;min-width:fit-content;">  </span><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">The shareholders of the Company ratified the appointment of Ernst &amp; Young LLP as the Company&#8217;s independent registered public accounting firm.  The following is a breakdown of the voting results:</span><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;"> </span></p>
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   <tr style="visibility:collapse;">
    <td style="width:15.04%;"/>
    <td style="width:11.94%;"/>
    <td style="width:2.88%;"/>
    <td style="width:11.2%;"/>
    <td style="width:3.32%;"/>
    <td style="width:12.32%;"/>
    <td style="width:2.88%;"/>
    <td style="width:9.68%;"/>
    <td style="width:2.92%;"/>
    <td style="width:11.36%;"/>
    <td style="width:2.88%;"/>
    <td style="width:10.68%;"/>
    <td style="width:2.9%;"/>
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   <tr style="height:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;">
    <td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">VOTES FOR</span></p></td>
    <td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:0.75pt solid #ffffff03;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;"> </span></p></td>
    <td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">VOTES AGAINST</span></p></td>
    <td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:0.75pt solid #ffffff03;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;"> </span></p></td>
    <td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">ABSTENTIONS</span></p></td>
    <td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:0.75pt solid #ffffff03;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;"> </span></p></td>
    <td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">NON-VOTES</span></p></td>
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    <td style="vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:6pt;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:6pt;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
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    <td style="vertical-align:top;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:6pt;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:6pt;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:6pt;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:6pt;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">102,837</span></p></td>
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    <td style="vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:6pt;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:6pt;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:6pt;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">N/A</span></p></td>
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  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:left;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;text-decoration:underline;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">Shareholder Proposal Regarding a Report on Hiring Practices.</span><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;font-style:italic;min-width:fit-content;">  </span><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">The shareholders of the Company voted against the proposal.  The following is a breakdown of the voting results:</span><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;"> </span></p>
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   <tr style="visibility:collapse;">
    <td style="width:15.04%;"/>
    <td style="width:11.94%;"/>
    <td style="width:2.88%;"/>
    <td style="width:11.2%;"/>
    <td style="width:3.32%;"/>
    <td style="width:12.32%;"/>
    <td style="width:2.88%;"/>
    <td style="width:9.68%;"/>
    <td style="width:2.92%;"/>
    <td style="width:11.36%;"/>
    <td style="width:2.88%;"/>
    <td style="width:10.68%;"/>
    <td style="width:2.9%;"/>
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    <td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">VOTES FOR</span></p></td>
    <td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:0.75pt solid #ffffff03;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;"> </span></p></td>
    <td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">VOTES AGAINST</span></p></td>
    <td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:0.75pt solid #ffffff03;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;"> </span></p></td>
    <td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">ABSTENTIONS</span></p></td>
    <td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:0.75pt solid #ffffff03;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;"> </span></p></td>
    <td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">NON-VOTES</span></p></td>
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    <td style="vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:6pt;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:6pt;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:6pt;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">21,276,063</span></p></td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:6pt;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
    <td style="vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:6pt;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p></td>
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  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;font-style:italic;min-width:fit-content;"> </span></p>
  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;font-style:italic;min-width:fit-content;">* Denotes committee chair</span></p>
  <p style="text-indent:-7.143%;padding-left:6.667%;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</span></p>
  <p style="text-indent:-7.143%;padding-left:6.667%;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:center;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">SIGNATURES</span></p>
  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:left;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</span></p>
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8-K
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
_______________________
FORM
8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
_______________________
Date of Report
(Date of earliest event reported):
April 26, 2024
Badger Meter, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Wisconsin
1-6706
39-0143280
(State or other jurisdiction
Of incorporation)
(Commission File
Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
4545 W. Brown Deer Rd.
,
Milwaukee
,
Wisconsin
53223
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(
414
)
355-0400
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
_______________________
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
[  ]
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
[  ]
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
[ ]
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
[ ]
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock
BMI
New York Stock Exchange
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company
☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
☐
Item 5.07
.
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
.
The Company's 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders was held on April 26, 2024.  Matters submitted to shareholders at the meeting and the voting results thereof were as follows:
Election of Directors
.
The shareholders of the Company elected each of the director nominees proposed by the Company's Board of Directors to serve until the 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until such nominee's successor is duly elected and qualified.  The following is a breakdown of the voting results:
DIRECTOR
VOTES FOR
WITHHELD
NON-VOTES
Todd A. Adams
24,593,459
519,121
1,573,292
Kenneth C. Bockhorst
23,868,551
1,244,029
1,573,292
Henry F. Brooks
24,825,978
286,602
1,573,292
Melanie K. Cook
25,031,919
80,661
1,573,292
Xia Liu
24,851,985
260,595
1,573,292
James W. McGill
24,605,596
506,984
1,573,292
Tessa M. Myers
24,844,159
268,421
1,573,292
James F. Stern
24,783,599
328,981
1,573,292
Glen E. Tellock
24,101,049
1,011,531
1,573,292
Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation
.  The shareholders of the Company approved, by advisory vote, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers.  The following is a breakdown of the voting results:
VOTES FOR
VOTES AGAINST
ABSTENTIONS
NON-VOTES
23,045,566
1,993,121
73,893
1,573,292
Appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
The shareholders of the Company ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm.  The following is a breakdown of the voting results:
VOTES FOR
VOTES AGAINST
ABSTENTIONS
NON-VOTES
25,089,698
1,493,337
102,837
N/A
Shareholder Proposal Regarding a Report on Hiring Practices.
The shareholders of the Company voted against the proposal.  The following is a breakdown of the voting results:
VOTES FOR
VOTES AGAINST
ABSTENTIONS
NON-VOTES
2,921,019
21,276,063
915,498
1,573,292
Item 8.01
.
Other Events
Subsequent to the Company's 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and resultant election of directors, the Board approved the following committee assignments, effective April 26, 2024:
BOARD COMMITTEES
INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR
AUDIT &
COMPLIANCE
COMPENSATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES
CORPORATE
GOVERNANCE AND SUSTAINABILITY
Todd A. Adams
X*
Henry F. Brooks
X
Melanie K. Cook
X
Xia Liu
X*
James W. McGill
X
X
Tessa M. Myers
X
X
James F. Stern
X
X
Glen E. Tellock
X
X*
In addition, Mr. Tellock continues as Lead Outside Director.
* Denotes committee chair
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
BADGER METER, INC.
Date:  April 30, 2024       By:
/s/ William R.A. Bergum
William R. A. Bergum
Vice President – General Counsel and Secretary