UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K


CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

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  Date of Report
(Date of earliest
event reported):

April 26, 2013


              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)

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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)

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Item 5.07.         Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The Company’s 2013 Annual Meeting of Shareholders was held on April 26, 2013.  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 2014 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
Ronald H. Dix 10,984,393 404,877 1,251,790
Thomas J. Fischer 10,922,434 466,836 1,251,790
Gale E. Klappa 10,908,333 480,937 1,251,790
Gail A. Lione 11,000,313 388,957 1,251,790
Richard A. Meeusen 10,985,877 403,393 1,251,790
Andrew J. Policano 10,960,164 429,106 1,251,790
Steven J. Smith 10,937,597 451,673 1,251,790
Todd J. Teske 10,941,660 447,610 1,251,790

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
10,505,222 575,025 309,020 1,251,793

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
12,440,664 163,326 37,070 N/A

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, 2013   By: /s/ William R. A. Bergum
William R. A. Bergum
Vice President – General Counsel and
Secretary