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) February
12, 2010
Badger
Meter, Inc.
(Exact
name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Wisconsin |
1-6706 |
39-0143280 |
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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4545 W. Brown Deer Rd., Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
53223 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: (414) 355-0400
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))
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Item 5.02 |
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On February 12, 2010, the Company issued a press release announcing that Gale E. Klappa was elected to its Board of Directors to serve until the Company’s next Annual Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for April 30, 2010.
A copy of the press release issued by the Company announcing the foregoing is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
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Item 9.01 |
Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
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| (a) |
Financial Statements of Business Acquired. |
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| Not applicable. | ||
| (b) |
Pro Forma Financial Information. |
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| Not applicable. | ||
| (c) |
Shell Company Transactions. |
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| Not applicable. | ||
| (d) |
Exhibits. |
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| The exhibit listed in the accompanying Exhibit Index is filed as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K. | ||
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.
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BADGER METER, INC. |
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| Date: | February 12, 2010 | By: |
/s/ Richard E. Johnson |
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Richard E. Johnson |
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Senior Vice President – Finance and Treasurer |
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Chief Financial Officer |
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Exhibit Index to Current Report on Form 8-K
Dated February 12, 2010
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Exhibit Number |
Description |
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| (99.1) |
Badger Meter, Inc. Press Release, dated February 12, 2010. |
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